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I was at the Nashville OAI store in Nashville today and was offered a new Doyle Lawson for $6500.Not sure what retail is but that sounded like a good deal if anyone is looking for that model...

Ive been to the OAI store many times and they always have some used stuff for sale.Never seen anything stamped used on the instrument though.OAI is a music store that carries many different brands of...

Also try Matt Flinner and Butch Baldasari,both teach in Nashville.

You might try Maverick Hurley,used to sell alot of mandolins here a few years ago.He works in Dalton at one of the carpet mille and lives in Calhoon just south of Dalton.Hes a very good picker.

I would like to know the answer to this question also and the question was,does the top sinkage affect the sound in a detrimental way? http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rock.gif

A Grateful Rambler and a wayfaring stranger,got to be a song there!

Its "bout" time this was explained! http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif

It was made in 1917 according to the archives.A guess but anywhere from $700-$1200 depending on amount of work needed for value of instrument.That would be a guesstimate!...

Just wondering.where does it show how many is on-line at the cafe? http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

Its now on display along with Doc Watsons original Gallagher guitar in the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville.At least it was last summer when I was there.The guitar looks pretty good but the...

Here it is!

pickin, Thats a beautiful mandolin,especially the back!Heres a picture of my 99 A5L.

I dont think it had been played at all.The strings were I think the originals,like it had sat in the case for the last eight years.It was still sweet sounding with those strings.After I put new...

Heres a picture

I bought the one Elderly had and guess what,it has a bolt on neck!I thought all Nashville made mandos had dovetail neck joints,also it is shaped differently than the A5Ls of today.It was signed...

Dennis is quite simply the best to deal with and keeps an interesting array of quality mandolins!

They used to make some nice mandolins in Kalamazoo,Michoacan! http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mandosmiley.gif

Ive heard on here that there are somewhere between 250-300 Loar signed Gibsons.Does anyone know how many were signed by Charlie Derrington during his time in charge of Gibson OAI?Also when did he...

Just a heads up to anyone looking for a Gibby.Ive dealt with Dennis Vance owner of " The Mandolin Store " a few times and came away happy every time.Well I was looking for some info on my Varn Fern...

Thanks jbmando!

Neat song and would like to learn it.Anyone have it transcribed?Thanks!

I usually just sit back and listen to all the great info Ive absorbed on this forum over the last 4-5 years,Thanks,Scott Also I have dealt with Dennis at the Mandolin Store on three occasions and...

I think all Gibson mandolins have a Sitka spruce top except for the Master Model which is Red spruce.

I just asked the seller if this was made in the Montana Gibson plant! http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

I saw him at Earth Day in Nashville a couple weeks ago.He had four mandolins that day,Hoss, a Sam Bush Gibson,a resonator mando and the electric one Fender I think.He never played the Signature model...