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That was an awesome time for sure!!!! Let’s do it again!!!!

Hey guys….. thank you so much. I’m so glad you all like the video.

Hey everybody! Here's the video of the feb. 18th 1924 Don Brown Loar that I recently performed an extensive repair of rebuilding the head block and the neck dovetail and then resetting the neck.
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Hey Fretbear, thank you for posting my YouTube video of the Don Brown Loar. I hope you liked it

Hey Daryl… absolutely. Let me know when you want to talk about about one. My cell is 615-557-3342

Hey everybody…. It’s me! Im sorry I don’t get on here near enough. Anyway, I will be posting a YouTube video on this mandolin restoration very soon so stay tuned

Hey guys....
I love the cafe but I hardly ever get on here. I just seen the responses to the initial question of why my number system is so high?

I began my Luthier career at 18 years old doing...

https://youtu.be/AX_lFSHV0n4

Hey Don, thank you for asking about Mandolin Chronicles. I'm editing all of the footage on CJs mandolin now and will be uploading the full length version on YouTube real soon. You can see my work o...

Hey Jim :) I never touched the inlay on the peghead of this mandolin. I left it original.

Hey man! I havnt been on the cafe in over 6 months and I just seen this thread :) Yes, as Karl Hoyt mentioned I have a much larger shop now and I also have 9 pro players playing my mandolins........

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0kiAtJBc4s

Hey everybody! This is Jonathan McClanahan. Here is my latest mandolin,
Trinity model #730 owned by CJ Lewandowski of the Po' Ramblin' Boys! This...

Hey everybody! Wayne sent me some sound clips he recorded in his studio for my new website. I tried to upload just the sound clip but I couldn't. If you have any suggestions on how to do that please...

Hey guys and gals! Jonathan McClanahan here. I just thought I'd show you some pics and a video of the mandolin I recently built for Wayne Benson! Let me know what you think!
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Thank you so much Ivan! :-)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFaS1WDbi6sHey guys! Jonathan McClanahan here. I thought I'd show you guys my latest new build F5. This is my Trinity model, Quilted Maple, varnish finish, hot glue...

Hey everybody. I uploaded the Video of me playing and breaking down the 1951 Gibson F12 that I revoiced. Just go to "Post a picture of your mandolin" and you'll see it. Enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iV_AJ_P35Jc
Hey guys and gals. Here is a video of me playing and describing the 1951 Gibson F12 that I revoiced. Pics also, enjoy!

Hey, thanks for the question. Great questions! A lot of my McClanahan new builds come from people who want a mandolin that was built correctly from the start. Many of my customers have me to revoice...

Hello lenf12, I don't weigh a mandolin before and after I revoice it. Reason being is that each mandolin is different. A more harder, dense maple back can weigh slightly more than a softer maple back...

I agree completely. There is a studio on every corner here in Nashville but the hourly rate is very expensive and you usually have to book a 4 hour block! Not to mention that it's very hard for me to...

Hey guys and gals of Mandolin Café. Many of you wanted me to post the 50's Gibson F12 revoicing that I done after the Fern that I posted on the Café a few months back. I'm sorry it took so long...

Hey Larry, yes I've revoiced F5's and A-5's from that era. They turn out really well.

Hey guys! Thank you for your comments! Open debate is good. I have been in the instrument business a long time and I understand "market value" of musical instruments etc... as good as anyone. BUT, I...