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txmandolin

Sep-05-2009, 2:45pm

i inherited this mandolin from my great grandfather and i cant figure out the brand of the mandolin itself it has been frustrating i will be posting pictures of it these are the best ones i have of it so if there is anyone recognizes it please let me know ASAP

http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/tt330/MMIscooterpunk/100_0093.jpg

http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/tt330/MMIscooterpunk/100_0094.jpg

http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/tt330/MMIscooterpunk/100_0097.jpg

http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/tt330/MMIscooterpunk/100_0099.jpg

http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/tt330/MMIscooterpunk/100_0100.jpg

txmandolin

Sep-05-2009, 2:47pm

here are the rest of the pictures i have

http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/tt330/MMIscooterpunk/100_0105.jpg

http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/tt330/MMIscooterpunk/100_0106.jpg

http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/tt330/MMIscooterpunk/100_0108.jpg

http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/tt330/MMIscooterpunk/100_0109.jpg

http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/tt330/MMIscooterpunk/100_0110.jpg

Jake Wildwood

Sep-05-2009, 3:20pm

Oscar Schmidt (Jersey City, NJ) c.1920 or so.

mandroid

Sep-05-2009, 8:28pm

Love the Bridge Kludged together piece.

Richard Sanabia

Sep-05-2009, 9:05pm

I used a bridge like that on a cigar box guitar I made.

txmandolin

Sep-05-2009, 10:39pm

what do you mean kluged together i hope you mean glued together and it isnt it is a original instrument and not fixed up or nothing

CoMando

Sep-05-2009, 10:46pm

Jake Wildwood

Sep-06-2009, 7:07am

what do you mean kluged together i hope you mean glued together and it isnt it is a original instrument and not fixed up or nothing

That bridge is not original to the instrument. It's the piece that the strings ride over on the center of the body.

txmandolin

Sep-06-2009, 8:45am

i do know what the bridge is im not retarted

earthsave

Sep-06-2009, 9:41am

i do know what the bridge is im not retarted

The bridge on your mandolin is just a piece of aluminum added probably when the old bridge either broker or got lost.

Oliver R

Sep-06-2009, 1:23pm

I think you mean 'retarded', and if you do thats not a particularly nice term to use.

txmandolin

Sep-06-2009, 3:09pm

yes thats what i mean and i could careless about if you think its a bad term to use

Oliver R

Sep-06-2009, 3:30pm

Why does that answer not shock me?

Salmon Falls Strings

Sep-06-2009, 3:35pm

yes thats what i mean and i could careless about if you think its a bad term to use

Hmm, responses like that won't get you too far on this forum. Hope you got the information you needed, but I wouldn't expect too much help in the future with comments like that.

Jake Wildwood

Sep-06-2009, 4:34pm

I second Brett on that. Sheesh.

txmandolin

Sep-06-2009, 4:43pm

i could careless about how far i get in a forum. it really doesnt matter to me all i wanted to know was the company that made the mandolin

mandroid

Sep-06-2009, 4:48pm

I understand Brits prefer 'Bodged' as opposed to 'Kludged' , the term is a sort of mechanical improvisation of using what is at hand to solve a problem , ;)

where the good is not the same as the perfect, but it will solve the situation, for now, :confused:

it will at least get you back in sight of shore where you can row the dinghy in,
if not back in the harbor tied up to the dock. :whistling:

:popcorn:

Oliver R

Sep-06-2009, 5:10pm

Edited due to talking s****!

Oliver R

Sep-06-2009, 5:11pm

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Oscar Schmidt (Jersey City, NJ) c.1920 or so.

In that case your answer is above. (the first answer following your original post)

Oliver R

Sep-06-2009, 5:36pm

(and I dont think TXMandolin is a Brit either mandroid)

Ben Milne

Sep-06-2009, 9:36pm

what do you mean kluged together i hope you mean glued together and it isnt it is a original instrument and not fixed up or nothing

hey tx how does your mando sound though not fixed or nuffing i like the butterfly on the cover it reminds me of batman the case is nice to

CoMando

Sep-06-2009, 10:17pm

[QUOTE=txmandolin;710431]here are the rest of the pictures i have
http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/tt330/MMIscooterpunk/100_0108.jpg

Nice snowman sheet...Do you have matching 'jammies? :grin:

txmandolin

Sep-10-2009, 1:57am

it sounds like #### cause the strings are old as hell and it isnt tuned at all. those sheets arent mine my computer is in my little brothers room so it isnt my bed at all

Fretbear

Sep-10-2009, 3:36am

what do you mean kluged together i hope you mean glued together and it isnt it is a original instrument and not fixed up or nothing
i do know what the bridge is im not retarted

o.k........

Bertram Henze

Sep-10-2009, 5:45am

Explanations about the related terms "kludge" and "kluge" can be found here. (http://foldoc.org/kludge) Both mean quick temporary solutions, which do their job and eventually become permanent. I have used them often myself.

David M.

Sep-10-2009, 8:22am

...those sheets arent mine my computer is in my little brothers room so it isnt my bed at all

NOW I'm starting to understand... :)