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Local guy made this mando about ten years ago, he was making a batch of fifty, of all different kinds of wood, this one's birdseye maple and it screams.

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Very pretty birdseye on the back! I like! :D
heres a couple of pics of mine:

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Its a "Weber" serial #1 ! of a new style of mandolins in there line! :)
 

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oooh, nice flamey maple on that F style :D

How in Sam Hill did you get serial # 1 :? :?
 

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I just got real lucky, I guess! :D I had deciphered the serial # from there instructions and thought, "this cant be! " but I was wrong! ( dont tell the Misses :wink: ) So I emailed the nice folks at Weber:

http://www.soundtoearth.com/

This was there reply:
Hi Larry,

Thank you for buying one of our instruments and we are very glad you're enjoying it!

You are correct with the serial number and your STE "F" was the first one! We actually did have several prototypes before this one that we did sell, too. They had various things that were different from the final instrument, but most were just a different color- trying to find what we wanted. We started the STE's because we wanted to offer a high quality, USA made instrument to smaller dealers who can't stock the Weber line, and to chain stores who really aren't prepared to mess with a lot of different models/customizations (they usually want things kept simple).

The STE's are also a new model for us. The have integral fingerboard of the Bridger mandolins, but are carved like the traditional mandolins (Bridgers have celtic carving). This opens up the sound chamber for more volume, keeping a more traditional tone.

Please be sure to send in your Warranty Card, but I want to tell you we changed them to a Lifetime Warranty and yours would be considered Lifetime, too. We knew we would fix them anyway if something was wrong, and decided might as well say it.

We would love to get a picture and bio from you for our Player's Page if you get a chance sometime.
Best Regards,
Mary Weber
888-886-7598
 

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Hey youse guys,

I gots me three Givens Odes.

My first teacher was Tiny Moore. I have an instructional book and CD of him at Berzerklee if you want it. He's on the left here, switching between fiddle and his 5 string electric mando. Dig his comping behind the horn solo about 2:30 in.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbTJ8gDAvn8

I just found out mando players are starting to use nylon strings. Do you know anything about what strings they use?
 
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