Re: The Cecil B. DeMille Fanned-Fret 'Dola by Girouard Mandolins.
Took Cecil out for a spin last night, and it sounds amazing...
A great mandolin, and a great 'dola...just need to get my mind on combining the two...
...and the fanned frets are no problem whatsoever...
I'll post a sound clip when it stops raining...
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Re: The Cecil B. DeMille Fanned-Fret 'Dola by Girouard Mandolins.
I don't know if this will help. It is probably much too basic for you, I wrote it years ago when I first became interested in mandola/mandolins. Please excuse any mistakes, my music theory is not too good.
Trevor
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Re: The Cecil B. DeMille Fanned-Fret 'Dola by Girouard Mandolins.
Hey, I know wet coast weather patterns, living here on Vancouver Island. It's not going to stop raining until May. Post the damn audio.Originally Posted by Spruce
I'll post a sound clip when it stops raining...
And now there was no doubt that the trees were really moving - moving in and out through one another as if in a complicated country dance. ('And I suppose,' thought Lucy, 'when trees dance, it must be a very, very country dance indeed.')
C.S. Lewis
Re: The Cecil B. DeMille Fanned-Fret 'Dola by Girouard Mandolins.
Wow, that is amazing! I love the birds eye!
Re: The Cecil B. DeMille Fanned-Fret 'Dola by Girouard Mandolins.
Great thread
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Re: The Cecil B. DeMille Fanned-Fret 'Dola by Girouard Mandolins.
Here ya go, s1m0n...
(Excuse the crapola playing...)
Orcas Island Tonewoods
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"Mangler Of Bluegrass"
"Overhead At Darrington"
"Electric Mandolin Graffiti"
Re: The Cecil B. DeMille Fanned-Fret 'Dola by Girouard Mandolins.
What, Spruce!! No surf music!
That mandola sounds amazing. BTW one approach to 5 string is to treat it like you do, two instruments. Tiny Moore showed me also this approach: basically, comp on the bass side and melody or chord-melody on the treble. I guess similar to guitar in that way. No need for full 5-course chords unless that is exactly what you want.
BTW I also started listening the a bit of those Radio Free Olga podcasts. Excellent, fantasic music. I look fwd to getting more into those. I missed visiting when I was out there years ago and I hope to get up there next time I am out there.
Jim
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Re: The Cecil B. DeMille Fanned-Fret 'Dola by Girouard Mandolins.
The resonance really stands, as well as the tone.
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Re: The Cecil B. DeMille Fanned-Fret 'Dola by Girouard Mandolins.
That slanted bridge gives me the willies... but that instrument sounds great.
Re: The Cecil B. DeMille Fanned-Fret 'Dola by Girouard Mandolins.
Thank you. You sound terrific.
And now there was no doubt that the trees were really moving - moving in and out through one another as if in a complicated country dance. ('And I suppose,' thought Lucy, 'when trees dance, it must be a very, very country dance indeed.')
C.S. Lewis
Re: The Cecil B. DeMille Fanned-Fret 'Dola by Girouard Mandolins.
I never dreamed I would ever see and even hold this instrument in person. Wow! What a beautiful 'Dola!
Saw and met Bruce (and Eddie) with the CecilBDemille at the Great 48 in Bakersfield... An amazing instrument. Thank you for letting me drool over it in person!
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Re: The Cecil B. DeMille Fanned-Fret 'Dola by Girouard Mandolins.
Just for comparison, here's my four-year-old fan-fret five-course, built by Bernie Lehmann here in Rochester:
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Re: The Cecil B. DeMille Fanned-Fret 'Dola by Girouard Mandolins.
I love the traditional color purple!
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I love the traditional color purple!
Re: The Cecil B. DeMille Fanned-Fret 'Dola by Girouard Mandolins.
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Orcas Island Tonewoods
Free downloads of my mandolin CDs:
"Mandolin Graffiti"
"Mangler Of Bluegrass"
"Overhead At Darrington"
"Electric Mandolin Graffiti"
Re: The Cecil B. DeMille Fanned-Fret 'Dola by Girouard Mandolins.
Just FYI, the sister instrument to "Cecil" is for sale in the Cafe classifieds...
NFI, just a head's up on a fantastic instrument...
Orcas Island Tonewoods
Free downloads of my mandolin CDs:
"Mandolin Graffiti"
"Mangler Of Bluegrass"
"Overhead At Darrington"
"Electric Mandolin Graffiti"
Re: The Cecil B. DeMille Fanned-Fret 'Dola by Girouard Mandolins.
Quite a beaut. But I could see how someone unfamiliar with the esoterica of the fan-fret principle might think the bridge is a bit off!Just for comparison, here's my four-year-old fan-fret five-course, built by Bernie Lehmann here in Rochester:
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