Let's see your stuff.

[Mr. Loar]

Post a list of your instruments.

1. 1969 Hofner Beatle Bass
2. 1992 Fender Precision Bass
3. 1984 Fender Precision Fretless
4. 2000 Fender Jazz Bass
5. 1982 Alembic Series II Bass Short Scale
6. 1994 Rick Turner M-1 Bass
7. 2000 Rick Turner M-2 Bass
8. 1962 Gibson EB-2
9. 1990 Ovation Adamas 12-string
10.1984 Ovation Electric Country Artist
11.1962 Fender Telecaster Sunburst with body binding
12.1999 Rickenbacker 325 Hamburg
13.2001 Fender Sting Signature bass
14.1995 Rickenbacker 330
15.1953 Fender Precision Bass
16.2001 Gibson J-45
17.1990 Gibson J-180
18.1981 Martin 5-28
19.1783 Anton Schuster Upright Bass
20.2001 Glasser Bass Bow
21.1998 Aria Mandolin
22.1967 Vega Earl Scruggs Banjo
23.1700’s Stradivari Copy Violin
24.2002 AB35 Washburn Acoustic Bass
25.2002 Gibson ES-335
26.2002 1963 Reissue Hofner 500/2 Club Bass
27.Rickenbacker 360/12
28.2003 Les Paul Standard Honeyburst
29.2004 Rick Turner M1-LB
30.1965 Gibson Es-125T
31.2006 Gretsch 6122-62 Country Classic
32.2000 Rick Turner M-1 Bass w/Piezo
33.2004 Rick Turner M-1 Bass Custom Lightweight

[Scotti Adams]

...I hope you keep your doors locked. I would never announce to the world such as you have. Youve got a bigger set of hang me downies than I do.

[Mr. Loar]

If anyone can get past my Afghan Hound, have at it. She loves human testicles.

[AlanN]

I would never....ah, what the h...

"If Dogs Run Free"....

[Scotti Adams]

I would never....ah, what the h...

"If Dogs Run Free"....
..yea..its not worth it.

[mandopete]

What, no Loar?

[Scotti Adams]

What, no Loar?
ROFLMAO http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif

[AlanN]

And that would be

R=Rickenbacker
O=Ovation
F=Fender
L=Loar
M=Morgan Monroe
A=Aria
O=Orpheum

You got nice collection! http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

[Mr. Loar]

What, no Loar?
Next week The Loar and a brandy new strap.

[Tom C]

I thinks I found my long lost father.

[MikeEdgerton]

What, no Loar?
Next week The Loar and a brandy new strap.
I'm guessing he meant a real Loar, not a "The Loar".

[allenhopkins]

Mr. L, don't want to get into a one-upmanship thing, but I can match you except for the electrics.

But [a] I've already been "dissed" for listing so many mandolins, and [b] it would take too long to write everything down. This may well be the year that I compile my long-promised but never fulfilled inventory, so I can get a professional appraisal.

Plus, things keep getting added! Acquisitions in '07: Regal Octofone, National Havana resonator guitar, Eastman mandocello. Can't add anything to my MC signature, since I've used up all the alloted characters.

[Mr. Loar]

Mr. L, don't want to get into a one-upmanship thing, but I can match you except for the electrics.

But [a] I've already been "dissed" for listing so many mandolins, and [b] it would take too long to write everything down. #This may well be the year that I compile my long-promised but never fulfilled inventory, so I can get a professional appraisal.

Plus, things keep getting added! #Acquisitions in '07: Regal Octofone, National Havana resonator guitar, Eastman mandocello. #Can't add anything to my MC signature, since I've used up all the alloted characters.
Why not Allen? I started this post with serious intent. I don't mind the bashing or someone PM'ing me telling me they're not impressed. I'm not trying to impress anyone, I'm just putting it out there for serious inquisitive musicians that might have questions about any of my pieces. It's not about stealing my stuff, it's about sharing thoughts and ideals about a wide range of instruments.

No one should be afraid to post anything within the rules and guidelines of the forum.

[Mr. Loar]

Oh yeah, I'm not trying to "one up" anyone or compete with anyone in anyway. I'd be interested in seeing what kind of instruments you are all interesed in. I know some people that have been playing the same instrument for the past 40 years, and that's OK too.

[JimRichter]

No one should be afraid to post anything within the rules and guidelines of the forum.

True, but sometimes it's better to self-censor.

I used to have a bunch of musical stuff at one time, but realized it was better to have a few great (if not remarkable) pieces, rather than have my house look like a pawn shop.

Please don't take offense. Nothing wrong with pawn shops, however http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

Jim

[Tom C]

Uncle Allen? Is that you? http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[mandolirius]

<I've already been "dissed" for listing so many mandolins,>

Instruments are one thing, but I saw one signiture where the guy listed the brand of his strap! http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[Mr. Loar]

<I've already been "dissed" for listing so many mandolins,>

Instruments are one thing, but I saw one signiture where the guy listed the brand of his strap! http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif
Now that's a little much, unless it was one of those $160 Eldorado straps. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[Jim Kasperson]

As a fairly new member of this message board(Oct 07), I would like to respectfully add a little different perspective to this discussion. There are many legitimate reasons for posting a list of "stuff" It gives people a sense of other collections. It is nice to know that however much I have spent on mine, I can find someone who is in deeper.:) It helps me to realize the history and depth of the musical interests of those who are "into" mandolins.
The downside is that it can become a "mine is bigger than yours" discusion. One way to avoid this is to see the lists as a resource for those who are new to the world of mandolins. I have played guitar since 1962, piano since 1956, and fiddle since 1983. Each of these instruments required an understanding of the resources and toold that are used in their dicipline. I started the mandolin in 2004 with an entry level Kentucky model which was given to me. About I year ago I caught the bug and have upgraded to an Eastman 804. This is just the first of several upgrades I'm sure. I study the signature lists to get an idea of tools being used in order to increase my knowledge of available resources. While listing a strap may be "a little much"(although I find it interesting) I would love to see the lists include tuners, armrests, picks used tailpieces, etc. The lists then become resources rather than merit badge sashes.
I thank you all for the time and energy which you offer this board. It has made learning mandolin a delightful community experiece for me.

