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May-16-2013, 4:06pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread "5" string Mando? in Builders and Repair

Here is a thread on that very topic.

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May-16-2013, 4:01pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Did Lloyd Loar sign anything but the F5s? in Vintage Instruments

But I don't think Tim Noble ever said it was signed by any one... I don't see any mention of label or signature in his post above. It could have been...

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May-16-2013, 3:54pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Establishing a new social group? in Forum Software Support

You merely go to the Groups page and click the big black button at the top that says "Create Group". Then fill out the form.

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May-16-2013, 3:43pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Mandolins in progress in Post a picture of your mandolin

Nice, Joe. I never heard of that wood. It sort of looks like koa. What is the sound like?

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May-16-2013, 2:31pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread AllParts 10-string tuners in Builders and Repair

Wow, Allen. Now I have to come up there to see that one on my next visit. What is the fan fret range -- how do you actually ask that... I mean what...

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May-16-2013, 2:28pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Will someone explain radiused fingerboards to me? in Builders and Repair

Sort of reminds me of this valiha -- tube zither from Madagascar

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May-16-2013, 2:21pm

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

Stephen Sedgewick

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May-16-2013, 2:08pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread "5" string Mando? in Builders and Repair

Lawrence Smart, for one (fan fret), Oliver Apitius, Paul Shippey, Bill Bussmann, and others.

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May-16-2013, 2:05pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Will someone explain radiused fingerboards to me? in Builders and Repair

I have both radiused (only a few of them) and flat fingerboards on my mandolins. I honestly don't prefer one over the other but I suppose if I were...

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May-16-2013, 9:11am

Jim Garber replied to a thread Building Scrap wood one instrument at a time! in Builders and Repair

Well, I suppose he found info on the Cafe with a search. I highly doubt that the fretboard is rosewood from a pallet. Then again I would think they...

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May-16-2013, 8:46am

Jim Garber replied to a thread 1936 Gibson TG-50 in Tenor Guitars

I don't know if it is just the lighting but that fretboard looks pretty light for a rosewood. Compare to the six string. I would almost prefer it in...

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May-16-2013, 8:39am

Jim Garber replied to a thread Stridente, DeMeglio and Cristofaro Compared in Classical, Medieval, Renaissance

I have since sold my DeMeglio but I think I had Fisoma Consorts on it and it had a nice lively bright sound. The sound to the player is also...

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May-16-2013, 8:36am

Jim Garber replied to a thread Monzino's instruments: in which museums in the world are they? in Looking for information about mandolins

Are you only interested in museums? What about private owners and dealers? This dealer has at least one Monzino guitar.

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May-16-2013, 8:21am

Jim Garber replied to a thread Building Scrap wood one instrument at a time! in Builders and Repair

I bet this guy is a member of these forums. He built at least one other mandolin and has a video on Roman plectra. There is a tool store...

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May-15-2013, 3:07pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread 1920's Portuguese mandolin in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

That is the std design for the Portuguese guitarra with those Preston tuners. The biggest problem is that you need loops on both tends of each...

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May-15-2013, 2:59pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Stridente, DeMeglio and Cristofaro Compared in Classical, Medieval, Renaissance

Are they all strung with the same strings and, if so, what strings are they?

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May-15-2013, 2:51pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Old Mandolin Identification Help in Vintage Instruments

I call it the KayKraft footstock :)

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May-15-2013, 8:12am

Jim Garber replied to a thread Jacobson #16 w/ TI strings in Post a picture of your mandolin

That is a wonderful sounding mandolin if that video is a reliable representation. From what I can tell it has the tones that I look for. Off the top...

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May-14-2013, 4:25pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Old Mandolin Identification Help in Vintage Instruments

Bill nailed it... Kay or KayKraft.

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May-14-2013, 3:37pm

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

I found an old program from June of 1900 for his orchestra on a Brazilian auction site. It looks like standard mandolin orchestra pieces.

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May-14-2013, 3:27pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Mandolins in progress in Post a picture of your mandolin

James: did you post pics of these BRW mandolins?I would love to see them.

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May-14-2013, 2:39pm

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

Plamen: That is wonderful. I can hear the early choro sound. Where is this? Is this a museum?

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May-14-2013, 11:13am

Jim Garber replied to a thread Mandolins in progress in Post a picture of your mandolin

Nice to hear the fruits of your labor (strange conceptual language, I know). I have to listen a few more times but I do like the cedar and redwood...

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May-14-2013, 10:33am

Jim Garber replied to a thread Questions about buying my first mandolin in Looking for information about mandolins

As others have noted above, you pay your $50 and then you prob have to pay another $50-75 to set it up properly, so in a way, you might go for a more...

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May-14-2013, 8:07am

Jim Garber replied to a thread Autoharp and mandolin a combo worth pursuing? in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

I don't have the technical knowledge that Grommet has, but I own and used to play an autoharp -- I was in a band and we used it for some Carter...

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May-13-2013, 9:37pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Keeping the guitar musically relevant in General Mandolin Discussions

It reminds me a bit of this earlier ground-breaking musical instrument: That was brilliant, OS. Thanks a ton for that including the beautiful...

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