Joe,
Congrats!
My Model 20 serial number is on the neck block, easily visible through the soundhole.
Here is a lousy photo and a couple of pages from the Martin technical book. Most were...
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Joe,
Congrats!
My Model 20 serial number is on the neck block, easily visible through the soundhole.
Here is a lousy photo and a couple of pages from the Martin technical book. Most were...
Jim, I should be able to help you with the replacement flat head screw. I was fortunate to locate some new old stock 4-36 screws like those used in the old Waverly tuners as used by Gibson and...
Hi Bob,
The short answer is no. You may gain some insight from this old thread.
https://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/threads/154533-Worm-under-Worm-over-A-visual-guide?highlight=Markelynch
Mark
Adam Tanner was a Featured Artist on Mandolin Monday #56
https://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/entries/1029-Mandolin-Monday-56-w-Special-Guest-Adam-Tanner
The workshop starts a week from this...
Adam Tanner from East Tennessee University will be in Silver Spring, MD for a two-day in-person mandolin workshop on March 26-27. The seating is limited to 12 students so that everyone can get the...
Strumsilly, congratulations on your Gibson DY! They are sweet sounding and easy playing instruments and great for playing at home, they are a bit quiet compared to the carved top models. I have two...
Glad you fixed your clamp, Sue.
Paul Hostetter posted this Gibson pickguard clamp repair tutorial some years ago. It has all the information that you re-discovered!
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Hi Matt,
Here is a little diagram to explain how to measure the length of a screw or bolt. Round head screws are measured from the underside of the head, the oval and flat head are measured from...
Hi Mike, that was me.
I can supply 4-36 slotted flat head screws for your Waverly tuners. I was fortunate to find some new old stock. Most need 3/16 length, some use 1/4 length. I have both...
David, thanks for the information and links about Bandurrias.
No one has yet taken up the challenge to identify the F5’s in the Vitaphone films but we know the fate of at least one of his...
Here are a few fuzzy screen captures for those that don’t want to sit through the hour long movie. What do you call those 16-string instruments?
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Congratulations on your new Gibson A-1. Here is a catalog page from the mid-teens that describes your instrument.
The top would have originally had a golden orange finish and the back and sides a...
Here is a fun exercise:
How many different F5’s and other stringed instruments can you identify in these seven Vitaphone film shorts?
https://youtu.be/epcEd3qeHAQ
Vitaphone films have the...
Here is Gibson F5-L case with the maroon lining from about 1991, inside is 2002 Derrington MM.
These are robust cases and have a nice stitched leather handle grip.
Lo-Fi, send me a PM if you want...
I love these sleuthing exercises!
Based on the headstock binding, the trussrod cover and the dark tuner buttons an educated guess would be 1923-24. Assuming the tuners weren’t changed I don’t...
Dan, Thanks for listing the source for resophonic parts, I had not discovered this in my earlier searches.
The tailpiece looks good but it is made for ball end strings not loop end strings typical....
All
Good news! I soon hope to have some more leather replica case handles like the ones I posted about in reply #5 above!
I know some of you were looking for some earlier in the year.
I’ll...
Thanks for all of your kind suggestions! I sent a message to Jason at National and he replied that no replacements were available but said he could repair and re-plate my original brass tailpiece for...
Mike,
Thanks for posting the link to the ten year old thread and the Elderly source. I read through that before posting this and was hoping to find some more up to date information. I would have...
I have a 1929 National Style 1 mandolin and the tailpiece has developed a crack on one side at the sharp bend. Apparently this is a common issue with these.
Im interested in a replacement...
The Peterson line of tuners have a large selection of preset sweeteners. You can also create your own custom sweeteners and download them to your Peterson devices and share them with other users....
Okay, back on track!
JB, can you share the evidence that your luthier found that indicate that your A3 was originally golden orange?
No one seems to know how the Old Ivory finish was applied....
JB,
I’m glad your A3 arrived safely and thanks for the update about its condition.
I’m sorry that I cannot agree with your speculation that it started life as a ‘golden orange’ topped...
A fun discussion!
There has been much speculation about the formulation for the ivory finish, Rcc has spoken with authority about this several times in the past, most recently just a few months...
Since the original ivory finish was lost how about going all the way?
This refinished A3 appeared a few years ago at a Skinner auction.
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