My list:
1994 Martin MC 28
1987 Charles Hoffman Dreadnaught #87
1985 handmade Michael Tobius Concert size Steel string
1964 Gibson ES175
1928(roughly) Washburn parlour guitar
Yamaha Silent Guitar
1996 B-bender Telecaster
1920s Guanari copy, probably German made
3 no name old fiddles
2 no name ole mandolins
Kentucky 150?
Eastman 804
Hohner Vienna styl button bos
Golden gate picks
Fender celliloid heavys for some guitar work

[Jim Kasperson]

Actually it is an Eastman 805. I should have checked my typing better

[allenhopkins]

I used to have a bunch of musical stuff at one time, but realized it was better to have a few great (if not remarkable) pieces, rather than have my house look like a pawn shop.
Please don't take offense. #Nothing wrong with pawn shops, however
Jim
You have much more self-restraint than I've ever been able to muster. #My basement looks like a music store's storage room.

And who needs two tiples? #Isn't one Martin "D" enough for most people? #I don't know anyone else with three mandolas, two octave mandolins, and two mandocellos. Of course, they're each a little different, but still...

Could be worse; at least I earn enough playing music to pay for all these instruments, and I could be collecting antique farm tractors, harpsichords or steamrollers, which would create more of a storage problem.

I've tried to adopt a "get one, lose one" policy, but it's only working about 50% of the time. #Anyway, maybe sometime I'll get it together enough to at least have a current digitized inventory.

[Rick Schmidlin]

Post a list of your instruments.

1. 1969 Hofner Beatle Bass
2. 1992 Fender Precision Bass
3. 1984 Fender Precision Fretless
4. 2000 Fender Jazz Bass
5. 1982 Alembic Series II Bass Short Scale
6. 1994 Rick Turner M-1 Bass
7. 2000 Rick Turner M-2 Bass
8. 1962 Gibson EB-2
9. 1990 Ovation Adamas 12-string
10.1984 Ovation Electric Country Artist
11.1962 Fender Telecaster Sunburst with body binding
12.1999 Rickenbacker 325 Hamburg
13.2001 Fender Sting Signature bass
14.1995 Rickenbacker 330
15.1953 Fender Precision Bass
16.2001 Gibson J-45
17.1990 Gibson J-180
18.1981 Martin 5-28
19.1783 Anton Schuster Upright Bass
20.2001 Glasser Bass Bow
21.1998 Aria Mandolin
22.1967 Vega Earl Scruggs Banjo
23.1700’s Stradivari Copy Violin
24.2002 AB35 Washburn Acoustic Bass
25.2002 Gibson ES-335
26.2002 1963 Reissue Hofner 500/2 Club Bass
27.Rickenbacker 360/12
28.2003 Les Paul Standard Honeyburst
29.2004 Rick Turner M1-LB
30.1965 Gibson Es-125T
31.2006 Gretsch 6122-62 Country Classic
32.2000 Rick Turner M-1 Bass w/Piezo
33.2004 Rick Turner M-1 Bass Custom Lightweight
Didn't you just purchuse a $200.00 "The Loar" mando?

[mdlorenz]

I see the point in this. It is cool to see what other people have. Inspires questions, and maybe if people live close a "I'll show you mine if you'll show me yours" http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

1. 2007 Campanella A 23-07
2. 1993 Flatiron performer A
3. Older Washburn dreadnaught w/ cutout
4. 2001 Taylor Dreadnaught
5. Fender Strat (american body/mex neck/joe barden pickups)
6. 1978 Gibson ES-335 (was the wifes fathers, still w/ original tags!)
7. Fender super reverb
8. Peavey classic 30

That's it! Unfortunately the only one I've touched in the past 6 mos is the campanella! http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[JeffD]

If anyone can get past my Afghan Hound, have at it. #She loves human testicles.
http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[JeffD]

I find it fascinating. It is also a way of showing your significant other that you are not that strange, really.

By the way, Allen is famous and well known for over a hundered miles in every direction as "that guy that plays everything".

http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif


So here is my list:

Mandolins:

Gibson 1923 A2 snakehead SN# 73934
Weber 2006 Aspen II SN# 538103
Flatiron 3MW Mandola 1985? SN# 8409226
Washburn Bowlback 1897-1905? 1915-1925? SN# 17753
Lyon & Healey (American Conservatory?) Bowlback 1895
Martin Bowlback 1917?

Not mandolins:

Lark in the Morning LTG-200-N tenor guitar 2004
Fiddle
Marshall & Wendell upright piano

Various unplayable bits and pieces:

remnants of a Rigel reverse scroll mandolin.
remnants of two 50+ year old banjos by father traded for in Alaska
remnants of an Orpheum banjolin
banjo uke
a banjo made entirely out of car parts (everyone should have one of these)

[JeffD]

If you really want to see some lists, lets some of us list our fishing rods. Oh my.

[Jim Kasperson]

Since many of us seem to be into this listing thing, I would love to see some short comments about selected items on the lists:
How did you bet it?
what occasions or type of music do you use it for?
What is special about this musical tool? (strengths, weaknesses, voice etc.
How does it add to your total collection?
What advice do you have for someone who is looking for something similar?
Why does it stay on your "keeper" list?
These comments could be helpful in aiding and educating my MAS

[Mark Marino]

Thanks guys- you've given me all the ammo I'll hopefully need to convince my wife that I'm not out of line obsessive. #

1. #1916 Gibson A0
2. #1920's refinished repaired F4
3. #1960's Harmony Monterey
4. #1940's Strad-o-lin
5. #Weber Sage OM
6. #Hand built lap dulcimer
7. #Hand built hammered dulcimer
8. #Hand built sweet-stick (dulcimer)
9. #1910 no-name parlor guitar
10. Ovation Adamas deep bowl 6-string
11. 1970 Martin D-28
12. Arosegui Granados handmade classical- 1982
13. Alvarez 6-string cutaway acoustic
14. 1910 Heberlein violin
15. 1995 PRS custom 24 electric guitar
16. 1972 Fender Strat
17. Custom shop Telecaster
18. 1910 no-name open back banjo
19. 1970s Ibanez SiverBell banjo
20. 60's Harmony Ukelele

It's definitely a players collection, but when the bomb finally drops and I'm barracaded in my basement for years while the fallout decays, I'll have plenty to keep busy with- assuming I don't burn them for heat.

