Wow, that is stunning!
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Wow, that is stunning!
Wow, they look great - I especially love the colour of Marcelyn's!
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Rory makes stunning instruments, and that is a gorgeous looking zouk.
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Lovely! I hope you will post more pictures as it progresses?
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Fabulous, Marc, thanks for sharing! Count me among those who are turing green with envy!
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+1... wow, that is an absolute beauty. Thank goodness I don't play well enough to even attempt to justify buying it!!! Andy's attention to detail is incredible.
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Great answer mishima!
Keith, I don't have any answers, I only know that it's a whole lot easier to buy a mandolin than it is a car.
Many happy returns anyway :)
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Very pretty, Keith - looks very similar to mine! :)
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Hey Scanbran, great to see you here at the Cafe :) Nice photo, and I really enoyed the soundclip. Nice playing, and the Fylde definitely suits that style.
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Just to stoke the flames of MAS, you don't see these come up for sale very often: Manson mandolin
I hope someone buys it quickly before I find myself giving in to temptation!!!!
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Absolutely beautiful, congratulations!
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The book is called "Talking Wood" and it's absolutely fascinating. It includes snatches of his poetry and his unique observations and speculation on life, luthiery and all sorts of things! (I have...
That blarge of yours is stunning, Gil. Andy's artistry, in my opinion, is second to none. His attention to detail, and his unique quirky style are just wonderful. Oh yes, and a great sense of...
That looks like an interesting challenge for the DIY enthusiast, Martin!
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I nominate this birdseye maple mandolin by Andy Manson
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On considered reflection, after what I did at the folk club last night, I've now come to the conclusion that I shouldn't be allowed to handle good quality instruments, even if they are my own!!
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A few examples from British folk music -
Show of Hands playing "The Napoli":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkUNkVEt9Y4&feature=related
Full House playing "Marshall Riley's Army":
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If you don't put much stock in things, perhaps that shows in the way you ask. If I felt that another person wouldn't take care of my things, I would be reluctant to put my things in their hands,...
Thanks folks, I'll try some of those. I am really looking for a long-term solution, i.e. how to look after it in general rather than just how to humidify the instrument in the short term.
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My 101 year old Calace seems to be suffering a little from dryness - it already has an old repaired crack in the soundboard, and after I bought it last year, I took it to luthier Matthew Bascetta,...
Thanks! Re the restoration mandolin, do you mean these ones (below)? They're no longer in my keeping, I passed them on to my friend's children.
Yes, please do :)
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Currently in my care: 1910 Calace; 2008 Bascetta parlour guitar; 2007 Davidson flat-top; 2008 Manson parlour guitar; 2005 Newell A-style; 2006 Brook Torridge guitar.
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Sweet! :)
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I'll send you a pm so as not to sidetrack your thread too far away from the big zouks :)
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How are you doing, Gil? The question that's been in my mind for a while is what specification you gave Andy - did you just email him and say "I want a blarge like Fliss's"? :)
Andy is such an...