10 Questions for Dan Beimborn

**NewsFetcher** · Jun-26-2011, 7:47pm

The Mandolin Cafe has posted the following news release:
10 Questions for Dan Beimborn
http://www.mandolincafe.com/news/publish/mandolins_001363.shtml

Dan Beimborn, the owner and administrator of the Mandolin Archive chats with us about his web site and added role and the technical guy behind the Mandolin Cafe.

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**Backlineman** · Jun-27-2011, 12:43pm

Awesome interview. Thanks to Dan for all of his hard work on the Mandolin Archive; a truly unique resource. And thanks for all the work involved in hosting the Mandolin Cafe. I really like the close up photography.

**John McGann** · Jun-27-2011, 2:57pm

Excellent stuff! Dan is a great player and a man of many talents!

**Ted Eschliman** · Jun-27-2011, 3:19pm

Talk about your unsung hero, Dan is the man. Wife and I had the privilege of dinner with him last time I was in London. An exceptional human being.

Except for that chicken thing.

**jjboone101** · Jun-28-2011, 8:18am

Nice interview, Scott and thanks Dan for all of your tireless contributions to our mando universe. I also appreciate the Archive and its expansion to include Gilchrist, Wiens instruments beyond Gibsons. Thanks again!

**journeybear** · Jun-28-2011, 8:54am

What a great read! Fascinating to learn so much about the wizard behind the curtain at the Mandolin Cafe and the Mandolin Archive. I had no idea he is American by birth, and I felt a bit of nationalist pride. We are very fortunate to have someone with his estimable talents, knowledge, insight, and dedication devoting himself to these resources.

From time to time I think of submitting my instruments to the Archive for inclusion in the collection. I doubt my plain A is worthy, though it's a good player, but hopefully my 1916 H-2 mandola is.

There was a point early on when I saw the cover of Dan's CD, with this wording on the link: "Dan Beimborn's 2006 CD, Torch and Fire, with his 1909 Gibson F4, serial number 9100 as the cover art. Click to purchase." For the briefest moment my mind fooled me into thinking I could purchase the MANDOLIN ...

**danb** · Jun-28-2011, 9:10am

Originally Posted by journeybear

From time to time I think of submitting my instruments to the Archive for inclusion in the collection. I doubt my plain A is worthy, though it's a good player, but hopefully my 1916 H-2 mandola is.

Journeybear- we like to record all of the models, anything with a serial number (and hopefully a FON!) will get a listing! Again, I'm a bit behind *cough* on some submissions, but my intention is indeed to get them all in!