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Update on the tailpiece. The dealer was out of nickel plated Prucha Gibson tailpieces so the offered me a bare brass cover version. I had my old plating equipment stored away for about 12 years. I...

I’ve had a mid Missouri for a couple of years and it’s not seeing much play time. I’ve been seeing stuff online about silk and steel strings. I’m just curious if anyone has tried this combination. ?

Well I just wondered if it only happened when doing a search.

A couple of times I have inquired about ads where the item had been sold yet the ad is still active. This has happened when I have searched for a specific item only to find they were sold. Did the...

I’m considering removing my pickguard to facilitate lowering action/refitting the fixed bridge.
I’m wondering if I should just leave it off and safely store it away. I have some fear of breaking...

Nope, nothing there.

I can’t see any evidence of spray. Maybe someone brushed varnish on the label to thwart the peeling? If that’s the case they did a perfect job and stayed on the paper as there is no brush marks and...

Looked again with strong light 34068

I did order a Prucha repro tailpiece. They were out of stock in nickel plate but they had a bare brass so I intend to nickel plate it myself (I was a bench jeweler in a former life) I think I will...

. No clue, I’m totally ignorant about these old guys.

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It’s hard for me to read but here is a shot of the label.

The top seems to have its original arch. I was told that the poor old thing spent the last 40 years or so, in a closet with the strings loosened. The old strings I removed had the fuzzy stuff on the...

Wow! Those are beautiful! I’ve never seen those, most of the ones I’ve run across resemble cheap Kay’s.

So mine has the original tailpiece? Everything I’ve seen has “The Gibson” tailpiece. Are you using a fixed or adjustable bridge?

The MIJ 180s was hard to pass up too (cheap) it may be a keeper but I haven’t decided. I need lessons more than I need more mandolins but sometimes a deal will fall in your lap.

Well this is the only cool one. I will probably sell my KM180s. I’ve been wanting an old Gibson for a long time. I gave up on finding an affordable A50. This old A was only $650.00 and it was hard to...

Saga tells me it’s from 1986, seller claimed it was from 1978. Either way it was made in Japan and has a label I’ve never seen.
It is very lightweight and is fun to play although I’m not a big fan...

I snagged a 1916 A. Action is a little too high for me. Should I lower the original bridge or upgrade to an adjustable more modern bridge. I have some concerns that the larger footprint of an...

So far the only ones I’ve seen for sale on line are the low end versions with birch tops.

Thanks

Were there any variations of tailpieces on early A’s? I’ve snagged an old A with an “armrest” style tailpiece, for lack of a better term. I assume this was a replacement at some point.
Who makes an...

I too wonder about the acoustic properties of hard and softer grades of the same wood species.

Also considering looking for a 50’s A50 or A50. Sounds like I might be better off spending 1500.00 on something like that.

I appreciate that but I’m new at mandolin and I don’t want to buy something I’ll lose money on if I make a wrong choice. Maybe “investment” was a poor choice of words but technically, everything we...