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  1. Re: Ed Elliott's Paul Bigsby Inspired Mandolins

    I thought he retired!
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    Re: D'Angelico mandolin Registry

    Which mandolin? #154?
  3. Homer and Jethro's It Ain't Necessarily Square

    On the Square album, I've been listening to for a while, I am pretty sure that the on the non-acoustic tunes, Jethro has got to be playing an electric solid body mandolin. Can anyone confirm this? I...
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    Re: D'Angelico mandolin Registry

    Here is one of Stan's melodious descriptions with pertinent info. about scroll D'Angelicos: "no serial number, is nearly 11 inches wide and as fancy as a D'Angelico mandolin gets. This model is...
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    Re: D'Angelico mandolin Registry

    From D'A's logbook there is mention of "154 scroll, O 7/11/42." Jim, do you know the serial # of the "cremona-esque" with the hand in your image above?
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    Re: D'Angelico mandolin Registry

    Hello Steve1819! This is great! What a story and history you do have for this instrument. I've added the instrument to the D'Angelico spreadsheet and your instrument fills a gap between "1937 #102...
  7. The first really good mandolin I ever played was...

    The first really good mandolin I ever played was a Givens F. I wish I had listened to everyone that told me to get one then in 1992. I remember the Banjo Player I was playing with told me, "Just save...
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    Re: Vivitone Mandolin Registry

    I, too am sorry for your losses. It would be interesting to hear more about your mother in law. In case you missed it, it looks like a few ViViTone guitars were built with reversible top saddles on...
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    Re: Vivitone Mandolin Registry

    Church Mouse that is awesome. Binding front and back! Found in a laundry room?!?!?!
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    Re: D'Angelico mandolin Registry

    1940s Blonde Two-Point "New York" no serial number. This is very similar to the Mandolin from post #58, but it does not have the art deco feature above the nut. Additional frets were removed for a...
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    Re: Vivitone Mandolin Registry

    @1894Orville- here is what I have regarding #3 (I've removed a couple of names for anonymity sake) Spanish/Hawaiian/Acoustic/Electric guitar for a while. It's a 1933, maybe the third (the pickup...
  12. Re: Did R.L. Givens ever build a "Gibson" A-5 copy?

    https://gregboyd.com/product/c-1980-givens-a-5-mandolin/
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    Re: D'Angelico mandolin Registry

    Jim, here is the description from Schoenberg Guitars, "Very rare, one of only around 50 mandolins made by John D'Angelico, the most highly regarded builder of archtop guitars. This is what he called...
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    Re: D'Angelico mandolin Registry

    To me, this is the most beautiful mandolin John D'Angelico made... known so far.
    Currently at Carter Vintage Guitars.

    https://youtu.be/n0gO6pPICi4
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    Re: D'Angelico mandolin Registry

    For your viewing pleasure, I present #115, the newest addition to the D'Angelico Registry.
    167020167021167022
    Thank you John Reischman for indirectly leading me to this one in an Instagram post...
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    Re: Vivitone Mandolin Registry

    The registry contains instruments with numerical designations from #3 to #663.
    27 instruments are registered with serial numbers

    31 instruments are in the registry
    22 guitars (Electric and...
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    Re: Vivitone Mandolin Registry

    Neidhardt, Incredible!!! Beautiful work! Is that a painted white stripe down the back of the neck? What was the issue with the back? Loose braces? What type of music do you enjoy playing on it?
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    Re: Vivitone Mandolin Registry

    #312 Acoustic Guitar, Japan
    155428
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    Re: Vivitone Mandolin Registry

    travellerbytrade is that a hard copy that you found or an online source? Is an image available?
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    Re: Vivitone Mandolin Registry

    Here is the instrument Charlieshafer mentioned above- #283-"Rare Vintage 1935 Lloyd Loar Vivitone Acoustic Guitar! w/ HSC"154477

    This guitar has "chrome" hardware. The two piece bridge is simliar...
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    Re: Best from Carter's

    I really want to play the D'Angelico Mandolins there. Two stupendously beautiful instruments.
    https://cartervintage.com/products/dangelico-1942?variant=34254780611...
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    Re: D'Angelico mandolin Registry

    1942 #158 D'Angelico Blonde- from Carter Vintage Guitars in Nashville, " A rare mandolin from the legendary archtop builder! This incredible example, formally on exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of...
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    Re: D'Angelico mandolin Registry

    Just got a heads up about #158, a blond f-hole, that I must have missed in the Met exhibition. Hopefully, I will be posting some images soon. I wish I knew how that one slipped passed me...
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    Re: Vivitone Mandolin Registry

    #625 and #663 both have the Two sound hole feature on their tops.
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    Re: Vivitone Mandolin Registry

    A new addition to the registry: Acoustic Guitar #663 with images from dealer, Huber Breese on Reverb. This instrument has a Grover tailpiece, a different logo design on the headstock, and a two sound...
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