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No J Bovier named factory, I suspect , more like a contract with a company , and part of the contract details is the brand name choice..

working in the Bicycle industry , I noted many years ago...

FYI Re: Monel alloys
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monel ..
No. it's a trace element in the Alloy ..
More Nickel-copper, wire wrapped around the steel core wire in this case..
note...

Measuring string diameter numbers and stating what winding wire metal is used,

is a Brand Neutral way of seeing the string marketplace ..

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I got a couple hangers that clamp on stuff .. Ones sold for Ukes or Violins usually work ..

Performing, On Stage? maybe clamp to your Mic Stand .. ?:/

Well the lap points on the lower side are useful.. playing seated , reading your music..

Gallitin * weber can have a bit of quarter round edges
so a bit more comfortable playing than a...

Being made of Wood, Identical looking mandolins can sound different.

An observation of a friend, who sampled a lot of Eastman F's, in the Importer's warehouse..

It's primarily a lot of communications, between the buyer and the seller..
Have you tried that ??

Yea the bump in asking price from a '22 paddle head to a '23 & later snake head is significant ..

IDK how you buy the differences 95 years makes..

My Carbon Fiber Mix A5, is not exhibiting that issue , :whistling: FWIW..

20 20 has been a pretty difficult year for everyone, maybe Collings included ?

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The Sam Bush Gibson replicates his having that extra 'florida' sawn off then binding added for decoration..

then there's the scoopers the extension thinned for a bit more picking clearance..
...

Up on Cripple Creek

[Verse 1]
When I get off of this mountain
You know where I want to go?
Straight down the Mississippi River
To the Gulf of Mexico
To Lake Charles, Louisiana
Little...

They were not around in the 20's So, I'd avoid one claimed to be a '23 Collings :))

Read the manual (Link to a PDF of same?) and state the input and output values?

Mic, hi Z Lo-Z Line (600 ohms or what?), and such are not that much Info
Only offering kind of plug /jack...

In Its Original hard Case I packed my Mandolin in a duffle bag, thickly wrapped in my clothing ,

And that duffle bag was strapped to a back pack frame ..

as I had shuttle vans...

drive a finish nail , in a piece of wood to form the loop around ,
wind the additional 3 " of wire around it, the standing part of the wire
gripped by a pair of Vice Grips..

Prefer a gee...

I have a Roland AC 60 acoustic amp it has reverb & Chorus and 3 band EQ you can always buy more stomp boxes later..

Recently got an even smaller Mobile AC, it's good enough .. smaller & a...

+ 1 .. with measured data you can go to the Stew Mac site, they have dimensioned drawings of their offerings.. ;)

General Tool has a Stainless steel basic caliper found @ auto parts stores .. ...

I use an .050 for C on a standard Mandolin scale .. round wire wound ,

(but not on a FM60.. ) :whistling:

Got one for my Lebeda because the way the top and sides edge binding is , results in a sharp angle.

the Mix Carbon Fiber A5 is rounded edge & so I don't need one on It ..

(The A Jr...

I had one in the 70's .. .. .. Amber- natural finish , Mahogany neck , ff holes , rosewood fingerboard glued to the top
top carved, back, Arched , pressed Mahogany 3 ply, as seen via un bound...

Chromatic Harmonicas can do all Keys but takes 2 hands, because the sharps/ flats are via a button on one end..

Idealizable player : Toots Theilmans Played Jazz Classics on one..
...

Adding to Allen's Nomenklatura .. the Irish Zouk is also an octave (8va) lower , longer scale , thinner strings, fits in a Banjo case.

Ought to be able to rework it and put the Strat Jack plate where the pickup selector switch is ..
cheap enough to not be Precious..

Guess you answered your own Question .. :popcorn: