Not the camera angle, the neck has one heck of a dip in it.
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Not the camera angle, the neck has one heck of a dip in it.
I do know what this mandolin is worth and I am not talking about "restoration" but simply gettingit back in playable condition. Putting more into an instrument that I could ever recoup if I sold it...
I am still a total sucker for the abused and unwashed instruments out there longing for a home. The latest orphan of the storm - a Recording King mandolin sold though Monkey Wards. Based on...
It runs all over the place. One day it might be the Easybeat's "Friday on My Mind" and the next Mitch Ryder's "Devil with a Blue Dress" medley. Really depends on who hanging out. Tunes that show...
Since the later 1960s, Keef has spent alot of time in Open G tuning. Keef once described his playing style as three fingers, two chords and one a*#hole or something. But as long as Keef is alive...
Lordy, I think I am still in trouble for snagging a box of my grandfather's cigars to give to Rev. Gary Davis along with a few dollars for some lessons. The way I look at it I could hear the music...
I am a total hack at the mandolin so am probably not the best guy to give advice. I got into mando to play Charlie Patton and Skip James. It is not all that difficult get things down like pinching...
Whoa a back from the dead thread.
Not a string package but here ya go
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I truly hope your Gibson somehow makes its way back home to you. I can't really imagine how you feel but last year I had to sell my 1913 Gibson A to come up with some much needed money. I actually...
Been playing guitar a long time - my first gig was in 1966.
I ain't gotta a lotta time with a mandolin under my belt. Started maybe a year ago when I figured I would try fingerpicking some Charle...
I cut my teeth on Ampegs back in the 1960s and played though a B-15 portaflex for many years. Only real problem with Ampegs was getting volume out of them - they may have been the lowest sounding 30...
Sid Griffin played mandolin with the Long Ryders and his other groups afterwards.
There was this guy named Rich Brotherton who played mandolin with the Wild Seeds - one of the best "you never...
Mine is a 1913 Model A. It was in nice shape - even the pickguard had not yet gassed out. I just stumbled across it - I was not even looking for a mando. But I got to take it home for a week to...
Glad all are OK. Geetars can be replaced - loved ones (human and animal) cannot.
I also lived in Norman, OK (I still recall Gary England and his "Terrible Twisters" show) as well as in Kansas...
We were out the other night and decided to go for one of those now for something completely different moments and ended up playing Alice Cooper's "I'm Eighteen." Worked pretty good on the mando...
Lyon and Healy first came out with that style of mandolin around 1917. I would have guessed it was a Style C but I am far from an expert. I may be wrong but I recall someone telling me the early...
Thought this was going to be a thread about Blind Blake.
I am as old school as it gets and buying any instrument sight unseen requires a big leap of faith on my part. It has less to do with worrying about a seller's integrity or how much (or little)...
Yup, "Born to be Wild" be the one - also "Jumpin' Jack Flash." They come on, the volume goes up and the foot goes down.
So did mine - so I picked up a 1913 Gibson Model A for her. The itch, however, died pretty quickly but I have been having a blast with it.
You might look and see what Barcus Berry has. Decades ago they were the only company to offer a pickup for a fiddle. Just a little dot mic that you attached to the bridge with something that looked...
Based on past history, the chances of any el cheapo acoustic instrument being worth big bucks in 40 or 50 years are pretty slim. About the only one I can think of that has soared in value would be...
You could get a quicky appraisal from Gruhn by sending him photos and what info you have. he does charge but no a whole lot. Not as good as a hands-on appraisal but it will get you in the ballpark.
I have played archtop guitars on and off for almost 50 years but have never owned a new one. I own two at the moment and both are around 75 years old. It took me a while to find one that I could...
Its been about two years now but down in D.C. a singer and I decided to do a bit of busking. We brought in about $25 that afternoon but were approached by a guy who must have liked us and offered...