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    I used to live in Novi and would drive over to...

    I used to live in Novi and would drive over to Elderly about once every two months or so, just to look. Of course over the years I'd purchased a couple of guitars, a 'zouk and a gurdy from them.
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    Commercial guitar manufacturers routinely dye/stain fretboards for a number of reasons: they use rosewood but want a black (ebony looking) board or they use ebony with light streaks in it. Martin...
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    I played one two or three weeks ago. I absolutely...

    I played one two or three weeks ago. I absolutely loved it! It felt great and it was loud. It also had a different tone than I expected I suppose - it wasn't as "plinky" as I expected (I have had no...
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    I played a nice new Weber mandola this morning....

    I played a nice new Weber mandola this morning. It looked great and played nicely. I wish the strings hadn't been brand new (they sounded like they had just been put on). I wonder how it would sound...
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    I played a nice (new) National this morning. ...

    I played a nice (new) National this morning.

    Talk about loud!

    And the tone wasn't as "plinky" as I expected.

    It had a nice feeling neck, flamed top and the sides/back were walnut.

    It was...
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    I wonder how much of the "collecting" is done in...

    I wonder how much of the "collecting" is done in search of "tone"? I have 15 guitars, 4 mando-family instruments, five amplifiers and every instrument has a unique tonal spectrum. I think there is...
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    I own a Collings MF. I'd buy a Collings...

    I own a Collings MF.

    I'd buy a Collings F4-style oval hole.

    I'd want a less sharp V-profile neck than on my MF (more rounded like on my teens H2 'dola).

    I also like the color of my 'dola and...
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    Hi Adrian, I know we exchanged messages some time...

    Hi Adrian, I know we exchanged messages some time ago regarding CAD modeling. Are your plans extracted from a solid model of a mandolin "assembly" - if so, I'd be curious to know what CAD tool(s) you...
  9. Thread: Block inlays

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    While all of the pro's above are offering good...

    While all of the pro's above are offering good advice and their opinion, they are not saying that the job is impossible. You might want to find a completely "lost cause" mandolin neck someplace for...
  10. Thread: Gibson Mandola

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    I think I paid $2400 for an H2 of 1919 vintage...

    I think I paid $2400 for an H2 of 1919 vintage about a year or so ago with no issues for an instrument of that age. I certainly wasn't "comparison shopping" - I had just walked into a local shop and...
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    Stew-Mac has plans: ...

    Stew-Mac has plans:

    http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Books,_plans/Plans.html
  12. Thread: bowlbacks

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    Lark in the Morning has 58 "pages" of mandolins a...

    Lark in the Morning has 58 "pages" of mandolins a number of which are bowlbacks.

    http://larkinthemorning.com/categor....dolins=
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    I had a stand "eat" into the finish of a guitar...

    I had a stand "eat" into the finish of a guitar once. Ever since then I have never put an instrument on an uncovered stand. I purchase cotton garden gloves at the hardware store for 2 or 3 bucks a...
  14. Thread: Eastman Logo

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    After a quick look at the Eastman site it...

    After a quick look at the Eastman site it certainly seems like the logo answer is: "we don't really like it either (and we really didn't spend much time on it) but there are no real plans to change...
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    From the sounds of things I have it pretty good...

    From the sounds of things I have it pretty good here in Portland, OR

    Pioneer usually has a couple of Collings, a couple of Webers and lately a couple of Eastmans.
    Portland Music (the Beaverton...
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    The opening riff for Lucy works GREAT on a mando...

    The opening riff for Lucy works GREAT on a mando however I have never seen any pictures of Lennon with a mando.

    The Philly band: The Hooters do a great live version of Lucy with Eric playing the...
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    I saw Barry and Jorma as an acoustic duo about 18...

    I saw Barry and Jorma as an acoustic duo about 18 months ago. They were great!
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    I wonder if those who went to this show and...

    I wonder if those who went to this show and didn't care for these guys had ever heard them previously or if they went to the show based on the Grisman connection?

    I just picked up RUN over the...
  19. Thread: Handel Tuners

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    Are the replicas "distressed" to look like...

    Are the replicas "distressed" to look like aged/grained ivory? The set I saw (which I didn't bother to inspect closely) looked old. I did look at the individual knobs enough to see that the inlay...
  20. Thread: Handel Tuners

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    Two weeks ago I was at a musical instrument...

    Two weeks ago I was at a musical instrument builders show here in Portland and somebody had a set for sale. They were asking $750.00 - I thought they'd look nice on my Collings, but not $750 nice.
  21. Thread: The Latest BRW

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    Does Ben cut/engrave his own inlay? I was...

    Does Ben cut/engrave his own inlay?

    I was recently at a local instrument show and passed a table of pre-cut inlays. I never would have thought there was money to be made in pre-cut inlay.

    That...
  22. Thread: log sourcing

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    They can be brazen too. I was living in the...

    They can be brazen too. I was living in the Philadelphia area and remember a story about some guys who dressed as park contractors, drove into one of the parks and cut down a row of large diameter...
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    I suspect that were you to email the folks at...

    I suspect that were you to email the folks at Sound to Earth and ask, you'd find that they produce a large number of f-style mando's with mahogony sides/backs.
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    Oddly enough I was trying to decide just what was...

    Oddly enough I was trying to decide just what was used on my Collings MF on Satuday. Mine is top bound with tortoise-colored binding but I believe the point protector is a separately cut piece of...
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    My MF also sounded great new 15 months ago and...

    My MF also sounded great new 15 months ago and still sounds great now http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

    I suspect I've played at least one MF-5 but without the two...
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