<HTML>       Hey  all     Last year some time there was a discussion about  th= e Conover model 77 which was said to be a copy of a Mason & Hamlin Model= A. Intrigued byt the feed back I bought one. Paid too much. I wasn't planni= ng on it but its getting a belly etc. and too much else. However it's not do= ne so I can't speak from experience yet. Unfortunately the rim turns out to = be made of poplar which is really soft & not maple. No cloning done ther= e and I'm not real excited. I'm interested to know if any one works on any o= f these that are in good tonal condition or if any have bellied one that tur= ned out respectble.  Use your own definitions of what that all means, a= s I'm not fussy. Please render an opinion.     Today I  saw another one same vintage. Yawn. Needs s= trings, block and really a board but is it worth it. Sentiment only goes so = far you know.      Go for it-- Dale Erwin</HTML>