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    Re: CARMELO CATANIA MANDOLIN, what you tihink

    I alway called him Giovanni. And he too, called me the same.
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    Re: CARMELO CATANIA MANDOLIN, what you tihink

    Thanks for your comments. I love Giovanni dearly. Wish he was still with us.
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    Re: CARMELO CATANIA MANDOLIN, what you tihink

    Hi Mick,
    He was a special man who loved his students. At 18 years old I went off to Berklee School of Music. The day I said good bye to him he held me in his arms and cried. I took 3 lessons a...
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    Re: CARMELO CATANIA MANDOLIN, what you tihink

    I too studied with John Vicari years ago (starting 1958) at the age of 12 to 17. And have a Carmelo mandolin Dated 1955 (flat back/not sure if that's what you call it). He was and to this day my...
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