[Mr. Loar]

Since many of us seem to be into this listing thing, I would love to see some short comments about selected items on the lists:
How did you bet it?
what occasions or type of music do you use it for?
What is special about this musical tool? (strengths, weaknesses, voice etc.
How does it add to your total collection?
What advice do you have for someone who is looking for something similar?
Why does it stay on your "keeper" list?
These comments could be helpful in aiding and educating my MAS
Exactly what I'm looking for.

[Mr. Loar]

Thanks guys- you've given me all the ammo I'll hopefully need to convince my wife that I'm not out of line obsessive. #

1. #1916 Gibson A0
2. #1920's refinished repaired F4
3. #1960's Harmony Monterey
4. #1940's Strad-o-lin
5. #Weber Sage OM
6. #Hand built lap dulcimer
7. #Hand built hammered dulcimer
8. #Hand built sweet-stick (dulcimer)
9. #1910 no-name parlor guitar
10. Ovation Adamas deep bowl 6-string
11. 1970 Martin D-28
12. Arosegui Granados handmade classical- 1982
13. Alvarez 6-string cutaway acoustic
14. 1910 Heberlein violin
15. 1995 PRS custom 24 electric guitar
16. 1972 Fender Strat
17. Custom shop Telecaster
18. 1910 no-name open back banjo
19. 1970s Ibanez SiverBell banjo
20. 60's Harmony Ukelele

It's definitely a players collection, but when the bomb finally drops and I'm barracaded in my basement for years while the fallout decays, I'll have plenty to keep busy with- assuming I don't burn them for heat.
Nice stuff Mark! Have you ever had to reset the neck on that 1970 D-28?

[dan@kins]

mdlorenz, how do you like your Campanella? I've been very curious about those. I have no idea what they sound like but the aesthetics are very interesting to me. I think they are real lookers.

Got any recorded clips of the sound of this mandolin?

What style of music do you play on it?

Do you play it with others?

Thanks!!

[Rroyd]

In regards to Scotti's first comment: some years ago there was an individual who had connections with the regional music scene in a large metropolitan area. He would locate prized instruments through those contacts, then hire folks with substance abuse problems to help him "obtain" the instruments he coveted. This happened before the internet, google, and GPS, which could make this sort of endeavor a lot easier than it was back then. (A bit of pepper spray or a large rib steak might be the only tools needed to bypass the Afghan hound.) My point being that if you list an instrument that someone like the aforementioned "gentleman" might like to have, for him to find all about you, where you live, what your house and neighborhood look like, and other such details, he can do so with just a few key strokes and nary a trace, while the previously mentioned "collector" had to rely on some less-than-capable assistants, who chose to inquire about a house address at one of the neighbors, which eventually led to his downfall. Nowadays, he would just have to find someone who knew how to use his vehicle's GPS
navigation system.

[Mike Bunting]

I have;
2 of Sully's mandostraps
1 sully's guitar strap
3 Spurgeon mando straps
1 Peterson Stroboflip
2 /Intelli tuners
2 lost Intellitouch tuners
1 Korg AW tuner
2 illegal flatpicks
4 Clownbarfs
2 Taterbug picks
1 Wegen pick
a mess o' Dawgs, and Jazztone 207"s
1 H-4 recorder
1 Korg 16 track mixer recorder
1 Shure KSM 141
1 Sennheiser 441
1 AKG C 1000
1 Rode NT1
1 KEL HM1
various mic stands
and a partridge in a pear tree!

Peace and a Happy and healthy New Year to you all (y'all)! http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[mandolirius]

Hey Mike - hope you get some instruments to go along with all that one day http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

Seriously, I can't play with you guys. I've only got three instruments. What's the ante here, ten and up?

[woodnickle]

Can you please post your address and phone number.
I'll bring a big truck. got any gold,and other valuables?
thanks!


1. 1969 Hofner Beatle Bass
2. 1992 Fender Precision Bass
3. 1984 Fender Precision Fretless
4. 2000 Fender Jazz Bass
5. 1982 Alembic Series II Bass Short Scale
6. 1994 Rick Turner M-1 Bass
7. 2000 Rick Turner M-2 Bass
8. 1962 Gibson EB-2
9. 1990 Ovation Adamas 12-string
10.1984 Ovation Electric Country Artist
11.1962 Fender Telecaster Sunburst with body binding
12.1999 Rickenbacker 325 Hamburg
13.2001 Fender Sting Signature bass
14.1995 Rickenbacker 330
15.1953 Fender Precision Bass
16.2001 Gibson J-45
17.1990 Gibson J-180
18.1981 Martin 5-28
19.1783 Anton Schuster Upright Bass
20.2001 Glasser Bass Bow
21.1998 Aria Mandolin
22.1967 Vega Earl Scruggs Banjo
23.1700’s Stradivari Copy Violin
24.2002 AB35 Washburn Acoustic Bass
25.2002 Gibson ES-335
26.2002 1963 Reissue Hofner 500/2 Club Bass
27.Rickenbacker 360/12
28.2003 Les Paul Standard Honeyburst
29.2004 Rick Turner M1-LB
30.1965 Gibson Es-125T
31.2006 Gretsch 6122-62 Country Classic
32.2000 Rick Turner M-1 Bass w/Piezo
33.2004 Rick Turner M-1 Bass Custom Lightweight http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

[shadco]

2 Acoustics
3 electrics
1 mando with another on order

[John Sawatzky]

I do an inventory at the beginning of each year. Here are some photos of my "scrap pile". You guess what's all in there.

[delsbrother]

I've got TWO mandobirds!

[John Sawatzky]

Another photo of the "srap pile".

