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I use 'DNA paint', provided by my instrument insurer. It's invisible, only needs a very small amount tucked into a corner somewhere but will show up under UV light. Once spotted, it can be quickly...

Feels like a good time to dig this old picture up again. It's a Gibson pick-guard clamp if you're wondering.

Interesting. It hadn't occurred to me that there was a Gibson dealer network back then, with 'official' imports rather than the odd instrument that managed to make its way over here (the UK).

Do...

Thanks Bill.

As you'll have seen, I'd spotted your earlier posts and enjoyed your own posted pics - that's another fine instrument. Yes, I'm very pleased with this one - it's a thing of beauty....

So I've got a proper loud mandolin (an old Gibson A-Junior) but had been keeping an eye out for a solid bodied electric for silent practice while business traveling. I don't go for flash and I didn't...

Too wise Andy. Why Andy? Why and why not?

I love the variety here.

I spent years playing anything with holes in that you can blow down (recorders, whistles, oboe, flute, harmonica, chair legs, plumbing surplus etc.), but usually found my...

An interesting question, so I tried it at home. The Tone-Gard makes the instrument sound louder and clearer and goes some way to protecting the varnish. Pants are perfect for finish protection, but...

Just got me a 'VintageGard' - same's a ToneGard but a whisker bigger to fit an ol' Gibson (available from Tony Pires directly).

Was willing to be unconvinced, but holding the instrument away from...

I keep my Mandolin safe in a Calton. But wait! It's so nice, I don't want it getting scratched. Seems there's a solution:

Home page today says "We're big on Small Dog case covers for housing our...

Yikes! All this demonstrates exactly why too much knowledge is a bad thing. I've been vaguely aware of claims that instruments were in some key or other, but figured as I don't really know about keys...

Not sure if you can access it in the US, but no software, no ads, and much better for older obscure stuff is Grooveshark: http://grooveshark.com/

#20. We're just discovering what they're needed for over here.

Thanks Martin, and thanks all for input - turned my back for a weekend and all this happened.

It's #66380, confirmed by the new data mine as 1921 and shipped in '21.

I think the non-adjustable...

And here's a historically significant image just for today:

http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/showthread.php?74780-Happy-100th-birthday-Gibson-pick-guard-clamp-patent&p=943565#post943565
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It would be a shame to pass today without sharing this date:

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I believe it only became a paid holiday in 1938. Have a nice day.

Ah, nice thought (and thanks for thinking it), but both serial and batch numbers support 1921, and I believe that if not common, the aluminium bridge is still not unexpected on an instrument of that...

Hello all.

I'm newly registered here, but have been lurking for a while. Not sure why I didn't register earlier, but thought I would now in readiness for a significant centenary on Monday...
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