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That video proves the old adage that even a flyaway pinkie can be trained to go where it is needed when it is needed. And if it's not an old adage, maybe it ought to be.

Unfortunately my pinkie...

I have put a zipped folder, called "mandozine-TEFs.zip" onto my Google drive. It is accessable at https://drive.google.com/file/d/19CO4lfkG1ZlbdXVT384ElsRSw1d8Luot/view?usp=sharing . It contains all...

FYI, I just went to mandozine and found that the tab files are back up again. Thank you to whoever makes that possible.

I am a whittler, not a luthier. So, FWIW:
I bought a set of Wood River hand chisels about two years ago. I have used the 1/4" chisel a lot and the 1/2" chisel some. I haven't even sharpened the 3/4"...

Adam Steffey says:

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

I like it, Mark. But I do hope that poor cat's time does not slip away.

Welcome Scott and neverenoughtea! There's good folks here. Even me, most of the time. I have learned a lot since I was a new Newbie. Now I am a not so new Newbie but still having fun.

I have a Vega Little Wonder. I do like it but I don't play it much. It had a torn head when I got it, six years ago. I am pretty sure I have not replaced the strings since installing a new head. I...

Welcome to the cafe! I had a Tacoma up until a few years ago. I really liked it. But I decided I was getting too old to climb in and out of it so I traded it for an Avalon.

Seriously - I'd like to...

Hi Williow. Welcome!

Thanks. I needed that.

You will probably get better answers than mine, but if not, here goes:

If the end of the square shaft does not unscrew like a modern tuner shaft screw then I would scour eBay for "clock keys" with...

Those Ernie Ball strings are very light, even for being labelled as "Light". Most would call them extra light. A lot of folks use D'Addario Mediums (EJ74) as a good all around inexpensive set of...

FWIW, I have found the charts and info on this page to be useful for comparison of various fretwires: http://www.lutherie.net/fret.chart.html

I have straw-blonde to deep honey-blonde within easy reach:
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Well I finished the whole video and really enjoyed it. Thanks again. My favorite came just at the end when they were taking requests and Ralph responds to one yelled from the audience -- "We don't DO...

It's awful fuzzy at full screen, but the peghead logo looks un-Gibson-y. Maybe it's time for me to visit the eye doctor again.

Is that an Ibanez two-pointer? Did they make them way back then?

Hint: It's a lot easier if you put a capo on the second fret.
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I like the arrangement. And nice work with the OM. Merry Christmas!

I would hate for one of my mandolins to spring a leak and me without a patch. I probably ought to have several on hand "just in case."

First thing I would check based on your post is the bridge fit. If you can slide a piece of paper under any part of the bridge 'feet', it hasn't been fitted properly. You can learn how to fit a...

Yes. I bought a Red Valley mandolin from a semi-pro musician who had used it extensively. I loved the tone, I loved the construction, and I hated the string spacing at the nut. The intra-course...

I am confident that it is possible to get a decent deal on a blem on eBay and I also know from experience that you can get a bum deal on a blem on eBay. One person's "damage" is another person's...

Just adding my name to the "Interested and Following" list. Thanks for the update.