[RobinG]

I have:
a bagpipe chanter - for my enemies
lots of harmonicas, including a low blues harp like Sonny boy II used sometimes
a metal thing that makes a horrible noise if you shake it, and a worse one if you scrape it.
a tambourine ditto
two kazoos for teaching my 7 year old daughter how to hum Coltrane solos
a mysterious archtop type guitar that my father in law got from a junk shop, but I have never seen, cos it's in Vermont and I am in Madrid, Spain.
A tenor sax which needs a serious re-padding
some salsa whistles, and some mountain rescue ditto.
a strange gourd harp thing from Cameroun which makes a good sound if you press it against your belly and move the neck while you are playing with it
A dog, ditto
some percussion objects from Cameroun also, which look like the testicles that the Afghan Hound obtained, played with, and then discarded (after tying them together with a string)
The various cheap guitars in my signature
The blueridge banjo also in the signature which is waiting for my retirement to be reactivated
Oh yes, and I have a lovely Lebeda F5 premium which makes me happy and want to discover more tone, and a beautiful Lowden F32 which I will never get tired of whether flatpicking or fingerpicking. I don't have a lot of extra money for instruments and both the Lowden and the Lebeda were at the top of my possibilities, but never a regret!
I promised myself that when I was 50 I would learn nasty electric guitar and start a Hardcore band - any recommendations?

Best
Robin

[mandolirius]

<a banjo made entirely out of car parts (everyone should have one of these)>

I thought that's how all banjos were made.

[John Flynn]

Let's see your stuff.
This reminds of a line from the 1979 movie "Hardcore" with George C. Scott and Peter Boyle. The line was delivered during the "audition" sequence and it goes, "Don't you want to see my stuff?" Somehow it seems strangely appropriate here. Those who remember that movie will know what I mean. The rest can use their imaginations.

[Treblemaker]

Like History repeating itself - this is not the first time I've listed my musical toys here at the Cafe....

-2001 A. Lawrence Smart F5 #124
(My main bread earner)
-1993 Flatiron Performer F with Fishman Transducer
(Played literally thousands of gigs with this from straight ahead bluegrass to a full on swing band alongside drums, horns and pedal steel)
-1980's Japanese Yasuma A Mandolin
(My first Mandolin)
-1997 Martin HD28 with Fishman Elipse Blender
(Still kickin' and sounds great for plugged in gigs)
-2005 Martin Custom D35 with Italian Alpine Spruce Top & Forward Shifted Bracing
(My acoustic flatpicking Ferrarri of a guitar - overwhelming bass and snappy trebles... given to me as am Xmas gift by Jim Hyatt of the 5th String in Berkeley, CA)
-2006 Martin LX Travel Guitar with Spruce Top
(Fun to pick on at home, the wife and kid dabble with it too.)
-1970's cheapo Harmony Stella Archtop
(Biggest case of D'Angelico wannabe in a guitar ever)
-1986 Fender Tele with Lace Sensors and Custom Purple Streak Paint Job
(Great sounding, tele with snap, but it's heavier than an anchor)
-1978 Ibanez MC300 Musician Electric Guitar
(For my occasional foray's into Grateful Dead Jam Land)
-Lanikai Soprano Ukulele
(Cheap but effective)
-Lanikai Concert Uke
(Even cheaper, less effective)
-1986 Johann Kessler German Upright Bass
(Fat fundamental and occasional bread earner - equipped with Realist pickup)
-1986 Fender American Deluxe Jazz Bass
(FUN and perfect for my small mando picking fingers through a sweet sounding Eden Rig)
-1950's Amati Label Student Fiddle (Handed down by a Favorite Uncle)
(Frightens the cat, scares the kid)
-1980's El Cheapo Oscar Schmidt 5 String Banjo
(Got this for next to nothing. Makes a great wall hanging)
-Casio 100 Voice Electronic Keyboard
(Handed down by Mom (may she RIP) and contains a drum machine handy in the studio)
-1972 Fender Twin Reverb (Pre CBS'd & with Master Volume)
(Grand Canyon wide and louder than a crazed Mother-in-law)
-1986 Mesa Boogie Mark III
(Playing mando through this is like shooting a pea through a Howitzer)
-2002 Polytone Mega Brute
(My best craigslist buy in the last few years - scored this for $50)
-1995 Musitronics Maxi Mouse Amp
(Great for street busking)
-2007 Eden 260WTX Bass Amp with Eden 210XLT Cabinet
(Can you say juicy tone, growly, round and woody)
-PA with Alesis Power Amp, Mackie Mixer, JBL Cabs, stands, Mics Cables blah blah blah
-Condensor and Dynamic Mics from Shure, Sennheiser, BLUE, MXL and Neumann
-Several Rack Enclosures containing Mic Pre's, Eq, Lexicon Reverb, Rack Tuners
Cabinets full of the usual and in some cases hard to find Vintage effects - Mutron, TC Electronics, Digitech, Boss, Ibanez, ProCo, DanElectro, Korg....

yeesh this never ends

[Jim Broyles]

Oneupmanship? Ha! More like several-downmanship from me. I have an aversion to listing instruments in my sig line. To me it just seems like a way to brag about my possessions. Here is my cheap stable:

3 Fullerton Strat copies, one being a Fat Strat copy
Fullerton Ventura 5-string bass
Fullerton Gloucester mandolin
Kona acoustic/electric guitar with a repaired broken off headstock
Copley CA7 acoustic/electric guitar

The whole mess did not run me a grand and plays some pretty good music. The Copley is an all solid, cedar topped full sized dreadnought with a pretty good Belcat preamp w/ tuner. The Kona is a gorgeous blonde flame maple lam top cutaway dread and also has a Belcat preamp with tuner and dual outputs - XLR & 1/4 inch. AND it was free - UPS issued my seller credit, my seller issued me credit and UPS never picked it up. The Fullerton guitars were all bought on eBay from sellers who had bought the M123 closeouts and blew them out cheap. The bass came from M123 at a blow-out price (<$90.) I am the king of the cheap instrument. I have set each one up to the best of my ability and they all play very well. I have to tweak the Copley a little, because it seems the bridge saddle is a tad low. I am getting tinny tone from the middle of the fretboard up and it does it with a capo as well. I have replaced the plastic nut with a bone one and the nut action is almost perfect, but I still get some thin tone/fret buzz up high on the neck. The mandolin was a gamble based on the description and as a lot around here know, mine is the one which started the Fullerton phenomenon on the Cafe this past year. I have had it for a year now and it still sounds fantastic - great chop, nice woody bluegrass tone and easy to play. I have a new ebony bridge and a bone nut for her but I haven't gotten around to it yet.

