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    Re: Yet Another CF Mandolin?

    I rec’d the survey and the final invoice and submitted payment. Hoping Klos can make a go of carbon fiber mandolins.
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    Re: Lisa Germano

    Grew up outside of Bloomington, IN so a big fan of all things Mellencamp (and related). I loved the song, You Make Me Want To Wear Dresses.

    https://youtu.be/ohldk_DzcLk?si=YL3XhqQxpjuaBrkC
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    Re: block inlay patterns

    I had a Stiver built a number of years ago with a block inlay. I really liked the result.

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    Re: 1982 Stiver A mandolin

    You might consider reaching out to Acoustic Music Works for an opinion. I think they have dealt with several Stiver mandolins over the years. I purchased mine from Elderly Instruments who coordinated...
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    Re: Simple looper app

    You may look at Loopy Pro: HD
    It's an App on the App Store but here's a link to their website if you want to check it out.
    https://loopypro.com

    It does a count-in for the start and detects the...
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    Re: Who is Stangeland?

    I had this same question a number of years ago and did some investigation. His transcriptions have been such a gift to the mandolin community. I think this is his current site: ...
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    Re: Desk clamp hanger?

    I had wanted something like this, too. The Hercules Ukulele Clamp (Model USP20CB) works great. It's very sturdy to the desk and on the mandolin. ...
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    Re: Red Allen and Frank Wakefield

    Seeing the old posts revived always makes me smile. There's so much history on the Cafe, both in terms of the topics discussed and the people posting whose name we don't see anymore.
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    Re: First song of our new band - Woodspell

    I really enjoyed that. Thanks for sharing.
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    Re: Funny How Time Slips Away - Mandolin

    Wow! I really, really enjoyed that. Great job and thanks for sharing it.
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    Re: Tab for "By the Mark"

    To access the tab, open the video in YouTube (not the embedded version on the Cafe). The tab is linked in the video description when you open it in YouTube.
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    Re: App for Writing Notation

    That IS great. Now that Apple has the Apple Pencil, maybe an iOS version will be released in the future.
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    You Don't Have To Move That Mountain

    What's the general consensus on the chords to You Don't Have To Move That Mountain by Nickel Creek? The song goes by Great High Mountain when Larry Sparks does it.

    Below is how I have typically...
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    Re: Paying $5,000 sight unseen for a Givens F-5

    I know that there are Givens mandolins made by R.L. Givens (the original Givens of Givens mandolins) and there are 'Givens Legacy' mandolins in which another builder or two builds Givens mandolins...
  15. Re: Just picked up a Buckeye, would like to know other Buckeye ow

    Johnny Staats played (or maybe still plays) a Buckeye. Always heard great things.
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    Re: Resource for Lyrics

    Their gear on CafePress is also pretty good:
    http://www.cafepress.com/profile/3927939

    Jason
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    Re: Ways to sneak a mandolin in the house ?

    I'll add that you can have instruments shipped to a UPS Store for $5. Among the benefits are that it won't be sitting outside your house all day, as soon as it's delivered you can leave work to go...
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    Re: Andy Statman's Kimble F5

    I couldn't own that mandolin because it would take away one of my favorite excuses. If I played that mandolin I would no doubt still sound terrible and then I could only blame my poor skills. Now...
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    I think Tim O'Brien does a great job of playing the mandolin melodically, without picking the individual notes or the melody. It's something I need to spend the time to study.
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    Re: Happy Birthday Scott Tichenor!

    Happy Birthday, Scott. Thank you for keeping house in this corner of the internet.

    Jason
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    Re: Minty Early 70s F-12 on Ebay (NFI)

    That's an interesting Fleur de Lis on the headstock. Was that the design used on all F12s? Was it only on F12s?

    Thanks for the education.

    Jason
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    Re: Good Luthier in the Indianapolis, IN area?

    For someone who specifically does mandolins, you could try Bruce Taggart in Nashville, IN.

    Here's his phone number

    Jason
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    Re: Lloyd Loar Book?

    Thanks to SternArt for providing the name of the event.

    The Cafe has a page devoted to the panel discussion
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    Not to be too sentimental but in our disposable world, it's great to have something like an instrument that will be passed to future generations.
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    Re: What's up at Gibson Mandolins?

    Every time I interact with Dave Harvey - either in person at an event like IBMA or via something like the Cafe - the interaction leaves me wanting to buy a Gibson. No brand has a better ambassador....
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