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I have a Girouard F-5 with Grover tuners and I plan to swap them out with Rubners. When I contacted Max about this , he assured me that the Rubners would drop right in.
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Given the age of your mandolin, the post spacing might not match modern tuners. Stewart Macdonald offers a set of reproduction tuners that match the original...
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Nice mandolin! On the style C mandolins the labels were changed from "Lyon & Healey" to Washburn" in the early 1920's according to my book on Washburn. Others that know more about the serial number...

"Budgie smugglers" :)) Had to look that one up.

Thanks for the report, let us know how are doing in the future.

Well there is this...


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Previous post about John Grey instruments...

https://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/threads/114057-John-Grey-amp-Sons-Mandolin

Is this what you have?

Always helps if you add a link.

Why did they not make it a black top and not leave that orange spot in the middle? Worst "burst" I have ever seen.

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A 16 year old thread.

By the way, you did a great job on that National tenor restoration.

I have replaced Eastman tailpieces with Allen tailpieces with good results. Direct replacement as I recall.

I stopped using casein picks years ago because they would break unexpectedly.

Wow, looks great Rich! Nice job.

That is a very nice looking mandolin, I love the Saturn inlay on the fingerboard. There is a time limit on how long you can add to your original post but if you see an "edit post" option below the...

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Sierra is going to be featured on the CBS Morning Show today.

It aired around 8:15, wow, she has quite a story. Certainly has paid her dues.

That was great.

Hey Tucker, I do not. I sold that mandolin seven years ago before moving to Florida.

Hey Peter, I hope I am not hijacking your thread. I have a real affection for L&H mandolins.
When I worked for a professional violin shop in NC years ago, we were gifted an American Conservatory...

I would imagine that most tenor guitar players that play jazz played tenor banjo first. At least if they are playing chord melody Dixieland style.

Peter, you mentioned that you are using a fan bracing on these. Are you able to induce an arch into the top with your bracing? If so, how much?

Congratulations on the Kentucky, I was not familiar with that model but when I looked at a couple on line, I was impressed.

Personally, I have never played a "The Loar" that impressed me. Have...

There is a Gibson F-5G in the classifieds with what looks to be the same tailpiece...

https://www.mandolincafe.com/ads/215717#215717

NFI

Looks like the bridge position might be a tad off. ;)