[MikeEdgerton]

Damn Jim, Music123 should have made you customer of the year http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

[Jim Broyles]

Mike, when I was laid off, I was going to try to buy, set up, and sell cheap guitars so I could supplement my unemployment. I listed them and actually did sell one but even though the guitars play and sound great, the turnover I was hoping for wasn't there. I'll list them again when I feel like it and probably keep one regular strat copy. I don't care too much for the humbucker tone on the bridge pickup, although it is a great rock guitar. The quack tone is still cool, I just prefer a single coil tone for the bridge p'up.

[Leigh Coates]

I have:
1. #Larrivee steel string D-09 - 1980
2. #Kenny Hill Madrid classical - 2000
3. #Lucida Artista classical - 2004ish
4. #Kron bagpipes - 2007
5. #Collings MT mandolin - 2007
6. #Fred Casey ukulele - 2000ish
7. #John Walsh smallpipes in A - 2000ish
8. #Yamaha electric bass, low end heh, heh,...
9. #Doumbek (middle eastern drum) - pretty old
10. 2 ocarinas
11. Kawaii digital piano - new this year

I think that's it. #

My family thinks I'm nuts.

[MikeEdgerton]

Mike, when I was laid off, I was going to try to buy, set up, and sell cheap guitars so I could supplement my unemployment....
You'll probably do alright on them down the line.

[mrmando]

I liked this thread (http://www.mandolincafe.net/cgi-bin/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=12;t=48643;st=0) better; it's mando-focused.

I guess it's nice to know that so many instruments are being rescued from tomorrows scrap-heap.
I knew a guy who had a lot of greyhounds.

[JeffD]

All mine are on my keeper list. I never purchase anything I don't love and intend to keep for ever. I sold one instrument, a Sobell bouzouki, because I found after many (almost 20) years, I really wasn't playing it. Other than that, I only acquire.

[Mike Bunting]

Hey Mike - hope you get some instruments to go along with all that one day

Seriously, I can't play with you guys. I've only got three instruments. What's the ante here, ten and up?

That "other thread" lists my mandos, I also have a J45, a Danelectro electric guitar, a mandola, a cute little Blueridge O style and an Egyptian footwhistle that I can't play in the winter cause you have to take yer boots off and it's way too cold here in Alberta.

[MikeEdgerton]

I liked this thread (http://www.mandolincafe.net/cgi-bin/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=12;t=48643;st=0) better; it's mando-focused.
Yeah, but in that thread you can't show off what you own, just how many mandolins you've purchased. What's life without telling everyone about your Fenders and Gibsons?

By the way, here are 3 Fenders and 2 Gibsons....
(thanks to Jim Garber for Freddie and Debbie)

[hoffmannia2k7]

primary checking 80.77
primary savings 289.01
Secondary savings (for heating oil) 188
roth ira 510.54
assorted stocks 750
16 dollars in my wallet

but i have about three priceless instruments (gibson 1-jr, johnson resonator mandolin, and kay tenor banjo given to me)

[Joel Spaulding]

Mike E. - http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif #especially enjoy the Freddie reference.

i guess my collection could be described as "pawnshopesque" - unfortunately much of what I once had ended up in said pawnshops due to.... well I was once a working musician and then a student - most of it paid for rent, gas etc. Really miss my Bose 901s and 501s!!!
I couldn't tell you the production years on most items, So....

iii mandolin (http://www.iiimandolin.com) F5 being built - was strung up "in the white" TODAY!!!!
Oscar Schmidt A mandolin
Sakis greek bowlback
"Ebay special" Antoniotsai 2 pointer (suprisingly restrained front inlays http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif )
Yamaha APX-8A acoustic electric
Takamine 12 string (currently loaned out)
Epiphone stratbody, 1 hum, 2 single coil
Ibanez SRX(???)4 string bass
Michael Kelly Dragonfly fretless A/E bass
Fender silverface Vibro-Champ
Numerous cabinets, speakers, mixers,effects in various #
# # # # # #states of being
Roland XV88
Korg CX3(oldschool model)single manual organ
Ensoniq SQ80 synth
Sequential Circuits Six-Trak synth
Slingerland 5 piece (197?)kit
Mountain Rythym djembe
Ashiko (handmade,Monticello, KY)
various hand drums/auxilliary percussion
Conn Cornet (c.1960)
Antique military bugle
Selmer flute (old)
Selmer(?) clarinet(very old)

I try to keep various instruments tuned up and on display in an attempt to foster spontaneous jam sessions when we have guests.

[Alex of the North]

12 E Strings
11 G Strings
10 A Strings
8 D Strings
3 B Strings
3 C Strings

[fatt-dad]

Am I the only one with two accordians?

Here's my mandolin list:

84 Flatiron A5-1
84 Flatiron 1N
20 Gibson A3
Romanian-made "Montana"
Plywood-made "Hondo" (oval hole!)
My original (i.e., first-ever mandolin) Kay (maybe mid 60s)
Some taterbug that a dude gave me 20 years ago.

Here's my guitars:

Martin LXM
Martin HD-28V
Martin 000-15S
Some old Gibson - likely a 29 L-1 or so. . .
An early 70s Yamaha FG-180
An "Arianna" classical (also early 70s)
The Elvis Presley guitar (plastic toy with decal binding) with original box - WOW!
"The Dinasaur" (another cheap Asian classical)
Fred Gretch (sp) 3/4 student POS

I have two violins
I have a tenor banjo
I have a 1897 (or so) "Sears Acme Professional" 5-string
There's a washtub bass somewhere in the house.
Can I count several clarinets and flutes?

