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surfcow
Sep-16-2008, 12:22am
Help me out, folks!

A is for Dave Apollon
B is for Bill Monroe
C is for Chris Thile
D is for Django
E is for Evan Marshall
F is for Bela Fleck
G is for David Grisman
H is for
I is for
J is for Jethro Burns and Jacob De Bandolim
K is for
L is for
M is for Mike Marshall
N is for
O is for
P is for
Q is for
R is for Ricky Skaggs
S is for Sam Bush
T is for
U is for
V is for
W is for
X is for
Y is for
Z is for Radim Zenkle

OzMando
Sep-16-2008, 2:40am
H is for Hamilton de Holanda :D Don't know if I can spell his name correctly but should definitely be included

Patrick Gunning
Sep-16-2008, 2:41am
Ok, I'll jump in on this (beats finishing my law school reading anyway)

H is for Hamilton de Holanda (sorry Sierra Hull, but no dice)
I is for Andy Irvine
L is for Doyle Lawson (or Rebecca Lovell, depending on preferences)
N is for Norman Blake
O is for Bobby Osborne
P is for Josh Pinkham
T is for Tim O'brien
U is for Upalappu Srinivas
W is for Roland White and/or Frank Wakefield
Y is for Yank Rachell

So the full list would be:

A is for Dave Apollon
B is for Bill Monroe
C is for Chris Thile
D is for Django
E is for Evan Marshall
F is for Bela Fleck
G is for David Grisman
H is for Hamilton de Holanda
I is for Andy Irvine
J is for Jethro Burns and Jacob De Bandolim
K is for
L is for Doyle Lawson
M is for Mike Marshall
N is for Norman Blake
O is for Bobby Osborne
P is for Josh Pinkham
Q is for
R is for Ricky Skaggs
S is for Sam Bush
T is for Tim O'brien
U is for Upalappu Srinivas
V is for
W is for Roland White and/or Frank Wakefield
X is for
Y is for Yank Rachell
Z is for Radim Zenkl

swampstomper
Sep-16-2008, 5:11am
H is for Herschel in my book!
L must be for Lloyd Loar (a double hit! -- like Mike Marshall for M)
Q is for Quicksburg Rendezvous (Ronnie McCoury)
V is for Vernon Derrick
Y is Yank for sure
X is for X-bracing (hey, the 'X' is always hard...)

mandocrucian
Sep-16-2008, 6:04am
Help me out, folks!

B is for Bill Monroe

M is for Mike Marshall

No, I think M is for Monroe, regardless of your opinion of his playing style.

Anyone familiar with (trad.) song, "The Sailor's Alphabet"? One recorded version is on Fairport Convention's Babbacombe Lee album. Here are the Fairport version lyrics (http://www.lyricsdownload.com/fairport-convention-part-iv-the-sailor-s-alphabet-lyrics.html).

Bruce Evans
Sep-16-2008, 7:55am
"F is for Bela Fleck"

Umm... Bela plays banjo. Does he play mando also?

Steve Ostrander
Sep-16-2008, 8:28am
Isn't K for mandola?

Capt. E
Sep-16-2008, 8:31am
Perhaps D is for Dawg ?

I agree L couldn't be anything but Lloyd Loar

Patrick Gunning
Sep-16-2008, 10:25am
"L is for Lloyd Loar"

Umm... Yeah... that's what I meant...

(remembers he shouldn't answer posts at 2 AM, runs away in mando-embarrasment)

mandroid
Sep-16-2008, 11:51am
F is for Florentine [the style with the scrolls and pointy bits] :popcorn:

Tom Morse
Sep-16-2008, 1:04pm
Love Timmy O, but T has got to be for Tiny Moore.

WindinBoy
Sep-16-2008, 1:31pm
"H is for Herschel in my book!"

Agreed:)

Bill Snyder
Sep-16-2008, 6:03pm
D is for Django? Did he play mandolin. I have only seen references to his guitar playing.

WindinBoy
Sep-16-2008, 6:55pm
V is for Joe Val

I met him once and heard something not of this world. I didn't know who he was, he was just sitting by himself, We chatted a while, and he said , "by the way I'm Joe Val. He was a nice guy, very humble.

Dave Greenspoon
Sep-16-2008, 8:34pm
K is for Will Kimble, luthier extraordinaire.

surfcow
Sep-16-2008, 8:49pm
Django and Bela Fleck are ... honorary mandolinists.

delsbrother
Sep-16-2008, 9:08pm
(with all due respect) I'd say D is for Derrington

delsbrother
Sep-16-2008, 9:11pm
V is for Virzi

man dough nollij
Sep-16-2008, 9:34pm
A = A style
B = Blue Chip
C = Calton Case
D = Double stops
E = Emando
F = 5
G = That big company in Nashville, what else?
H = Hammer-on
I = Inlay
J = Jumpin' Juke Joint
K = Kamp
L = Labraid
M = MAS
N = Neck
O = O'Brien
P = Pulloff
Q = Quit that B@njer racket!
R = Radius
S = Style
T = Tremolo
U = Un-loarlike
V = Vibration
W = Wicked Fast
X = Xylophone-like tone
Y = Yikes!
Z = Zebrawood