Bob, that's very good news! So relieved to hear that it willingly opened up for you without a fight. Thanks!
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Bob, that's very good news! So relieved to hear that it willingly opened up for you without a fight. Thanks!
NickR wrote: "One last thing, your photo shows the tailpiece- with a hole visible at the bottom. This suggests that it is the sort that is attached by two screws only- and was used on banjo mandolins...
This Octofone is now with rcc56 who will evaluate what it needs. It turns out that in addition to missing a back brace, there are also other loose braces. He told me that this tailpiece is actually...
What about Acoustic Music in Chester, CT? https://acousticmusic.org
There are two screws holding the top part of the tailpiece. The lower section of the tailpiece (broken off from the part that holds the strings) has one screw. You can see that 3rd screw in the 2nd...
Nick, thanks for the information which leads me to say, "now I'm not committed to finding an original Bell Brand tailpiece." If I can find a two piece cloud tailpiece, that'll be good. Maybe, as you...
rcc56, Thanks a lot for the information and advice. You wrote:
"If I was going to use octaves, I'd probably start with an 11 for the D and a 16 for the E."
You mean 16 for the G, right? Would you...
FedEx delivered a Regal Octofone today. I have a few questions. Thanks in advance.
The headstock logo is simply OCTOFONE with a crown. On the back of the headstock is PAT. APLD FOR. So am I correct...
Thanks pops1. What is the height of your Martin bridge? Same as mine?
Peter, the Martin bridge is 3/8" or around 9.5mm. I spoke with Vern today and he said the extra low bridges for flat top...
You are right pops1. The existing original bridge is fine. As long as you're on the line, let me ask you what strings you prefer on your Martin. I've got D'addario EJ62 on now. This mandolin needs a...
The low base Brekke Bridge will not be suitable on this Martin A because the string height is too low for the Brekke Bridge.
That's the plan - to call Vern tomorrow to inquire if their low base Brekke Bridge for flattop will work on the Martin A. I've got the measurements of the string height from the top. Thanks for the...
I've got to replace the frets on my pre-war Martin A mandolin. While it's in the shop, I'm thinking of having the non-adjustable bridge replaced with a low base Brekke Bridge for flattop. Yes, no,...
It could be GWW, a custom manufacturer of carrying cases.
I believe they produced the rectangular cases for Phoenix mandolins, as well as cases for Rigel mandolins.
Thanks Tim.
The inner label in the 1st gen. Phoenix Europa says it is made to use the following gauge strings: 10-14-22-34.
That requires strings from 3 Thomastik sets.
10 - medium set
14 - light set
22...
Hello Mandrian,
Thanks for the response. Your reply made me reappraise the nut material on the Europa Neoclassical. I used the Wayback Machine to access the old Phoenix mandolin website. One of...
Did Rolfe build some models (Europa I gen.) with bone nuts? I've seen photos of a few of his mandolins with bone and some with what looks to be ebony.
On a different note, of the 6 first...
As rcc56 says, shine a light on the neck block. The SN should be on it. I had one from '31 and it was there.
I'm interested in what he might have to say about the German technique. I've got methods books by Alison Stephens & Chris Acquavella, and Marilynn Mair and others. That should keep me busy for a...
Well, I've ordered it from Trekel. Maren Trekel sent me the PayPal request.
Bill, the copy available at Trekel is TB2020, I think. This is in English? Did you like the book?
Trying to find a copy of The Mandolin Game by Keith Harris (in English). Don't see any sources in US. Have written to Trekel.de but received no reply. Do you know of any other source for this book?...
"It was an unusual Martin bowlback called a style 6a, made for Joseph Handley of Lowell, MA"
I had a 1920 Martin Style 2 bowlback that Mr. J.A. Handley ordered from Martin. A bit of info about Mr....
I apologize for saying it was easy to download the document. Even with the Safari browser on a Mac, the "export to PDF" only allows you to get one page at a time. I think that is a Google Books...