Now the question is how many of these did I buy. Alot of the stuff (yes the accordians) came from my father in law. He's just knew I liked musical instruments and would buy them at yard sales and such. That said, that's how I got my old Gibson guitar!

f-d

[Mike Bunting]

2 ACCORDIONS!!!!!

[allenhopkins]

OK, you wanted it:

Guitars
1957 Martin D-18
1970 Martin D-41
1940 Martin 00-28G conversion to 00-42
1994 Taylor XX-MC 20th anniversary model
1973 Guild F-212XL 12-string
c1860 no-name “parlor” guitar
1950’s Gibson LG-3/4
1930’s Gibson tenor guitar
1980’s Bruko octave guitar
1980’s (?) #K&S Weissenborn copy Hawaiian guitar

Banjos
1920’s Gibson GB-3 “ball bearing” Mastertone guitar banjo, converted to RB-3 5-string
1966 Ode/Muse Style 2 5-string
1880’s (?) no-name gut strung 5 -string banjo
1900’s (?) no-name steel string 5 -string banjo
1920’s Regal tenor “pot” with 1960’s “Pete Seeger” long 5-string neck
1920’s Bacon Orchestra Model 17-fret tenor banjo
No-name “piccolo” #5-string banjo (early 20th century?)
2003 Gold Tone “piccolo” 5-string banjo
2001 Thornburg gourd-bodied 5-string banjo


Resonator Instruments
1938 National Style 0
1937-39 National Havana
1930’s Regal “Dobro,” round-neck, raised nut for steel playing
1930’s Dobro tenor guitar
1970’s 5-string Dobro “dojo”


Ukuleles
1960’s Martin Style 0 soprano
1920’s Martin Style 1 soprano
1930’s Regal taropatch (8-string uke)
1920’s Stewart Collegian banjo-uke
2002 Johnson brass-bodied resonator uke
1960’s Polk-A-Lay-Lee (don’t ask!)

Autoharps
1887 Style 2 7/8 5-bar
1896 8-bar
1899 Model 6 “Model Deluxe” w/shifters
1950’s Model 73 12-bar
1970’s Autorinoharp 15-bar

Mandolins - as listed below, plus
1920’s Holdrio piccolo mandolin
1980's Jordan (?) solid-body electric
1930’s Regal Octofone
2007 Eastman 805 mandocello

English system concertinas
1887 Wheatstone treble
1967 Wheatstone treble
1890’s(?) Wheatstone baritone

Tiples
1930’s Regal koa body
1956 Martin T-15

Banjo hybrids
1890’s Pollman mandoline-banjo
2002 Gold Tone banjola

Basses
1920’s (?) aluminum bass fiddle
1980’s Guild Ashbory bass
“Tourist grade” Honduran guitarron

Miscellaneous
Armadillo-shell charango
Lark In the Morning bowed psaltery
1900’s American Conservatory violin
No-name hammered dulcimer
1960’s Hugh Tracey treble kalimba
1960’s Bukowski Appalachian dulcimer
No-name concert zither

I’m also the current guardian of a 1990’s Fender Squier P-bass, and a Hohner acoustic bass guitar, belonging to my sons. #And I’m not counting harmonicas, whistles, soprano recorder, Jew’s harp, mouth bow, other little oddities that I use from time to time.

[Sal Mando]

Tucker & Peterson BS Mandolin (BS is for Bluegrass Special)
McKloskey 7-string mando (They sell at 13% less than an 8-string)
Sound Joy MusikMakr
Mahindarjit & Punjabitar Golden Cow Special

[Mr. Loar]

OK, you wanted it:

Guitars
1957 Martin D-18
1970 Martin D-41
1940 Martin 00-28G conversion to 00-42
1994 Taylor XX-MC 20th anniversary model
1973 Guild F-212XL 12-string
c1860 no-name “parlor” guitar
1950’s Gibson LG-3/4
1930’s Gibson tenor guitar
1980’s Bruko octave guitar
1980’s (?) #K&S Weissenborn copy Hawaiian guitar

Banjos
1920’s Gibson GB-3 “ball bearing” Mastertone guitar banjo, converted to RB-3 5-string
1966 Ode/Muse Style 2 5-string
1880’s (?) no-name gut strung 5 -string banjo
1900’s (?) no-name steel string 5 -string banjo
1920’s Regal tenor “pot” with 1960’s “Pete Seeger” long 5-string neck
1920’s Bacon Orchestra Model 17-fret tenor banjo
No-name “piccolo” #5-string banjo (early 20th century?)
2003 Gold Tone “piccolo” 5-string banjo
2001 Thornburg gourd-bodied 5-string banjo


Resonator Instruments
1938 National Style 0
1937-39 National Havana
1930’s Regal “Dobro,” round-neck, raised nut for steel playing
1930’s Dobro tenor guitar
1970’s 5-string Dobro “dojo”


Ukuleles
1960’s Martin Style 0 soprano
1920’s Martin Style 1 soprano
1930’s Regal taropatch (8-string uke)
1920’s Stewart Collegian banjo-uke
2002 Johnson brass-bodied resonator uke
1960’s Polk-A-Lay-Lee (don’t ask!)

Autoharps
1887 Style 2 7/8 5-bar
1896 8-bar
1899 Model 6 “Model Deluxe” w/shifters
1950’s Model 73 12-bar
1970’s Autorinoharp 15-bar

Mandolins - as listed below, plus
1920’s Holdrio piccolo mandolin
1980's Jordan (?) solid-body electric
1930’s Regal Octofone
2007 Eastman 805 mandocello

English system concertinas
1887 Wheatstone treble
1967 Wheatstone treble
1890’s(?) Wheatstone baritone

Tiples
1930’s Regal koa body
1956 Martin T-15

Banjo hybrids
1890’s Pollman mandoline-banjo
2002 Gold Tone banjola

Basses
1920’s (?) aluminum bass fiddle
1980’s Guild Ashbory bass
“Tourist grade” Honduran guitarron

Miscellaneous
Armadillo-shell charango
Lark In the Morning bowed psaltery
1900’s American Conservatory violin
No-name hammered dulcimer
1960’s Hugh Tracey treble kalimba
1960’s Bukowski Appalachian dulcimer
No-name concert zither

I’m also the current guardian of a 1990’s Fender Squier P-bass, and a Hohner acoustic bass guitar, belonging to my sons. #And I’m not counting harmonicas, whistles, soprano recorder, Jew’s harp, mouth bow, other little oddities that I use from time to time.
Woah, you must have a big house!!!

