thanks jim - at the moment, his - but (somewhere?) i'll buy a set of dogal calace (light) strings
thanks jim - at the moment, his - but (somewhere?) i'll buy a set of dogal calace (light) strings
... just did - on italian ebay - dogal calace RW92B DOLCE
This one is still available on eBay Germany.
Jim
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I'd be happy to take it off your hands slightly less cheaply, mando1man! [Inset slyly winking emoticon of your choice here.]
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Latest acquisition is this German bowlback made from flamed apple (extremely rare!). I fell in love with it as soon as I saw it at the makers place in February (when I picked up my Embergher which he had repaired). So he left me with it since and I played a lot of performances with it.
roady43
Very nice, Roady43. I think it has a clean yet dynamic look. The slight asymmetry is appealing to me as well. The fruitwood is beautiful. At first glance, I thought it was cherry. Where is the builder from?
Mick
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roady43: Yes, any reason you would keep the name of the maker secret? Please so let us know who he/she is. It looks, from the photos, that this is impeccable workmanship.
Also, I believe that there is a wide difference -- almost polar opposites -- between the Embergher mandolin and the German styles including, neck shape, tone and approach to playing. Do you play particular kinds of music with each type of mandolin?
Jim
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Thank you Mick and Jim.
In fact I didn't want to keep the builders name secret but he asked me not to be "published". So I waited with putting up pictures here until I owned the mandolin, which is since yesterday. He even didn't put a label inside the mandolin, he is not in the internet and builds intruments only on special request. He has his workshop only a few kilometers from where I live.
Because of his extraordinary craftmanship I ordered another mandolin from him which will be finished at the end of the year: black Rio palisander bowl with thin maple filings, spruce top with black Rio scratchboard and a special peghead kit that allows exchangeable stringing (wood or machine pegs, different number of courses, gut or steel strings). Exchangeable nut and bridge, only 4 bone pins for the strings... Very exciting. I've never seen or heard something similar and I'm very happy that he accepted the experiment with my crazy "invention". My goal was to have the possibility of no metal parts on it. A security exit is build in as well: if this fails (because tuning could become a real issue, specially when wood pegs are combined with steel strings!) the peghaed always can be transformed into an ordinary machine head.
roady43
I love to play the Embergher very much and like to practise on it. The fretboard is very comfortable for me (coming from the violin) and it is much easier to reach the high notes because of the slim shape of the body. The sound is bright and clear, in colors I would call it silvery. Very good sustain and the basses are astonishly strong. I played it once in Otello in January. Nice for the Italian repertoire. I might need it for Don Giovanni (on period instruments) but then will put on the Lenzner Cosnort or even gut strings. Still looking for a Vinaccia of the 1790s for that.
As you say the differences between the 2 types are quite obvious.
The German bowlback was played in concerts and opera performances all the time during the last 6 month. Perfect for Romeo and Juliet (Prokofiew) playing from the pit. No problem to come through against the trumpets...
The sound is brilliant, strong, round and remembers a bit at the sound of a cembalo.
roady43
Can I just say, that's one sweet looking bowl - love the tailpiece inlay - definitely a head scratcher working out how that was done!
Jim
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Yes but he is extremely modest, not to say shy and not longing for fame. The other point is, that he had decided to spend as much time as possible for another field he is very involved and successful: sculptures. He is not so young anymore and can't accept to many orders for building mandolins and wants avoid any pressure. At the moment his priority is his artistry as sculptor (the finish of many details of my mandolin tell a lot, e.g. armrest).
roady43
You are lucky to know him and have been able to convince him to build for you.
Jim
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'93 Chuck Taylor lowtops
'12 Stetson Open Road
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'14 Irish Linen Ramon Puig
Little sound sample with my new German bowlback. Some bars of the 1. Mandolin Part of Prokofiews Morning Serenade from Romeo and Juliet. Unplugged recording in 40sq.m. living room...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNoQm...ature=youtu.be
roady43
Cute little tune...not so easy to play, eh?
For our convenience:
Jim
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Not quite mandolin, but I'd posted images of my weird, rib-backed vihuela way back in 2005, pre-restoration. Chad Neal, mentioned below, completely rebuilt it on the original shell. If anybody happens to be curious, detail can be had at this page of Chad's blog site.
Last edited by Eugene; Aug-25-2012 at 2:35pm.
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