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    Hi all,
    I recently bought Grey Eagle #6, made in 2003 by Skip Peyre while he was still up in Bristol, Connecticut. I'd like to tell the story of this mandolin and also see if anyone else has one, what they think of it, and if anyone has any more information about skip and his mandolins.

    My mandolin, #6, is an F5 made in 2003 that was (according to the guy I bought it from) originally sold to a man who was touring with it for awhile. He was the one that wore an indent into it right below the fretboard because he placed his finger there. In 2005, he sold it to the man I bought it from. Right before it was sold, the strap came off and it fell right on the endpin, cracking down the side. It also has a crack between the bridge and the tailpiece. When the man I bought it from got it in 2005, he had the two cracks and the spot all fixed up. He was intending to get into the mandolin from a country bass/guitar background, but picked here and there and largely left it in its case. Then that leads to me buying it in March 2023 from the man in Boston and bringing it home to Virginia! I've had a wonderful experience with it so far. It's loud and fits nicely in my hand, the narrower neck is perfectly suited to my hand. I feel like we were connected by fate somewhat, largely because it was made in my birth year. It's a special piece and I'd love to know more.

    I've had a number of people comment on it at jams in the Richmond area, including one who happened to know Skip while he lived in Richmond, but has since lost contact. There's one other Cafe post about him not coming through on a mandolin, and it mentions his possible move to North Carolina or being in poor health. Does anyone have any further information on him and his other mandolins?

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    This one was listed and sold on Reverb 4 years ago: https://reverb.com/item/29400319-grey-eagle-f5-mandolin

    And other than the notice of his disappearance thread there was this one from 2011: https://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/t...agle-Mandolins
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    What does ' unified discussion mean ' ?

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    There are quite a number of discussions on the Forum about this builder. Here's a link to a Google search limited to the forum that narrows this down a bit better and provides other links that may or may not be of value, depending, of course, what one might be interested in. Haven't heard of this individual building in a considerable time.

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    I find this very interesting.

    I had a deal in place to purchase this mandolin and when I asked for his payment information he ghosted me.
    “Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.”

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    A lot of that going around

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    Quote Originally Posted by G. Fisher View Post
    I find this very interesting.

    I had a deal in place to purchase this mandolin and when I asked for his payment information he ghosted me.
    "Chrometophobia is the extreme fear of money. Also known as chrematophobia, it encompasses everything from the fear of spending money and the fear of thinking about money, to even the fear of touching money. "
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jim Garber View Post
    "Chrometophobia is the extreme fear of money. Also known as chrematophobia, it encompasses everything from the fear of spending money and the fear of thinking about money, to even the fear of touching money. "
    I don't see the correlation to this situation.
    “Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.”

    My Mandos:
    1981 Lloyd LaPlant F5 #6
    2001 Lloyd LaPlant F5 #57
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    2017 Boeh F5 #27
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    2012 Grey Eagle 2-point #57V

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    Quote Originally Posted by G. Fisher View Post
    I don't see the correlation to this situation.
    You said you asked for his payment info and he ghosted you. I assume that meant that you wanted to send money and he stopped responding.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jim Garber View Post
    You said you asked for his payment info and he ghosted you. I assume that meant that you wanted to send money and he stopped responding.
    What does that have to do with the fear of money?
    “Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.”

    My Mandos:
    1981 Lloyd LaPlant F5 #6
    2001 Lloyd LaPlant F5 #57
    2006 Lloyd LaPlant F5 #106
    2017 Boeh F5 #27
    2020 Boeh 2-point #31
    2012 Grey Eagle 2-point #57V

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