[John L]

Probably a partial list, and I may have to come back to add production years:

Jake Neufeld F-5
Stidham F-5
1916 Gibson A-1
Washburn/Lyon & Healey bowlback
Levin Mandola (from Sweden)
1981 Alan Perlman Octave Mandolin
1968 Gibson J-45
1970s Gibson Heritage
B&J Seranader parlour guitar (Regal?)
Cheap Classical Guitar
Stewart Tenor Banjo
Handbuilt Dulcimer
1929 Martin T-18 Tenor Guitar
1965 Hagstrom II Electric
1967 Hagstrom Concord Bass
Various ukes and a trashed tiple
Just one accordian - Hohner (can't play it)
Upright piano

[MikeEdgerton]

2 ACCORDIONS!!!!!
I have one old German accordion but unfortunately it's missing a rhinestone. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif

[JEStanek]

My herd of mandos is in my signature line. I can add a Stradolin Jr in need of aneck reset or a new home (more likely), and an American Bowl Back on a shelf. I have a Fluke Uke and a Kamaka Concert uke that I really enjoy.

I list my mandos in my signature line to let folks know when I give an opinion on an instrument it's likely I have it... this way they can consider the bias that may be present. I certainly don't have them there to make myself seem like a better player or to brag. Frankly, I'd rather be known as the long winded guy who wants you to give blood from time to time rather than the guy who owns X, Y, or Z.

Jamie

[mandoscotia]

Hey Folks

New to the board. Greetings from Nova Scotia. (Right next to New Brunswick, home of Ray Legere, if anyone has heard of him)

Sadly, this is what I own

Cheap Fender beginner (which I played to death, and now serves as a bank as I save for my new mando)

Michael Kelly Legacy Delux

Yamaha YCC-651 Professional Model Tuba (for my other playing gig)

Hand made Martin D-18 copy (made by my dear old dad)

N

[MikeEdgerton]

I wouldn't be sad about owning a handmade guitar made by my dad, welcome to the cafe.

[mandoscotia]

Yeah, actually just sad about the mandolins. The tuba would cost about 15K new, and the guitar is real nice

Thanks for the welcome!


Nathan

[Ted Eschliman]

This really surprises me everyone is so openly candid with their valuable possessions. When people ask me "just how many mandolins DO you have?" they might as well be asking me how much I weigh.

Y'all must have abs of steel...

[MikeEdgerton]

This really surprises me everyone is so openly candid with their valuable possessions. When people ask me "just how many mandolins DO you have?" they might as well be asking me how much I weigh.

Y'all must have abs of steel...
Ted, how much do you weigh?

I'm with you on this one.

[Steve G]

My Queensland Heeler has advised me not to participate. I ALWAYS listen to my Queensland Heeler. Not that me or anybody else in the neighborhood has a choice...

[JeffD]

OK, you wanted it:
Way to go Allen!

That is great.

[JEStanek]

I guess for Curt's sake I'll add, I have a Celestron Starhopper 8 from 1998.


Jamie

EDIT: My shoes in general aren't too old but I still have one pair from 1994.

[Mark Marino]

Thanks guys- you've given me all the ammo I'll hopefully need to convince my wife that I'm not out of line obsessive. #

1. #1916 Gibson A0
2. #1920's refinished repaired F4
3. #1960's Harmony Monterey
4. #1940's Strad-o-lin
5. #Weber Sage OM
6. #Hand built lap dulcimer
7. #Hand built hammered dulcimer
8. #Hand built sweet-stick (dulcimer)
9. #1910 no-name parlor guitar
10. Ovation Adamas deep bowl 6-string
11. 1970 Martin D-28
12. Arosegui Granados handmade classical- 1982
13. Alvarez 6-string cutaway acoustic
14. 1910 Heberlein violin
15. 1995 PRS custom 24 electric guitar
16. 1972 Fender Strat
17. Custom shop Telecaster
18. 1910 no-name open back banjo
19. 1970s Ibanez SiverBell banjo
20. 60's Harmony Ukelele

It's definitely a players collection, but when the bomb finally drops and I'm barracaded in my basement for years while the fallout decays, I'll have plenty to keep busy with- assuming I don't burn them for heat.
Nice stuff Mark! #Have you ever had to reset the neck on that 1970 D-28?
Never needed a neck reset to date. Solid, straight, and very nice low action. Guess I'm lucky, reading about others with older Martins.

[BoneDigger]

Dang, I'm just going to crawl into a hole somewhere...

All I have:
Kentucky 380s mandolin
Fender Artist banjo (1970s)
Martin DX1 guitar

I guess I'm one of the "underpriveledged"...

Todd

[Austin Koerner]

Why not?

jBovier F5
Morgan Monroe MAM-200
Rogue
Mapex M-Birch 6 piece drum set
PDP 5 piece
Yamaha trumpet
an old harmony electric guitar


my Bovier and Mapex set are my babies..

[David Miller]

Well, little ole me, with my ONE (count 'em 1!) mandolin... But, the way I see it, it plays every note that I want to play, and plays them the way I want to play, so until I am as good as Thile.. (well, even if I get to be 1/4 as good), I think I am content. Of course, that one mando is a Collings, so I cant really complain.

Now, the occupational hazzard (being a music teacher) is all of the OTHER odd instruments I have collected over the years, from Indian tablas, to African Udu drums, to a Tibetan prayer bowl, to a nose flute, to a Chinese calabash. My motto - So Much Music, So Little Time - so what if my living room looks like the back room of one of those great, old fashioned music stores! My 15 month old daughter loves hearing and trying out the variety, and who knows, maybe she will grow up to be a world-class Udu-ist!

