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Jake Wildwood
Jun-10-2011, 7:28pm
I worked on this instrument for a Canadian customer. Full write-up and photos available by clicking here (http://antebelluminstruments.blogspot.com/2011/06/c1915-giuseppe-quaglia-pocket-mandolin.html).
It plays nice! (now) It sounds pretty good, for its size, as well.
Maple bowl, spruce? top.
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Jim Garber
Jun-10-2011, 7:57pm
Cute, Jake! Rare that you see Italian versions of these... most seem to be German.
Jake Wildwood
Jun-10-2011, 8:37pm
Jim: That was my thinking exactly!
brunello97
Jun-10-2011, 10:46pm
Jake, I have a few mandolini normale from G Quaglia (as well as figlio, Mario) in my files. Here is a piccolini from his amico, Puglisi, one of only a few I have on file. But y'all are right, not a lot of these from Italy.
I've owned a couple of the German ones. Kind of cute, but I've never had pockets big enough for them. ;)
Mick
Nice one Jake, interesting instrument, but I don't think my pockets are big enough either ;)
Jake Wildwood
Jun-11-2011, 7:30am
We all need to wear those old great coats, then our pockets would be plenty huge... :D
Jill McAuley
Jun-11-2011, 5:03pm
Cute wee mandolin, nice work Jake! - Am I the only one who thinks it looks a bit like an oar from behind?
Cheers,
Jill
Cute wee mandolin, nice work Jake! - Am I the only one who thinks it looks a bit like an oar from behind?
LOL, clearly a multi-use instrument :)
Fretbear
Jun-12-2011, 5:08am
Pisello Dolce!