First look at the new Draleon Mandolin, just got it delivered this morning . Sounds great, rich and throaty with tons of overtones. I will hopefully get her set up properly this week and we will go...
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First look at the new Draleon Mandolin, just got it delivered this morning . Sounds great, rich and throaty with tons of overtones. I will hopefully get her set up properly this week and we will go...
It's good to be back (actually I never went away, I just loitered)...
Bart, my name is Gordon Roberts and I originally developed the line of Draleon instruments several years ago. We were very successful and there are many very happy Draleon owners out there, several...
I'll be there with the new Headway mandolin pickup and the amazing Headway EDB-1 eq/direct box for acoustic instruments. Thanks for making this happen guys!
Gordon
Bob,
I have every confidence in Century Strings, they are going to be around for quite some time methinks. I overheard some very cool plans being laid at the NAMM show in Nashville a week or two ago...
Stanek,
You roll!
:cool:
G.
Bob, Jamie, Martin...
No, Draleons never went away they just had a bit of a hiatus. I designed the mando (and guitars) for Century Strings a few years back and spent some time in the workshop in...
I was at Wintergrass a few years back manning the Eastman booth, we were in a room with one other dealer which turned out to be a great setting for some informal jams but got a little lonely when...
I have never met a Brock instrument that I didn't want to own. He is my favorite builder, hands down. One day I will win the lottery and start my collection.
Matt,
I looked at the pics you posted in another topic and I think you might well have one of the original mandos. The date on yours is 2004 which on the face of it would suggest that you are a year...
I believe it was 2003. If someone really has too much time on their hands they could probably find the discussions in the archive here.
A clear case of my original mas in Boston becoming your mas in Bethesda. Do you know what this means? This means that MAS is a communicable disease. Apparently, you picked up your infection one night...
I figured I would let Eastman answer this but I hear they are all in Beijing for the olympics hence the eerie silence. So, here's how I remember it.
We were in Boston at the Skinner auctions on...
This may shed some light on the circus he joined.... http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif
http://truefire.com/tftv....laxwood
I remember Gordon too, I wonder whatever happened to him?
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Dave,
I'm not sure you are understanding me. I agree all the negatives that you point out are possible which is why I posted to say that I have someone here that is a proven entity and if you are a...
First of all my intention here was never to attempt to simply get my friend Bucky Baxter a free mandolin. I posted because I believed, and still believe, that there is an incredible opportunity out...
Bucky is a pedal steel player primarily but from what I have seen he plays just about anything else pretty well. On the new record he plays mando and guitar quite a bit. An endorsement deal doesn't...
...... and the crowd went..... mild.
Story of my performing career. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif
G.
I was approached by my good friend Bucky Baxter about recommending a good mandolin for him to take out on the road. Bucky played with Dylan longer than any other musician and lately has been having...
Got to sing "Happy Birthday" belatedly to Ted this evening at the Ryman.
Okay, it was out in the lobby but that still counts right?
Here is what's going on my resume in the morning....
There's an old joke we used to tell from the stage.
"Playing music sure keeps you young. All this fun makes me feel like a 25 year old again except my wife would kill me if she found out...)"
By...
Ted,
Congrats!
If life really does begin at forty then this birthday makes you a cool 10 year old. Perhaps this is why you have such a wonderful relationship with your daughter. Having turned fifty...
When I was at Eastman we marked every second that went out with a bracketed two after the serial number on the label and on the authenticity certificate that accompanied every instrument ie. Ser#...
"Speedway at Nazareth" by Mark Knopfler. Another one just begging for the BG treatment. It's all about nascar too which won't hurt. :>)
Gordon