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Does anyone have an opinion about the quality inference of guns stocked to the fences or not stocked to the fences?
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Sort of a style type thing like chopper lumps, etc. Most folks say stocked to the fences is better, depending if you are a buyer or seller, but let's not forget Boss best guns were not stocked to the fences until sometime after 1900. Same goes for Stephen Grant bests.
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When I think of mandolins, I think of the Gibson Lloyd L-something series, came out in the 1920's- now as for flat-top guitars- I'll like both my 1964 Martin HD-35 with the 3 pc. back, and profiled neck- and my later Taylor with the cut-away and a slightly longer neck with more frets. My mandolin playing pal also is a fair guitar flat picker, he has a D42 Martin- if I'm real polite in our Bluegrass gigs (banjo, dobro and upright bass also make up our 5 man band of pickers) he'll let me play it- indoors--
"The field is the touchstone of the man"..
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It would be difficult to assess the difference in the strength of the action forms without knowing the structure under the locks.
or if that is even a matter of consequence.
have another day
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My lowly Wm Cashmore hammer gun is stocked to the fences.
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Foxy..it was Lloyd Loar.
I've been playing the fiddle for 45 years.Have a nice old Gibson carved back n front A basic model mando, teardrop shape, oval hole from around 1913.
Also a 2nd quality Gibson Kalamazoo A style, flat back n front,round hole from around 1930.I play gigs around here, mostly Irish/English folk stuff
Cool man, didn't know you were a picker...more power to the musios, eh?
Happy thanks giving mate,,do you have any links to your 5 man band...love to hear it.
cheers
Franc
Sorry for getting off top
Last edited by Franc Otte; 11/20/16 05:47 PM.
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