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If you need a wound 16 string..the flattop mandola "A" string is a 16 gauge,the
number is FT401 and you can buy them in packs of 5 to a package !

Boyd

Man "O" Man...people around Indy area have been having some
major MAS..
Mandoryan just got a Flatiron Festival F...this instument is just flat out NICE..has everything you want in a mando
Another...

The guy's name on bass is Jake Hopping !
He moved from Indianapolis to Asheville this last sping, he was our bass player with The Spud Puppies in Indy....The dang guy can play anything he picks...

I have used flat tops for a couple of years now..mostly bluegrass
also use them on mandola,and wish that they made them for mandocello!
If you play hard the "A" string will break..and they are...

Weber makes a armrest/tailpiece setup..probably others out there also...
Elderly has the armrest on their website!

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Boyd

I don't mean to change this to Eastman thread...but thanks for the note JAK,..we still ain't seen em here !!!

I, e mailed Gordon Roberts a couple of weeks and he said something about the...

WELL !!!!
We had our first meeting of the Mandolin Society of central Indiana !!!!
It WAS a hoot !!!,had about fifteen people get together for the first time,after a little tuning,and greeting,we...

But what about that dang black tape on his headstock!!!!!

people say things,all the time that would have been better,worded differently...but we say what we say sometimes,.....and sometimes we get...

I'll throw in a couple of tunes that are good competition tunes!

Brilliancy...a monster tune!...been done alot,but if done right...there you go!

cattle in the cane

and a good waltz is always...

With how nice looking your guitar's and uke's are
you could get your hand's on a good cylinder back (Vega?) and spec it out....... you could build one fine mando!!!!!!

Fine stuff John Mayes!

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Wow I think i'm depressed!....

and I probably should put my mando away,and buy a lap dulcimer!

Grisman is still the stuff...alot of people would love to have a day in the life with him.....I...

The Walrus was Bill!

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Boyd

"Uncommon Ritual" has been in my deck for a few weeks...A classic!

I am working on "Sliding Down" with a couple of other people..No Bass yet..Gotta have the Bass!!

I fall out of the chair every...

Maybe if you can get them down to $4995,and a set of strings the karma would be equalized!!!

Don't kick yourself too hard!...most of us have GOT it at some time!!

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Boyd

I just want to say .....it's a shame you got stiffed on the sting's...that's even too much for a set of flat-tops!!....I just don't think it's right ...give a fair price and they will be back!!!

I...

Wow!...Ken has six incredable idea's!.....Being square and open to people and having fun with what you do,and how you are with people means alot!!....I have a friend in Indy who has a small...

Don't have much funds!
I'll send 15.00 in the mail tomorrow!....

It is a good cause!

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Boyd

Great mando's for the money!
they play/sound great!...great woods&workmanship....And they stand behind them if any problems arise!

Can't go wrong with the little bugger's!

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Boyd

Thrash your head ALOT!...no shirt!...you should be fine!

Do you have any tatoo's?....always a plus!...

They seem like they'd be fun to play with!

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Boyd

So it's about learning new stuff?....
sometime's it doesn't seem very easy to do!..been trying to work on reading music again,and getting some speed with it...sometimes I want to just put the music...

Been waiting to do that..sorry!
get fancy fingers sometimes....!

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Boyd

Hey ya'll
Been following this the past few day's...so I thought i'd chime in!
good topic especially if you've got the hand problem...

abram..it doesn't sound like you think/feel like it's...

Hey ya'll
Been following this the past few day's...so I thought i'd chime in!
good topic especially if you've got the hand problem...

abram..it doesn't sound like you think/feel like it's...

PSST!....sell those guitars.and buy this Loar!

I suppose you've only been singing for one day!?

I haven't had a guitar for ten years..just bought one...
It's been taking me away from my...

Thats a great finish color on that mando!...

Mandoryan,built one of the Stew-Mac kits...and it's a darn nice box for the money /experience you have in it!

You have an instrument that ya built...