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  1. Re: 1938 Gibson Mandola, anyone seen another quite like this

    Sounds about right. Yeah, this thing has a pressed back (a little deformed in one spot from the attic) with the single clumsy looking brace across it. Top is parallel braced and seems also to be...
  2. 1938 Gibson Mandola, anyone seen another quite like this

    Hey y'all, I just came up on a bit of an odd duck, a 1938 Gibson Mandola that doesn't quite match the catalogues (surprise surprise) or the Fox book and I am wondering if anyone has any more info...
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    Northern California Luthier recommendations

    Hello y'all. I am on the hunt for a competent tech in the North SF bay area to bring my '21 Gibson F2 for a re-fret and setup. I have had enough bad experiences to be a little gun-shy with new techs....
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    Re: Template/ tracing for Snakehead A Pickguard

    Thanks for this Mike! I found Condino's snakehead plan (https://luth.org/instrument-plans/mandolin-family/) and it is well drawn and thoughtfully presented, totally worth purchasing to get PG...
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    Re: Template/ tracing for Snakehead A Pickguard

    Thank you all for your responses, I feel pretty confident in the mounting hardware department, I am planning on scrounging a violin chin-rest clamp and fabricating from there. Jim- I appreciate the...
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    Template/ tracing for Snakehead A Pickguard

    Hello y'all,
    I have a '24 A jr. that I am looking to make a period-correct pickguard for. The original is long gone, and aside from finding some overpriced (and likely crumbling) teens and 20's pg's...
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