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    Re: vintage mandolin bridge replacement

    Well, I have received the ebony wood for the new bridge. It's in a 1" x 1" x 6" chunk. For some reason (moisture resistance, I suppose) it's coated in wax.
    I have a new package of 6 blades for my...
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    Re: vintage mandolin bridge replacement

    Thanks for the Woodcraft recommendation. I found the necessary wood, and shipping is much more reasonable. Now I'm thinking about tools. I have a coping saw, but I'm looking at a small powered scroll...
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    Re: vintage mandolin bridge replacement

    I have made some preliminary measurements.
    First off, the fingerboard isn't *quite* straight. There is a gap of about 0.25mm (0.010") between the G string and the fret in the middle of the...
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    Re: vintage mandolin bridge replacement

    Sorry... my confusion. I clicked on Paul Hostetter's link in an earlier post and somehow thought it was yours. Some good information there though!

    Thanks to you and the others who responded. It's...
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    Re: vintage mandolin bridge replacement

    rcc56, thanks very much for that prompt reply!
    I was pretty sure making a new bridge wouldn't hurt anything as long as I didn't damage the original. This is a very sweet-sounding mandolin which I...
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    Re: vintage mandolin bridge replacement

    Reviving this "zombie" thread because I have a Martin Model "C" mandolin with action that is a little too high. The neck is straight. The base of the bridge is rather thin, and I don't want to damage...
  7. Re: How and where to find the age of my instrument.

    Update on "Washburn International/US Music" in Mundelein, IL. The factory closed up several years ago; not sure if it moved, but since it isn't really Washburn or L&H, it's not important.
    After...
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    Re: Martin Mandolin Identity

    I built my own case out of a discarded fiberboard shipping container... almost 50 years ago! What I did not know about cases would fill an encyclopedia, but I copied aspects of a guitar case. It...
  9. Re: Lyon & Healy Style A, B, C fretboard - all radiused?

    I just looked at my L&H Style B, #41 (1918?). The frets appear slightly radiused; they are definitely not flat. I compared them to those on my Martin Model C, #18196 (1925), which are flat.
    As a...
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    Re: The end of my playing days.

    I hope your biopsy results are favorable. There are many things that present as lung cancer but are less dire. Also, many kinds of cancer are much more treatable now than even just a few years ago....
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    Re: Adam Steffey steps away from the business

    My wife and I saw the Highland Travellers a week ago tonight in Evanston. It was a great show and Adam Steffey said several times he hoped to be back sometime. I hope the best for him and the guys in...
  12. Re: Lyon and Healy Tailpieces: Differences Pre- and Post- Patent

    Here is an image of the base of my L&H "B", serial #41. It has "PAT.APLD.FOR" on the same place as shown in Nat's first post. By some miracle, I have run the strings under the metal plates... I'm...
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    Re: Calling Lyon and Healy experts re label

    I'm reporting you both to the Department of Redundancy Department!
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    Re: Jethro - tasteful

    That brings back memories. My wife and I met in the basement of Hogeye Music in Evanston, IL, in 1981. We were taking mandolin lessons there from Dave Neidig. In 1982, as we were approaching our...
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    Re: Calling Lyon and Healy experts re label

    For what it's worth to this discussion, here is the label from my Style B. I believe it's a fairly early one... between 1918 and 1920. I took it to Washburn International, which was located here in...
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    Re: Mandolin Cafe Ball Cap

    I've started wearing my old (2013) red Mandolin Cafe hat again. There was a while last year I didn't want to be seen in a red hat!
    #MakeRedHatsSociallyAcceptableAgain
    Steve
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    Re: Cases For Mandolins

    I wish I'd made the mandolin! :-)
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    Re: Cases For Mandolins

    About 45 years ago I built myself a case for my Martin "C" which had been living in a cloth bag. It was made out of a heavy cardboard box and covered in fabric and polyurethane varnish. The hardware...
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    Re: Women with Mandolins

    The show was great! The band played a 90-minute set with no intermission. I took a couple snapshots though it was not permitted. Attached is one that sort of captures the energy in the hall. Sierra...
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    Re: Women with Mandolins

    If you look closely, you can see a mandolin in that picture! ;-)
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    Re: Mandolin Cafe Ball Cap

    I ordered a red one last Saturday, hoping it would come in time to wear to the Sierra Hull concert at NEIU in Chicago last night. It arrived last Monday (48 hours later!!!). So I had it on at the...
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    Re: Women with Mandolins

    Lyon & Healy Model A? Nice!
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    Re: Women with Mandolins

    Wife and I are seeing her tonight at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago. She's come a long way since 2006! And she was pretty darned good then!!
    Look for me in my Mandolin Cafe cap (red!)
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    Re: Old Washburn Lyon & Healy

    It looks similar to a Martin Model "C" from 1926:
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  25. Re: How and where to find the age of my instrument.

    I'm pretty sure that it was Washburn that made Lyon and Healy instruments. Washburn moved to Mundelein, IL, and in 2002 changed its name to U.S. Music Corporation...
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