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I'm not sure what you can do technically to make Internet transactions much safer.

I love the classifieds, and I've bought a Collings MF5V and a Gibson Sam Bush by using this site's classifieds....

I saw a classified here on the Cafe' wanting to trade a Didgeridoo for a mandolin. My wife did not know what a Didgeridoo was, so I YouTubed a couple so she could hear what they sounded like. By the...

I recently purchased a used Sam Bush, and was looking it over real good, inside and out. Looking inside, I noticed something strange looking in the kerfed lining strip that holds the back to the...

I looked for a long time for a good deal on a used Sam Bush, not for the name, but for the features (IE: wide neck/nut, shortened fingerboard). I found a 2003 in new condition for $5K. I probably...

I have a 2003 Sam Bush that has a small "M" on the Flower Pot on the headstock. I have seen many that do not have the "M", and seemingly fewer that do.

Does anyone know what the significance of...

Any audio/video file (MP3, MP4, many others) that can be played by Quicktime can be slowed down with the pitch remaining the same. In Quicktime, just go to the menu option "Window" and select "Show...

It's interesting that no one has even mentioned what a cargo hold can do to a musical instrument even if handled with care. The temperature in the cargo hold has been recorded to vary between zero...

I have them, and I like them a great deal. They are very detailed, breaking each tune down into small segments, then playing them slowly, while providing details on playing style and variations as he...

Tabledit is a great tool, and I have also used The Amazing Slowdowner, until I found out that QuickTime Player also slows the music down maintaining the pitch. Just go to "Window", then "A/V...

I feel pretty stupid. I'm new to this whole mandolin thing and I've been working my b*tt off trying to figure this version out..... I was all over the place trying to figure this out.... then I see...

You can get all your answers here:

http://www.fretnotguitarrepair.com/default.htm

You can get much more refined answers if you purchase this book, if you are working on an "F" style mandolin:
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Rick,

Thanks for posting that. I spent a few hours there this morning. I can't believe someone would post so much free content like that. What a great find!

Mike

This is my first post, and I'm probably going to get myself in trouble on this one as I've read other posts on this subject, but here goes anyway..... I just bought one of these from Janet Davis....