I'd love to see your Parker mandolin, got any photos...where was it made? Burlington? Portland? Keene?
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I'd love to see your Parker mandolin, got any photos...where was it made? Burlington? Portland? Keene?
I have an MB4 in excellent condition, w original HS case...I can send you some pictures...Don't know what they are going for these days...but I'll look around...what would you like to spend? Thanks,...
slot head mandolin tuners would work fine on a taropatch. Schaller makes em, don't know about other brands...Joel
Yes I've tried it. It sounds great. It's a beautiful midrange close harmony sound, great for swing rhythm. soloing is more challenging but if you like to move up and down the neck it's...
Yes, steel strung. There's only one of these out there at the moment, but operators are standing by...eck
We should get Campagnola to make tuners...
Two tools I could not live without...my hand held countersink with a red plastic handle, and one of those step drills from the hardware store. The go up in...
The surprising thing is that Argentina, with the second largest Italian population in the world, does not have a strong mandolin tradition. Tangos are great to play on mandolin, go to tangojam.com...
Matt Flinner? nevah hoid 'im, maybe I will now.
wicked good! He should be teaching at some mando camp! I'd like to hear what he does with a good bridge p/u. eck
The great tenor banjoists like Harry Reser and Roy Smeck had no problem getting around on a 23" scale tenor banjo. In terms of sound and projection, those banjos banjos had enough to reach the back...
Is it correct that that is just a branch of the tree not the actual trunk...the trunk would be a lot bigger, yes?
We had a large (about 2 ft dia.) Ash in my yard about 20 years ago. My wife wanted...
I've converted several strats to tenor including the squire mini. In all cases I made a new neck. here's a photo of the mini...
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I recently lost a new Earnest Selma plectrum guitar thanks to USPS. The guitar was enroute to Switzerland, but it appears to have never made it out of NYC. It's a Selmer style guitar with mahogany...
I'm going to Spain for a couple of weeks. Looking for any info on Spanish mandolin builders. I'll be in Madrid for a couple of days and then mostly in Northern Spain.
The headstock looks suspiciously short, like it might only have 4 strings? Maybe it's a short scale tenor guitar/mandola. There was a tenor guitarist that played with Carmen Miranda, can't think of...
Thanks to Jim Garber for organizing and Jim Kendrick for hosting this fabulous workshop. Dudu is very adept at demonstrating and explaining the elements of Choro. He kept us focused on the music for...
I am looking for copies either vinyl, tape or digital of the two Colonial LP's mandolinata Famosa Vol. 1 & 2. These are old and out of print records of Italian mandolin classics. I used to have Vol....
Interesting choice of instruments, doesn't sound too bad in this clip. Looks like it coulda been made in the 21st century. eck
Can anybody identify this instrument, maybe a Gretsch or Hofner?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5XVEUdNye0&feature=player_embedded
Gee, I once had almost the identical A3 (same color, same HS inlay, but mine was from 1913), and I have used the stage name, Curly Maple, back when I was in the Pinetones, but alas, that is not my...
My cello guitars are dreadnought size and have a 26.5" scale, and have a bit wider spacing at the nut and bridge than this guitar. It could possibly work as a cello but might be a bit on the wimpy...
I emailed the seller too about this guitar. The 25" scale is suitable for DGBE tuning, Eddie Freeman tuning, or a short scale plectrum, but it can't be tuned as a tenor CGDA. I suggested that he list...
kevin, Hey I've got one of those, what gauge strings are you using? Thanks, Joel
Where is this strad-o-lin social group? I just got one myself. eck
In my research on argentine mandolins I discovered yet another unknown (to me) style of latin music, joropo. Typicla band is bass, harp, guitar, cuatro, bandola, mandolin and maracas. Good stuff,...