Antique Photo of a Mandolin of the Day

David McLaughlin · 02-10-2004, 02:04 PM

Please post any original (not published or distributed) antique photo (from your own collection) of a mandolin. The following is an original photo of an unidentified lady from the late teens.

OlderThanWillie · 02-10-2004, 07:47 PM

Here's a photo of me as a young man...

David McLaughlin · 02-11-2004, 09:15 AM

Here's another one from the same photographer...

Eugene · 02-11-2004, 10:28 AM

Here's a ream of vintage mandobabes. #Be warned, some are a touch risque.

pathfinder · 02-11-2004, 11:04 AM

Beautiful photos. #Kinda lets us peek back through the curtains of time, when players weren't so preoccupied with what kind of hardware they were playing. #Actually, a few of them looked like they were trying to remember where they'd left their clothes! #

David McLaughlin · 02-12-2004, 04:27 PM

Unidentified...same photograper as above...

spud · 02-12-2004, 05:28 PM

Are we looking at mandolins?......

cool picks!

Oh to be a fairy mandolin elf!..

----------
Boyd

GaryM · 02-12-2004, 05:51 PM

Hmmmmm...me sporting wings and a mando...??
naaaaa

David McLaughlin · 02-14-2004, 05:48 PM

Same photo gallery, unidentified...

Jim Garber · 02-18-2004, 09:07 PM

A rather studious, turn-of-the-last-century fellow.

Jim

Jim Garber · 02-18-2004, 09:13 PM

Mandolin orchestra...lots of Gibsons!!

Jim

ethanopia · 02-19-2004, 07:25 AM

great shot of the orchestra...

the Harp guitar on the right has a CRAZY tailpiece? what would oyu call that a T-Bone.

It sure is a nice collection of 3 points, I would love to hear what they sounded like.

Jim Garber · 02-19-2004, 07:29 AM

I have had a page up for sometime with some of the photos from my collection. I have been meaning to add much more when time permits.

Jim

Plamen Ivanov · 02-19-2004, 07:42 AM

Here is a Bulgarian soldier with a mandolin from the beginning of the XX. century. This picture was sold through ebay few months ago.

P Josey · 02-19-2004, 07:56 AM

Could someone give me instructions on how to post a photo using a scanner? Much appreciated.

jeffshuniak · 02-19-2004, 12:13 PM

some of those girls were pretty hot. I'm gonna have to log off for a while...:

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mandobabes -- eugene's post.

Yonkle · 02-19-2004, 08:41 PM

For a second there I thought it was Frank Zappa!

Neil Gladd · 02-20-2004, 12:13 PM

When I put up the Mandobabe page, those were about all I had. I now have more than 80! I also have a few of mandoguys, mandocouples, and mandolin ensembles. Someday I'll update my website.....

mrmando · 02-20-2004, 12:38 PM

David, it sure looks as though those three gals all have the same mandolin, and only the first one comes close to knowing how to hold it ... in other words, the mandolin was being used as a studio prop by the photographer ... is that your interpretation of those pics as well?

David McLaughlin · 02-20-2004, 02:11 PM

No, actually they are all different mandolins. The ladies were part of a pre-1920 mando group. You will notice that one mandolin above is a tree-point. Another is an F-2, and another is an F-4.

David McLaughlin · 02-20-2004, 04:41 PM

Correction...two of the mandolins above are three-pointers, but I believe they are not the same mandolin.

Jim Garber · 09-28-2004, 08:36 AM

With a discussion on another thread about 3-points, I figured I'd revive this thread with a few detail photos from my collection.

This is from a photo that seems to appear on a number of sites of 4 women, three of whom are playing mandolins. Only one plays a 3 point tho.

Jim

Jim Garber · 09-28-2004, 08:37 AM

Here is another one of a woman who also favors a 3-point Gibson.

Jim

Jim Garber · 09-28-2004, 08:38 AM

And here is a detail from a photo I posted above of a mostly Gibson orchestra. There are 8 3points in all and you can see 6 of them in this cropped photo.

Jim

Davetnova · 09-29-2004, 03:37 AM

I notice they wouldn't let the banjo players into the photo.

02-10-2004, 02:04 PM	#1
David McLaughlin Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Winchester VA Posts: 84	Please post any original (not published or distributed) antique photo (from your own collection) of a mandolin. The following is an original photo of an unidentified lady from the late teens. Attached Thumbnails

02-10-2004, 07:47 PM	#2
OlderThanWillie Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Minnesota, USA Posts: 253	Here's a photo of me as a young man... Attached Thumbnails __________________ OTW

02-11-2004, 09:15 AM	#3
David McLaughlin Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Winchester VA Posts: 84	Here's another one from the same photographer... Attached Thumbnails

02-12-2004, 04:27 PM	#6
David McLaughlin Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Winchester VA Posts: 84	Unidentified...same photograper as above... Attached Thumbnails

02-14-2004, 05:48 PM	#9
David McLaughlin Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Winchester VA Posts: 84	Same photo gallery, unidentified... Attached Thumbnails

02-11-2004, 10:28 AM	#4
Eugene Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 4,061	Here's a ream of vintage mandobabes. #Be warned, some are a touch risque.

