Glad you got it back and it's fixed. My apologies for the smart ass remark.
On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 1:31 PM, mistertaterbug <taterbugmu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Yessir. I was thinking what a mess I'd be in if I had a one piece back > AND a crack. > Tater > > On Feb 6, 10:42 pm, Don Grieser <adobeinthepi...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Glad I got a one piece back. <g> >> >> On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 9:35 PM, mistertaterbug <taterbugmu...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> > I got the Gil back today after a week's worth of it being absent from >> > Fremont Ave. After I finally got the Woodbutcher out of the park(many >> > thanks to Paul Duff) and told him what was going on, his first comment >> > was "Congratulations, I see you've got one of my famous self- >> > destructing mandolins. Don't send it back to me!" He did say to take >> > it to Hugh at Gruhn's and that he could take care of it. I reckon they >> > must have put the mandolin in a bag with something moist and hung it >> > up for a couple days to swell the crack shut. So today, Hugh told me >> > that it took three tries before the glue would hold and that they were >> > starting to consider using cleats on the seam. Egad. It does sound a >> > little sleepy, but I think it will come around in a bit. Still plenty >> > there. I will say though, I'm getting used to the way this F4 sounds >> > and liking it a lot too. I think I'm gonna keep it near the 'dola >> > where I can get at >> > it easier. A closed case is a powerful deterrent. >> >> > I got to play a Gil H5 while I was there. It's a big rascal at 17.5" >> > scale length. That didn't seem to matter so much though. Somewhere >> > along the way someone had tried to radius the fingerboard without >> > taking out the frets. There is also a very nice D'Angelico two-point >> > oval hole mandolin there, complete with lamp finial on the headstock >> > tip. I don't think I've ever seen a D'Angelico mandolin, but this one >> > is very good sounding and would be well worth owning. It does not >> > sound like a Gibson or anything else I've heard. The sound is hard for >> > me to describe, but I will say that it is silky and smooth sounding >> > with plenty of mids and meaty treble. If I had the extra cash I think >> > I'd own that thing for a while because it has definitely got a >> > different voice than anything else I've heard. >> >> > tater >> >> > On Jan 27, 11:55 am, Mando Chef <saltydogli...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> guess I should go make some haggis as the burns dinner approaches! >> >> thanks for the reminder! >> >> Anyone want some? >> >> Adam > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Taterbugmando" group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugmando@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to taterbugmando+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
