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Today, 4:57pm

journeybear replied to a thread Out for delivery.... in General Mandolin Discussions

I'm having a little trouble reconciling these two statements. Surely you do know how to play, a little more than a little? I'm confused ......

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Yesterday, 6:00am

Bernie Daniel replied to a thread F5 Mandolin Kits in Builders and Repair

Thanks for that link! I notice that they now have a downloadable manual for construction too. That is an impressive looking kit I think. My...

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May-23-2013, 9:27pm

Bernie Daniel replied to a thread Solid vs carved in Builders and Repair

Perhaps one could argue that is the kind of bracing Gibson should have put in their oval hole mandolins, mandolas and mandocellos! :) I have a K-1...

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May-23-2013, 5:20pm

journeybear replied to a thread Fans of The Band in General Mandolin Discussions

All I really meant was that the article mentions differing reports, including one from someone who knew Danko's parents, who would seem to be...

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May-23-2013, 12:17pm

journeybear replied to a thread Fans of The Band in General Mandolin Discussions

Sort of. If they could just figure out where he lived. ;)

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May-23-2013, 11:06am

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

I was thinking something similar to what Jeff said. I'm pretty sure the technique existed before the instrument, and was used on instruments that...

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May-23-2013, 10:15am

rbvintage replied to a thread Which model BlueChip did you find works best? in Equipment

KS40...Kenny Smith 40...That's right, what's a guitar player know about mandolin playing? Who knows, but the pick is great! I've used a small...

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May-22-2013, 5:29pm

journeybear replied to a thread Trainwreck of a mandolin in Post a picture of your mandolin

I believe it is German, specifically a Wallhänger. I suggest it is best used for display purposes, with the back facing the room.

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May-22-2013, 11:06am

rbvintage replied to a thread Mas or not looking for a mate for my Crafter m70 ovation what do in General Mandolin Discussions

I agree with Marty, Vanilla! It's very easy to acquiesce to MAS. I speak from experience...over close to 50 years of mandolin MAS. If one can...

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May-22-2013, 7:05am

Bernie Daniel replied to a thread repairing nitrocellulose finish in Builders and Repair

aka 2-Butoxyethanol. I did some research on that compound along with a number of similar compounds back in the early 1980's when I spent a few years...

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May-21-2013, 7:51pm

Bernie Daniel replied to a thread Will someone explain radiused fingerboards to me? in Builders and Repair

Yea it surely is. The jury is still out -- I may end up pulling all the frets, re-sanding the board to 12" and then re-fretting. Stand by.

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May-21-2013, 7:46pm

journeybear replied to a thread Value of a Gibson A Mandolin 1916 vintage in Vintage Instruments

Oh no - don't say that! :crying: Sigh ... If I only could have waited ... :whistling: But I needed something right then (my F-12 I'd had for 30...

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May-21-2013, 7:10pm

journeybear replied to a thread Band name needed.... SOON! in General Mandolin Discussions

That's pretty cool. :cool: Wonder how it'll play in Alaska? :whistling: As it happens, we have something like that here, as far as you can get...

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May-21-2013, 2:41pm

rbvintage replied to a thread Bill Monroe's Other Mandolin in General Mandolin Discussions

Definitely Jack Cooke on the guitar...thanks for the Pennington name for the banjo player, MadMax!

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May-21-2013, 9:44am

journeybear replied to a thread The blues on mandolin? in Jazz, Swing, Blues, Bossa, Choro, Klezmer, Ragtime

It's beginning to look like there may be as many blues scales as there are players. ;) That can't be, of course - statistics and probability prove...

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May-21-2013, 7:33am

Bernie Daniel replied to a thread Will someone explain radiused fingerboards to me? in Builders and Repair

Could you expand on that? I sanded a 9" radius on the fretboard of my latest mandocello project (1.5" wide at nut -- tapering to 2.0" at fret 20...

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May-21-2013, 7:28am

journeybear replied to a thread Value of a Gibson A Mandolin 1916 vintage in Vintage Instruments

For a little perspective ... See the 1917 that went at the BIN price of $899, the one with the pickguard and case? That's about what I paid for my...

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May-21-2013, 12:24am

Bernie Daniel replied to a thread Tone Difference Solid Top vs. Laminated Top in Builders and Repair

To that point, I bought an inexpensive albeit well-made Japanese Arianna dreadnought in 1971 (a Martin D-28 knock off) to carry around with me in...

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May-21-2013, 12:05am

Bernie Daniel replied to a thread New Baby (OM) in CBOM

What is the distance from the bottom of the string to the fret board on the G and E courses? On mandocello I find about 0.05 - 0.06" (A-course)...

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May-20-2013, 4:04pm

journeybear replied to a thread Fiddler on the Roof in Song and Tune Projects

Oh, I know. Don't get me started on singers! So I'll try to stick to just this story ... Not A#m, but Abm. In one of my bands the singer will get a...

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May-20-2013, 6:24am

Bernie Daniel replied to a thread Scott gets a fern! in Vintage Instruments

I'm happy for you Alan but that is a pretty enigmatic post. What happened? :)

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May-20-2013, 5:40am

Bernie Daniel replied to a thread Tone Difference Solid Top vs. Laminated Top in Builders and Repair

Good point, everyone is a genius when they've been given the right answer! LOL

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May-20-2013, 1:34am

journeybear replied to a thread Thread "lock downs" in General Mandolin Discussions

True enough. In fact, one of the surest ways to get a thread locked down is to bring up the subject. And with nothing else going for this thread ......

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May-20-2013, 1:07am

journeybear replied to a thread Fiddler on the Roof in Song and Tune Projects

The sheet music at Music Notes will at least get you started. Of course you will have to adjust what you play and how you play it according to the...

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May-19-2013, 10:16pm

journeybear replied to a thread Fiddler on the Roof in Song and Tune Projects

The Music Notes site looks very useful, especially if you know which songs you want, and you can read standard notation. There aren't any mandolin...

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May-19-2013, 6:04pm

Bernie Daniel replied to a thread Not Johnny Cash - no mando content in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

It sure DOES look like what Johnny Cash would have if he DID play electric though! :) What about all the Highwaymen stuff with Krisofferson,...

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May-19-2013, 5:56pm

Bernie Daniel replied to a thread AllParts 10-string tuners in Builders and Repair

But it could probably be a monster for Celtic I suppose -- I'd sure like to see someone picking on one of those....

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May-19-2013, 3:00pm

Bernie Daniel replied to a thread Tone Difference Solid Top vs. Laminated Top in Builders and Repair

The solid top sounds brighter to me.

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May-19-2013, 10:07am

journeybear replied to a thread Band name needed.... SOON! in General Mandolin Discussions

Well, that should do you for a while. You might want to change it when you hit 40. If you're still together, of course. I knew a band that used to...

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May-19-2013, 8:27am

journeybear replied to a thread Lambchop plays the 2013 Northside Festival Brooklyn in Bluegrass, Newgrass, Country, Gospel Variants

Nah, couldn't be. Shari Lewis died near the end of last century. This is self-serving promo spam. Not sure if there's any MC. I dunno; haven't seen...

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