Search:

Type: Posts; User: mike_c

Page 1 of 7 1 2 3 4

Search: Search took 0.01 seconds.

  1. Replies
    23
    Views
    6,392

    Re: best new f-5 style bridge (arched)

    i called John Monteleone and he recommended Steve Smith (Cumberland Accoustics) for a bridge.... i called them and said i got one of their bridges and i didn't like the half brown color. they said...
  2. Replies
    23
    Views
    6,392

    Re: best new f-5 style bridge (arched)

    i did get a cumberland bridge and half of it was brown colored and very pourous looking ebony... nothing like the one on the mando now (it is cracking)
  3. Replies
    23
    Views
    6,392

    best new f-5 style bridge (arched)

    hi... where can i get a really top quality bridge to replace the cracked (arched fingerboard) bridge on my Monteleone mandolin?...
  4. Replies
    9
    Views
    6,510

    hi dave... glad you liked my pickin on turkey...

    hi dave... glad you liked my pickin on turkey knob.. mike conroy
  5. Thread: Stiver f-5

    by mike_c
    Replies
    11
    Views
    4,672

    actually...i think i'll advertise it at best...

    actually...i think i'll advertise it at best offer over $3500...i have listen to this mandolin for years..it is amazingly powerful and projects clear across a fiend..at $3500--- #it's a steal---...
  6. Thread: Stiver f-5

    by mike_c
    Replies
    11
    Views
    4,672

    howdy, a friend wants me to help him sell his...

    howdy, a friend wants me to help him sell his 1988 stiver f-5 mandolin..it is in great shape (he bought it new in 1988) and it plays and sounds great also... what's it worth? i didn't see any listed...
  7. Thread: Collings f case

    by mike_c
    Replies
    4
    Views
    1,772

    they are nice cases.... you see them for sale...

    they are nice cases.... you see them for sale because collings owners often spring for a calton
  8. Thread: Feedback

    by mike_c
    Replies
    6
    Views
    3,113

    nice strings...kind of pricey....

    nice strings...kind of pricey....
  9. Thread: MF5 Roll Call

    by mike_c
    Replies
    17
    Views
    6,386

    i like mine..it cured my search for a great...

    i like mine..it cured my search for a great second mandolin..(and boy i went through a bunch of them)
  10. Thread: Cole mandolins

    by mike_c
    Replies
    6
    Views
    3,990

    i've played quite a few cole mandolins.. they...

    i've played quite a few cole mandolins.. they have a solid powerful voice..come to think of it, i played the mandolin sound track on his web site..called "picking on the cole"
  11. Thread: mando backrest

    by mike_c
    Replies
    1
    Views
    1,180

    i have been using one of the mandolin backrests...

    i have been using one of the mandolin backrests on my 1980 monteleone...i have been removing it every so often to clean and polish where the rubber stops rest on the mandolin back...i finally...
  12. Replies
    13
    Views
    4,766

    i also have recorded  mandolin with one neumann...

    i also have recorded #mandolin with one neumann km-84 and a beyer ribbon mic (with the sank ribbon conversion) or an old b and o ribbon to add warmth and depth...but i must say through the years i...
  13. Replies
    13
    Views
    4,766

    normally i use a hotrodded symetric 202...

    normally i use a hotrodded symetric 202 preamp..but with these mics on mando i'm using a aphex 107 tube pre...recording to adat
  14. Replies
    28
    Views
    7,411

    i have used both the shure ksm 32 and the at-4033...

    i have used both the shure ksm 32 and the at-4033 a lot..both are nice mics..in the studio- two ksm 32s in x-y stereo can't be beat on mandolin.. but live with one mic..the at 4033 does something...
  15. Thread: Mandolin mike

    by mike_c
    Replies
    13
    Views
    4,141

    we play on one mic and stick a loud banjo player...

    we play on one mic and stick a loud banjo player (not you fred) over on his own mic..heck,we don't want to listen to all that loud racket
  16. Replies
    13
    Views
    4,766

    so far, (in the last 10 years or so) i have tried...

    so far, (in the last 10 years or so) i have tried x-y stereo at-4041s, x-y at-4043s, 1 neumann km-84, 1 neumann tlm 103, the two neumanns #together. matched pair oktava mc012s, 1 T.H.E. omni, 1...
  17. Replies
    22
    Views
    4,232

    home is where the heart is..a two cd set of...

    home is where the heart is..a two cd set of grisman doing mando with great traditional bluegrass bands like del mccoury-- nashville bluegrass etc... great stuff
  18. Replies
    13
    Views
    4,766

    i have recently discovered using 2 shure ksm 32s...

    i have recently discovered using 2 shure ksm 32s in x-y stereo on mandolin in the studio..(and a tube preamp) oh mama,, it's the best yet....warm, rich, clear and ambient...it sounds on tape just...
  19. Replies
    28
    Views
    9,714

    nothing has the punch and clarity of ghs a-270..i...

    nothing has the punch and clarity of ghs a-270..i can't figure out how folks could use anything else (and yup. i have tried them all)
  20. Replies
    33
    Views
    7,693

    use the peterson auto strobe 490 in the...

    use the peterson auto strobe 490 in the studio...it can't be beat for accuracy...how ever,, you have to have a training program for many clients.. and color blind people hate it.. they say it looks...
  21. Thread: INTELLI

    by mike_c
    Replies
    29
    Views
    9,209

    i bought two of them and we loved them,,, til we...

    i bought two of them and we loved them,,, til we figured out they won't actually get you in tune...sold them after 2 weeks
  22. Replies
    13
    Views
    9,823

    i am having my repaiman refret and hopefully fill...

    i am having my repaiman refret and hopefully fill in the fingerboard wear spots on my monteleone...is superglue and ebony dust the best way after replanning the fingerboard? i know the fill in spots...
  23. Replies
    131
    Views
    26,901

    fred,,memorial weekend we could have a "whine...

    fred,,memorial weekend we could have a "whine about my new tuner" mando jam.
  24. Replies
    36
    Views
    9,886

    i would think as the years go by the varnish and...

    i would think as the years go by the varnish and the laquer would sound more and more similar..
  25. Thread: Ideal Tone

    by mike_c
    Replies
    20
    Views
    5,439

    i look at mandolin projection (or accoustic...

    i look at mandolin projection (or accoustic instrument projection) as a result of the type of note structure and power the instrument has...for instance, a mahogony d-18 martin guitar has that...
Results 1 to 25 of 166
Page 1 of 7 1 2 3 4