The Georgia Crawl

[Charles E.]

I love the original version of this tune but just found a newer one featuring Micheal Daves on Mandolin.....

[billhay4]

Any idea what kind of mandolin Michael is playing?
Bill

[Charles E.]

Bill, I believe it is a Albert Shutt mandolin.

http://siminoff.net/loar-albert-shutt/

[mrmando]

No, it is a Shutt copy by Harmony.

Original Shutt 2-points are asymmetrical. Harmony copies are symmetrical.

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"Love to hear ya baby, love to see ya do the Georgia crawl" — Blind Willie McTell

[billhay4]

The instrument in the Siminoff article looks symmetrical to me. Is it not a Shutt?
Bill

[mrmando]

The instrument in the Siminoff article looks symmetrical to me. Is it not a Shutt?
Bill

The instrument in Siminoff's article is unlabeled. Patents for Shutt's asymmetrical mandolin and Harmony's symmetrical one were filed on the same day, and nobody knows for sure exactly what the relationship was. Gregg Miner's article goes into much more detail.

http://www.harpguitars.net/history/s...on-members.htm