Tiny Moore Plays a Monteleone 2-Point

[Jim Garber]

I never saw this clip from Austin City Limits 1981. A friend sent me the link and said that it was probably the first 2 point that John made and he built it for Tiny. Great playing as usual from this all-star band.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kViybokCZAE

Looks like it is in this photo, too.

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[brunello97]

Great clip, Jim, thanks to you and your pal. Tiny's Montelemando sounds great.

That's the always smooth and tasteful Johnny Gimble on the left. My favorite swing fiddle player.

Mick

[MontanaMatt]

I'd never seen Jethro Burn play a F before, I thought he only played two points.

[Jim Roberts]

Wow! Eldon Shamblin on rhythm guitar? What a lineup!

[Jim Garber]

I'd never seen Jethro Burn play a F before, I thought he only played two points.

I think that may be his Washburn which he was an endorser. When he taught at Augusta in 1983 he played a Washburn F.

[pglasse]

I assume, but do not know for sure, that the mandolin Tiny played on the show was a loaner from David Grisman (who was also on that same ACL taping -- and is known to love a great acoustic mandolin).

Once, when I was visiting Tiny at his music store in Sacramento, he played me the advance tapes to the Back To Back LP. When we got to an acoustic cut I asked Tiny what mandolin he was playing on that track. He pointed to a cheepo mandolin he had for sale, hanging on the wall with a price tag dangling from it.

To the best of my knowledge Tiny never owned a Monteleone instrument.

[mandroid]

Johnny Gimble's A gets no fan kudos? He played well.. too..



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[paul dirac]

Thanks, Paul! Always figured that was Tiny's, and that he was with you in that rare club of Monte A players. Maybe Dawg can verify... Oh, and, Big Fan!

[Mando Mafia]

Just found this thread. Actually this ‘Tiny Moore’ Monteleone 2 point was not the first one he made. This one is from 1981. John made one in 1976, with a unique headstock but identical body, which you can see here:
https://monteleonemandolin.com/registry/f/6-baby-grand-mandolin
(That page says 1977, but that isn’t accurate)

Anybody know the serial number of the Tiny Moore 2 point Monte?

Pete
PS With the reconfiguration of the forum, I can no longer see how to post photos, videos or links. But maybe that’s because I’m using an iPad.

[theinone]

When Jethro was in Duluth he was playing a Gibson F5, mentioned that they were too expensive at the workshop he did for my students...(referencing the " I did not know he played an F") also, I got to see Tiny across the bay in Superior, Wisconsin when he was with Merle Haggard.. best concert that summer seeing the Hag and Tiny play twin fiddle together!

[Altmandw]

I'd never seen Jethro Burn play a F before, I thought he only played two points.

There are photos of Jethro playing a Gibson F4, and I believe it was before he had The Red.

[Bill McCall]

I'd never seen Jethro Burn play a F before, I thought he only played two points.

IIRC, Jethro played a Gibson F5 on the Adler House YouTube video, among other videos.