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[red7flag]

Yesterday I found the Chris Henry DVD that goes note by note teaching some Monroe tunes. #I was working on the beginning of Rawhide for about a half hour with the MF5 and I was pretty impressed in how is sounded compared to Chris' Randy Wood on the DVD. #I reached a good place to take a break and had the compulsion to pull out the Stanley and compare. #In most songs lately, mostly fiddle tunes and Celtic tunes, they have come out pretty close. #I started Rawhide on the Stanley and BING, BANG, BOOM. #Mercy, that Stanley was just made to play Monroe. #It just brought out that Monroe type sound that the MF5 comes close to, but doesn't. #It was like spending time with an imposter, and being satisfied, until the real person comes into the room. #You know instantly the real deal. #This is in no way to depreciate the MF5. #It can do some things that the Stanley cannot, especially really delicate tunes. But when I play Monroe, out will come the Stanley.
Tony

[birdman98]

Of all of life's difficult decisions...that's a pretty good one to have to make! http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[Lane Pryce]

Of all of life's difficult decisions...that's a pretty good one to have to make! http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif
Really. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif Lp

[allenhopkins]

But when I play Monroe, out will come the Stanley.
So what are you going to do when you play Ralph Stanley?

[red7flag]

But when I play Monroe, out will come the Stanley.
So what are you going to do when you play Ralph Stanley?
I would probably play my Smith/Hatfield b***o mostly with forward rolls. That would be a Clinch, I mean a cinch.

[allenhopkins]

I would probably play my Smith/Hatfield b***o mostly with forward rolls. #That would be a Clinch, I mean a cinch.
Friend of mine just bought a Stanleytone banjo, the ones that I think Frank Neat was building for Ralph, and Ralph was hawking from the stage. My friend had it gold-plated by First Quality, and it's a fine-looking and sounding instrument.

So, if you got one of those, you could use it to play Monroe music. And buy a Morgan Monroe, and use it to play Stanley music. And we all know what to use to play Jimmy Martin...

[Red Henry]

Reading this thread reminds me that on that Monroe-Style DVD, Chris was playing his Randy Wood F-5, Serial #1281, which I bought new in March, 1981. Originally in lacquer, it was refinished with oil varnish in 1990. It's great-sounding mandolin with a full, open, woody sound and almost unlimited volume when you want it. I played it in Nashville last Thursday, and mercy-- it had backtracked after some repairs a couple of years ago, but now it has come back and is roaring. Great for bluegrass, and for lots of other music too. Fun stuff--

Red

[red7flag]

I went to the Monroe Workshop in Owensboro two years ago and had the pleasure of listening to both Red and Chris play their Randy Wood mandolins very close up and personal. #Both are great players, teachers, and their mandos sounded great.
Tony

[cooper4205]

And we all know what to use to play Jimmy Martin...
a Takamine http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif ?