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Today, 5:39pm

JEStanek replied to a thread Getting some mandolin strings as a graduation gift, would like so in Equipment

Just Stings has all your price answers. Quick answer, $11-12. So, comparable to the JM11s. The FW74s are a tad beefier. Per Bratsch's comments...

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Today, 2:22pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Dad's old mandolin in Looking for information about mandolins

Try gentle force and then maybe a little humidity -- not too much -- with a damp sponge in a plastic bag overnight. It should come off, unless, of...

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Today, 2:20pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Vienna Mandolin and Guitar Ensemble? in Classical, Medieval, Renaissance

I think that the edition is long out of print and I think I got it out of the NY Public Library and photocopied it.

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Today, 2:03pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Nola in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

Originally a piano piece, I fooled around with it a little when I took lessons with Roy Smeck who played it on tenor banjo. You can get the piano...

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Today, 2:00pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread $12.50 Harmony In The House.... in Tenor Guitars

Wow, Bruce. Original duct tape has got to be worth something right there. I love the cheapies that are playable.

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Today, 1:58pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread bad dream in General Mandolin Discussions

My recurrent nightmare is not only playing an important gig and not having practiced (variant of the high school test nightmare) but also finding...

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Today, 1:44pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Post A Picture Of Yourself in Post a picture of your mandolin

I just found this photo from 1988 of the New York Mandolin Orchestra when I played with them. I am sitting on the far right in the second row to the...

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Today, 10:46am

JEStanek replied to a thread fine Sarah Jarosz clip in General Mandolin Discussions

I kinda hear what you're saying. Re: Sarah covering Waits but, that song goes well with her sweeter voice. I wouldn't want a record of her covering...

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Yesterday, 4:18pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Bowlbacks of Note in Classical, Medieval, Renaissance

Are you thinking of buying it for the asking price? In that case, no! I think the bridge, aside from being on backwards is not original. I don't know...

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Yesterday, 4:00pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread When did they start using tremolo on mandolins in Classical, Medieval, Renaissance

I think the parallel in the violin world is vibrato and in general these days most people for the most part do not use it when playing baroque era...

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Yesterday, 3:49pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Dad's old mandolin in Looking for information about mandolins

Use of Old English would be something for the finish experts.

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Yesterday, 3:24pm

JEStanek replied to a thread Getting some mandolin strings as a graduation gift, would like so in Equipment

I like flat wound strings. They have more fundamental tone and fewer overtones. They also sound darker than J74 strings to me. I like the...

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Yesterday, 2:12pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Dad's old mandolin in Looking for information about mandolins

Looks just like the Supertone (Sears brand) that Jake Wildwood restored here. Bridge top and nut are prob bone, unlikely ivory. Chicago made by one...

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Yesterday, 2:07pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Lyon and Healy Tailpieces: Differences Pre- and Post- Patent Date in Vintage Instruments

Since I have both early and much later examples of style As, I will also take a look and post some pics.

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Yesterday, 1:39pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Alden Holloway Double-Necks in Four, Five and Eight-String Electrics

Martin: what is that mandolin he plays (rather poorly IMHO)? Customized Martin 2-15?

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Yesterday, 1:26pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread banjo-mandolin in Looking for information about mandolins

Yeah, I am not so sure about my possible Levin attribution. I have a feeling that those tuners might have been added later and mya have just been...

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Yesterday, 11:19am

Jim Garber replied to a thread Phoenix Bluegrass #429 in Post a picture of your mandolin

That is what I love about Rolfe's mandolins. Same basic design but a world of difference in the tones from different models. I have played a good...

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Yesterday, 10:48am

Jim Garber replied to a thread Meet the maker luthier interview- Gary Nava in Builders and Repair

Nah, no one is interested... :) Thanks, Gary! Very interesting that you made a Martin Ditson copy as your first. BTW I read the title as "Meet...

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Yesterday, 10:46am

Jim Garber replied to a thread mandolin teacher dead zone in General Mandolin Discussions

What music genres are you interested in? That might also help to find someone. You could also post a teacher want ad in the classifieds.

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Yesterday, 8:35am

Jim Garber replied to a thread banjo-mandolin in Looking for information about mandolins

It looks fine and as long as it is functional, it should be fine for learning mandolin but once you get into playing mandolin I am sure that you will...

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Yesterday, 8:19am

Jim Garber replied to a thread Looking for a bowlback mandola in Classical, Medieval, Renaissance

Are you looking for the American definition of a mandola (CGDA) or the European one (GDAE one octave below mandolin)? I assume you are in Europe but...

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Yesterday, 8:10am

JEStanek replied to a thread fine Sarah Jarosz clip in General Mandolin Discussions

She just graduated college and can tour without the added pressures of school work on her mind and she'll have a new CD out before too long. What an...

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Yesterday, 8:08am

JEStanek replied to a thread Weber Sweet Pea...Is it Still Being Made?? in General Mandolin Discussions

You should contact Weber directly to see if the Sweet Pea is still made. I had one for a while and felt it was worth the $200 I paid for it used. ...

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May-23-2013, 9:14pm

greg_tsam replied to a thread Intelli IMT-500 vs 'Other' tuners. in Equipment

I recently bought the PW Mini b/c I loved the size. When it's on my headstock you can't tell it's there. The problem is it doesn't fit behind the...

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May-23-2013, 2:43pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Lyon and Healy mandolins in Builders and Repair

Come to think of it, I did play one of Graham McDonald's L&H copies when he was over here in the US a few years back. It was not a slavish copy for...

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May-23-2013, 2:29pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Vienna Mandolin and Guitar Ensemble? in Classical, Medieval, Renaissance

My initial experience of Hladky was his edition of the Beethoven mandolin & piano pieces. I discovered that his fingering was, to say the least, very...

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May-23-2013, 1:08pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Griffith Loar A-5 drawings? in Builders and Repair

So, Bruce, are you going to make the mandolin?

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May-23-2013, 10:36am

Jim Garber replied to a thread Lyon and Healy mandolins in Builders and Repair

I hope this is not a thread only for people named Peter from Australia :) I have both an early symmetrical A and a later asymmetrical (Washburn...

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May-23-2013, 10:22am

Jim Garber replied to a thread When did they start using tremolo on mandolins in Classical, Medieval, Renaissance

Actually writing music specifically for the mandolin? I am sure that someone played what we might consider folk tunes, as Martin said, after they...

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