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Walter, it appears you have done a nice job restoring it. and with your reputation and experience that should count quite a bit. I would tend to agree with capt E's appraisal.. Shouldn't it be peach...

i think its an unfortunate situation but you are really not "out" anything but time if you get your mando back. i'd have the "too thin top" story verified by someone else. there's a "well known...

it's definetly got that Loar tone....

they should trade you for the full value of the gibson, making their profit on the collings, not having it both ways. find out what your gibson is really worth from a party having no interest. those...

june mandolins are in south east fl. lon williamson builds in NE florida.

great stuff!

randy wood builds a good two pt mando...

find yourself a good kentucky A model, the A-50 is not much. and the gibson name on the headstock won't do much for it. save the $ for something better, maybe even an A-9.

i have a lotus that i payed $40 for that kept me playing when i was low on cash in school long ago. can't bear to throw it away. don't want to play it.

what's John doing these days. i chatted with him once at festival, he started off of bit cool but relaxed a bit and told me about his mando (said it was a kit his brother built). pulled a nice tone...

i don't think they build mando's anymore? i had an m-3. easy to play, played well, stayed in tune, unconventional appearance, not really a bluegrass tone, but a good sound.

i've owned both, i don't think there's a noticeable difference

i think, that in the Smoky NP the only thing that protected the trees was accessibility. ie most of the old trees are high up. the park has only been around a short while compared to logging in the...

I second all the positive things said above Joe. We met at the Gibson booth at Live Oak, FL a couple or three years ago. They are losing a great company rep. Best of luck.

i agree with ashe. try to play ANY mando before you buy and if not possible always insure you can return....

"bringing mary home" performed by the country gentlemen

i had a great experience at Gruhn's but i wasn't carrying a bar-b-que sandwhich and a snow cone. regarding the car to mando analogy, the car is insured and dealer can get another just like the one...

btw, i get the same treatment from a local music store that has nothing but fender mandos on the wall. certainly discourages looky-loo's.

Gruhns, has a liberal sample policy, however I'm sure "the good stuff" is well out of sight. personally i don't really disagree with the policy. they aren't running a library. i made the mistake of...

dream on guys and gals, Florida, home ground of many fine string pluckers will see you dreamers on our way to 2nd straight title!!!!

just kidding of course. but i'll pass on the banjohangout, fiddle is my other vice of choice...

hey, what are you guys trying to pull here! there's thing's that ain't allowed on MC and personally i feel *^%jo disussions are way over the line. fiddle maybe but really we have young, innocent,...

all my experiences, buying and selling, here have been straight up. that said when selling i did have some guys back out with buyers 24 hr remorse and even once return a mandolin. that's part of the...

don't i recall Marty's Loar? being sold here on the cafe several years ago?

gruhns provides a very pleasant atmosphere, as does the gibson showcase, for window shopping plucking, the clerk in my local music store stands at your elbow and acts like you're ready to bolt out...