Regal Player of yore

Jim Garber · 03-25-2006, 09:08 AM

Here is a photo I just bought of an earnest young man posing with his Regal. I believe this to be the earlier incarnation of the Regal brand which would be the brand manufactured by the Wulschner of Indianapolis, Indiana. The frame of the photo is actually stamped by a photographer in Madison, Ind.

Jim

Jim Garber · 03-25-2006, 09:11 AM

What I find esp interesting is the bridge on this mandolin which looks like it has some sort of compensation. I ma not sure if this is original to the instrument or something that the player had customized.

Jim

Eugene · 03-25-2006, 09:20 AM

That is mighty cool. Thanks, Jim. I agree that this looks Wulschner made. The bridge is intriguing.

Jim Garber · 03-27-2006, 08:39 PM

Here is Miss Hilda Hempel, another Regal player.

Jim

Jim Garber · 03-27-2006, 08:55 PM

And, of course, Samuel Siegel.

Jim

8ch(pl) · 03-28-2006, 10:13 AM

Is Hilda Sigle?

8ch(pl) · 03-28-2006, 10:14 AM

I mean single.

Jim Garber · 03-28-2006, 10:26 AM

I thought you meant Siegel

I think she would be about 125 years old now by my estimation. A little too old for you, Glen!

Jim

8ch(pl) · 03-28-2006, 12:37 PM

I feel pretty old some days.

Jonathan Rudie · 03-28-2006, 07:18 PM

Neat post Jim. You have a great eye for detail.

Jim Garber · 03-28-2006, 09:24 PM

Thanks, Jonathan. I wonder who that first Regal player with the interesting bridge is. He looks like someone who take his playing seriously. I wonder if he is pictured in a Cadenza or Crescendo somewhere.

Jim

03-25-2006, 09:08 AM	#1
Jim Garber Mando-Accumulator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Westchester, NY Posts: 9,561	Here is a photo I just bought of an earnest young man posing with his Regal. I believe this to be the earlier incarnation of the Regal brand which would be the brand manufactured by the Wulschner of Indianapolis, Indiana. The frame of the photo is actually stamped by a photographer in Madison, Ind. Jim Attached Thumbnails __________________ Jim http://www.myspace.com/jimgarber Facebook

03-25-2006, 09:11 AM	#2
Jim Garber Mando-Accumulator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Westchester, NY Posts: 9,561	What I find esp interesting is the bridge on this mandolin which looks like it has some sort of compensation. I ma not sure if this is original to the instrument or something that the player had customized. Jim Attached Thumbnails __________________ Jim http://www.myspace.com/jimgarber Facebook

03-27-2006, 08:39 PM	#4
Jim Garber Mando-Accumulator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Westchester, NY Posts: 9,561	Here is Miss Hilda Hempel, another Regal player. Jim Attached Thumbnails __________________ Jim http://www.myspace.com/jimgarber Facebook

03-27-2006, 08:55 PM	#5
Jim Garber Mando-Accumulator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Westchester, NY Posts: 9,561	And, of course, Samuel Siegel. Jim Attached Thumbnails __________________ Jim http://www.myspace.com/jimgarber Facebook

03-28-2006, 10:26 AM	#8
Jim Garber Mando-Accumulator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Westchester, NY Posts: 9,561	I thought you meant Siegel I think she would be about 125 years old now by my estimation. A little too old for you, Glen! Jim __________________ Jim http://www.myspace.com/jimgarber Facebook

03-25-2006, 09:20 AM	#3
Eugene Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 4,061	That is mighty cool. Thanks, Jim. I agree that this looks Wulschner made. The bridge is intriguing.

03-28-2006, 10:13 AM	#6
8ch(pl) Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Suburb of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia Posts: 1,618	Is Hilda Sigle?

03-28-2006, 10:14 AM	#7
8ch(pl) Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Suburb of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia Posts: 1,618	I mean single.

03-28-2006, 12:37 PM	#9
8ch(pl) Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Suburb of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia Posts: 1,618	I feel pretty old some days.

03-28-2006, 07:18 PM	#10
Jonathan Rudie Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Baltimore, Maryland, USA Posts: 176	Neat post Jim. You have a great eye for detail. __________________ Jonathan R. "Music is my mistress and she plays second fiddle to no one." Duke Ellington

03-28-2006, 09:24 PM	#11
Jim Garber Mando-Accumulator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Westchester, NY Posts: 9,561	Thanks, Jonathan. I wonder who that first Regal player with the interesting bridge is. He looks like someone who take his playing seriously. I wonder if he is pictured in a Cadenza or Crescendo somewhere. Jim __________________ Jim http://www.myspace.com/jimgarber Facebook

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