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    Will shipped my new octave on Friday I should see it in a couple of days. #Can't wait!!!!, It is the 19" Octave that Mike Compton was using.

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    Todd

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    Todd,

    If it's the octave I played last November when Compton was in town, that was one nice instrument.

    Congrats!

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    I just saw Will last weekend in Cincy & played a killer F5 he had built.
    It sounded a lot more like an old Gibson, than others of his I've played.
    Kimble keeps getting better! A force to be reckoned with in mando world.

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    On second thought, I think I played Compton's Kimble mandola. In any case, Im sure it'll be a great instrument.

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    Just came in from the Brown Truck, played it on my lunch and now I am hungry, it was so good I forgot to eat. WOW

    Cheers
    Todd

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    pics pleez.
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    Todd and me talked about this mandolin. It really does have the sound.

    Here is a link to a picture gallery at Mike's site:

    Kimble octave formerly played by Mike Compton

    Jim

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    stunning!
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    Beautiful. I'm curious - what are the string gauges? Judith
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    Good Morning Judith

    I use a heavy set of strings because the scale is only 19" 15,25,35,52 this is a heavy set of mandola strings J76.

    Cheers
    Todd

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