02-11-2004, 11:04 AM	#5
pathfinder Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Val Caron Ontario Canada Posts: 343	Beautiful photos. #Kinda lets us peek back through the curtains of time, when players weren't so preoccupied with what kind of hardware they were playing. #Actually, a few of them looked like they were trying to remember where they'd left their clothes! #

02-12-2004, 05:28 PM	#7
spud Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 32	Are we looking at mandolins?...... cool picks! Oh to be a fairy mandolin elf!.. ---------- Boyd

02-12-2004, 05:51 PM	#8
GaryM Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Roberts Creek B.C. Canada Posts: 94	Hmmmmm...me sporting wings and a mando...?? naaaaa

02-18-2004, 09:07 PM	#10
Jim Garber Mando-Accumulator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Westchester, NY Posts: 9,560	A rather studious, turn-of-the-last-century fellow. Jim Attached Thumbnails __________________ Jim http://www.myspace.com/jimgarber Facebook

02-18-2004, 09:13 PM	#11
Jim Garber Mando-Accumulator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Westchester, NY Posts: 9,560	Mandolin orchestra...lots of Gibsons!! Jim Attached Thumbnails __________________ Jim http://www.myspace.com/jimgarber Facebook

02-19-2004, 07:25 AM	#12
ethanopia Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Columbus OH Posts: 303	great shot of the orchestra... the Harp guitar on the right has a CRAZY tailpiece? what would oyu call that a T-Bone. It sure is a nice collection of 3 points, I would love to hear what they sounded like. __________________ http://www.freemando.com

02-19-2004, 07:29 AM	#13
Jim Garber Mando-Accumulator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Westchester, NY Posts: 9,560	I have had a page up for sometime with some of the photos from my collection. I have been meaning to add much more when time permits. Jim __________________ Jim http://www.myspace.com/jimgarber Facebook

02-19-2004, 07:42 AM	#14
Plamen Ivanov Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Sofia, Bulgaria Posts: 958	Here is a Bulgarian soldier with a mandolin from the beginning of the XX. century. This picture was sold through ebay few months ago. Attached Thumbnails __________________ http://www.plami.com

02-19-2004, 07:56 AM	#15
P Josey Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: St Margarets Bay,Nova Scotia Posts: 174	Could someone give me instructions on how to post a photo using a scanner? Much appreciated. __________________ Paul Josey

02-19-2004, 12:13 PM	#16
jeffshuniak Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 466	some of those girls were pretty hot. I'm gonna have to log off for a while...::\ mandobabes -- eugene's post.

02-19-2004, 08:41 PM	#17
Yonkle Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Boise Idaho USA Posts: 961	For a second there I thought it was Frank Zappa! __________________ Shalom,Yonkle (JD)

02-20-2004, 12:13 PM	#18
Neil Gladd Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Silver Spring, MD Posts: 788	When I put up the Mandobabe page, those were about all I had. I now have more than 80! I also have a few of mandoguys, mandocouples, and mandolin ensembles. Someday I'll update my website..... __________________ Me, my music, my store, myspace D.C. Mandolin Players

02-20-2004, 12:38 PM	#19
mrmando Martin Stillion Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Seattle Posts: 4,097	David, it sure looks as though those three gals all have the same mandolin, and only the first one comes close to knowing how to hold it ... in other words, the mandolin was being used as a studio prop by the photographer ... is that your interpretation of those pics as well? __________________ Notorious: My Celtic CD--listen & buy! The Priest and the Publicans: Gospel bluegrass out of the box. Emando.com: More than you wanted to know. Donaldson • Rigel • Thormahlen • Andersen • Old Wave • Bacorn • Yanuziello • Fender • National • Gibson • Roberts • Franke • Fuchs • Aceto • Three Hungry Pit Bulls

02-20-2004, 02:11 PM	#20
David McLaughlin Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Winchester VA Posts: 84	No, actually they are all different mandolins. The ladies were part of a pre-1920 mando group. You will notice that one mandolin above is a tree-point. Another is an F-2, and another is an F-4. Attached Thumbnails

02-20-2004, 04:41 PM	#21
David McLaughlin Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Winchester VA Posts: 84	Correction...two of the mandolins above are three-pointers, but I believe they are not the same mandolin.

09-28-2004, 08:36 AM	#22
Jim Garber Mando-Accumulator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Westchester, NY Posts: 9,560	With a discussion on another thread about 3-points, I figured I'd revive this thread with a few detail photos from my collection. This is from a photo that seems to appear on a number of sites of 4 women, three of whom are playing mandolins. Only one plays a 3 point tho. Jim Attached Thumbnails __________________ Jim http://www.myspace.com/jimgarber Facebook

09-28-2004, 08:37 AM	#23
Jim Garber Mando-Accumulator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Westchester, NY Posts: 9,560	Here is another one of a woman who also favors a 3-point Gibson. Jim Attached Thumbnails __________________ Jim http://www.myspace.com/jimgarber Facebook

09-28-2004, 08:38 AM	#24
Jim Garber Mando-Accumulator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Westchester, NY Posts: 9,560	And here is a detail from a photo I posted above of a mostly Gibson orchestra. There are 8 3points in all and you can see 6 of them in this cropped photo. Jim Attached Thumbnails __________________ Jim http://www.myspace.com/jimgarber Facebook

09-29-2004, 03:37 AM	#25
Davetnova Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Scotland Posts: 26	I notice they wouldn't let the banjo players into the photo.

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