[frankenstein]

My Queensland Heeler has advised me not to participate. I ALWAYS listen to my Queensland Heeler. Not that me or anybody else in the neighborhood has a choice...
YEAH !!

[gh_mando]

In order of acquisition:
1.1968 D-35
2.70s Aria f-5
3.1961 00-18
4.1946 D-28
5.1998 Rattlesnake F5
6.1934 R-18
7.1924 snakehead
8.1923 snakehead
9.1968 D-18
10.1968 D-18 (yes another one)
11.1969 D-18s (wait—I just sold this one)
12.2000 Gilchrist Style 5
13.1950 0-18

I repair stuff, so I have many cheapos not listed.

[Mr. Loar]

In order of acquisition:
1.1968 #D-35
2.70s Aria f-5
3.1961 #00-18
4.1946 D-28
5.1998 Rattlesnake F5
6.1934 R-18
7.1924 snakehead
8.1923 snakehead
9.1968 D-18
10.1968 D-18 (yes another one)
11.1969 D-18s (wait—I just sold this one)
12.2000 Gilchrist Style 5
13.1950 0-18

I repair stuff, so I have many cheapos not listed.
1946 D-28! Drool!!!!

[Ken Sager]

Am I the only one with two accordians?

Nope. You're not alone. Among the two accordians I have a bunch of other stuff, too.

Love to all,
Ken

[sgarrity]

It's all in the signature line. I've pared down the collection since moving out East. Hopefully it will begin to grow again in the coming years.

[mrmando]

Non-mandophonic instruments:

Vintage Paramount tenor banjo, set up for Irish
National Res-O-Phonic Triolian tenor guitar
Retopped Ovation guitar
2 harmonicas
2 tin whistles
2 Hall crystal open-hole flutes
2 handmade djembes
Moroccan clay drums
Various percussion toys
Chinese upright bass
Ashbory electric bass
Flea-market junk bass
Jonathan Franke violin (dang! should've gone to River City festival; Jonathan was there. Looks like Rhonda Vincent bought one of his fiddles.)
Wenzl Fuchs viola
Aceto Violect 5-string electric violin
T.F. Barrett 5-string electric viola
Dusty Strings single-bridge hammered dulcimer
Casio CZ-5000 synth
Hohner kiddie accordion (my first instrument)

[CollingsPicker]

I have two haha, and I'll have a Stiver in about a year.

Martin HD 28
Collings MT

David Watson
My Bands Website (http://povertyhollow.com)

My Youtube Videos (http://youtube.com/collingspicker)

[jim_n_virginia]

Dang! I feel kinda deprived looking at some of yalls list! http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

Well here's my meager but well appreciated list.

1. 1990 Gibson F5L
2. 1926 Slingerland banjolin
3. 1920 F/A4 Gibson Frankenmando
4. 2005 Freshwater Octave mandolin
5. 2002 Taylor 810 series guitar
6. 1906 German fiddle
7. 1960 Hofner fiddle
8. 1940 Ward Resonator mandolin

[Griffis]

Currently my collection is very meager (though it suits me fine.):

- Gretsch Synchromatic acoustic guitar. Probably no more than 10 years old. Got it for $70 at a pawn shop.

- Silvertone acoustic tenor guitar. 1930s vintage I'd guess. Got it last August for $100. It's in great shape.

- Kel Kroydon (made by Gibson) KK-11 tenor banjo, 1930s. Given to me by my father this last October. This instrument is probably worth at least twice what all my other instruments combined would be worth. Also-- I tune my tenor guitar and banjo GDAE.

- Gibson soprano ukulele, ca. 1946. $25 from a friend who picked it up for me while he was working at a Goodwill donation center.

- Hamano soprano ukulele. I am in the process of trading a guy this uke for a banjo-mandolin he has.

- No name soprano ukulele. I can't even remember where I got this one. Sweet little player though.

- Johnson concert-scale resonator ukulele. Paid about $270 back in 2002. This instrument has traveled all around the USA and Central Europe with me. Lots of sentimental value.

- Maybell banjo-uke. 1920s or 1930s. Traded a cheap electric guitar to a friend of mine for it.

(as you can see I went through a heavy ukulele phase there for a while...at one point I had over 20 ukes.)

- Rogue A-style. Gift this last Christmas. Was intended to help tide me over until I got the aforementioned banjo-mandolin. Instead I have given it a good setup and it has eclipsed all my other instruments as what I play most.

- Assorted harmonicas, kazoos, bells, whitsles...

I am seriously considering selling the tenor guitar, tenor banjo and Gibson uke to help finance a really nice mandolin.

I'd really like to get that banjo-mandolin in over the next week or two, then a cheap resonator mandolin, a decent octave mandolin and a nice oval-hole A-style mandolin.

I think that would cure my Instrument Acquisition Syndrome.

In 30 years of playing some instrument or other, I have owned scores of different things. I once had a cool collection of old analog synthesizers and had a slew of nice electric guitars, basses, amps, effects pedals, a drumset, other acoustic instruments including a 5-string banjo and a fiddle, etc., etc.

These days I hope to pare it down to a few essentials, and those few essentials are increasingly involving the mandolin family.

[catmandu2]

so what if my living room looks like the back room of one of those great, old fashioned music stores!
Indeed. The decor of our living room includes vintage mandos, fiddles, ukes, upright piano, and various ethnic percussion (including two udu drums). It's nice when hosting jams, but also for inquisitive visitors.

Besides my common guitars, banjos, mandos, fiddles, CBOMs, etc., I am most proud of my Hammered Dulcimers (Cloud Nine, Jim Hudson) and my old button accordians and concertinas--I guess I have 7 or 8 of those.

I miss my old sunburst Fender 10-string pedal steel http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif more than anything I've sold...that, and my vintage Rogers Power Tone jazz kit went when I decided instead to lug an upright bass around with me.