Chris Thile's Mandolin

[spudin]

What brand and model mandolins does Chris play? Thanks. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mandosmiley.gif

[mandolinquent]

Chris has 2(?) Dudenbostels. I believe that he used to play a Gibson (Fern?) before that. HTH

[mandomiss]

He does have his own Dude (#14) and I don't know if he owns #5 or not, but he was borrowing it before. He's also got that cool Rigel and a ton of others I'm sure.

[mandokid]

I think he owns #5, based on the discussion about his instrument on woodsongs. I also believe its the one he uses most of the time.

[BenE]

I'm pretty sure it is number 5. He talks about it during his set with Mike Marshall on the Woodsongs site....
woodsongs (http://www.woodsongs.com/showlist.asp)

[Dfyngravity]

Chris Thile does own both of the Dudenbostel mandolins. The #5 was the one that he fell in love with at a bluegrass festival that Lynn Dudenbostel was at. While he was there he told Lynn that he had to have one so Lynn just told him to take the one he was playing(the #5), so Chris did. In the mean time Lynn Dudenbostel made Chris Thile his own mandolin(#14). When Chris received his #14 he gave back the #5 to Lynn but soon realized he wanted it too, so he went to Lynn and bought the #5 from him as well. Chris also has a Gibson Fern, a Rigel, a flatiron bouzouki and a Davis I believe. If you go see them live you will see that Chris has a bouzouki and a back up mandolin with him on stage. The back up mando is usually the Fern or the Davis.

Dfyngravity

[f5joe]

Dfyngravity: You're history is very close, however, #5 was sold by Lynn to another owner who subsequently sold it to Chris.

Oh, to own another.

f5joe/Dude #2

[Dfyngravity]

f5joe, i didn't know that. do you or does anyone know who the owner was?

[f5joe]

I'm not at liberty to give that out. Sorry.

[Vincent]

f5joe- why another Dude? What will it take to make you happy? ;)

[Moose]

Busted!!!.... hee.. hee.. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mad.gif

[f5joe]

Vincent: Good point. LOL! I just like being super-doubly happy every time I pop the case open.

Oh #5... why o why did I let you leave me that day in Chattanooga.

I tried to con Lynn into selling me #5 before Thile got a his greasy little hands on it. I think it was Lynns demo mando he had that day showing it around. I knew the minute I played that bad boy it was SPECIAL ONE. I tried my best to take her home that day. #Oh #5 why did the forsake me http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

[NickelCreeker]

If Im not mistaken, I think He (if not Owns) HAD a Weber, On the weber site it says something about selling one to Chris..or something...but I could be wrong..... so STOP STARING AT ME! AAA!...... http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rock.gif

Creeker said the W word..hehe http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

[LilCreekster]

Chris has a Weber Bouzouki. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

[Mandobar]

i thought the zouk was a flatiron? i thought that's what it said in the acoustic guitar mag interview.

[delsbrother]

Can someone please post a scoresheet for MC? I'm getting all my lilnickelcreekers and bigf5joes mixed up. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

[Frank Russell]

I'm changing my screen name to 5Freekster, or Big Jokester, or Big Creek Nickel Joe. #Or maybe add the Loar and just be 5lojoe. Sorry, I'm on NO SLEEP, a little out of it. Frank

[pickinNgrinnin]

I had a chance to play #5 a few days before Chris bought it. Nickel Creek was doing a show in town and Chris picked it up while he was here. The fellow that sold it to him was a real gentleman. It was the best playing and sounding Mandolin I've experienced. I'll always remember it!

[LilCreekster]

Hmmm, well I'm going on second hand info... a friend of mine inquired about what kind of Bouzouki Chris plays and was told by the management that it's a Weber.

Goodness knows the guy may have more than one LOL.

Scoresheet? #Like who people are?

Lookit.... signature.... below? LOL

When I started posting there were no other Creekster names, sorry http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

[NickelCreeker]

yes Likewise!

[LilCreekster]

Likewise? How is that possible? I beat ya to it! Muahahhahaahha! (just kidding http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif )

I never get you confused with myself, so I aint worried about it LOL.

Though I suppose we should be glad there aren't more... goodness knows the band has enough fans http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[johnnymando]

Danny Roberts of Gibson owns a Master Model that was given to Chris for his use.He used it about a year and returned it because he wasn't using it on stage like Gibson wanted.

[Christine W]

LilCreekster, "Though I suppose we should be glad there aren't more... goodness knows the band has enough fans"

I agree I know I'm being greeedy but geeez I don't like large concerts and Heather I'm glad you don't confuse yourself with anyone else that comment was too funny I almost spewed out my coffee on my computer screen(that woulda been pretty,real ladylike). #

[AussieRoger]

Oh #5 why did the forsake me

The mandolin of power seeks the more powerful owner, of course! If it should happen to come across an even better player than Chris, no doubt it will forsake Chris too...:p

[Christine W]

AussieRoger, "The mandolin of power seeks the more powerful owner, of course! If it should happen to come across an even better player than Chris, no doubt it will forsake Chris too...:p "

Oh man that was great we could come with a whole Lord fo the Rings spoof. "The one mando to rule them all". I remind myself of Gullum anyway with my mando," precsious ..my precious .... its mine.... Ok its early and there is no cerebral function yet ... so forgive me.:D

[NickelCreeker]

HA, Thats exactly what I do when my Dad "trys" to Play My Weber... mean I think its cool hes interested, but....man..
Once I was sitting on the couch and my mom had th e door to the Wood Burning stove open, I told her, "Im feeling very uncomfertable right now..."
But Hey, Mandos, The Precious, MY PRECIOUSSSSSS! *cough*

[Christine W]

Yes it definitly is the Preciousss for many of us as long as I don't start looking like Gullum. I'm fine with that. That makes me think we need to keep an eye on THile make sure he doesn't get consumed and start looking and acting like Gullum.....ok I'm done now with the #stupidness... coffee need more coffee. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/coffee.gif

...that should be the Loar of the Rings...
...would have to glow in the presence of banjo's...
...fits every hand perfectly...
...free to the finder (except for the paranoia thing)...

[mfalkner]

"Loar of 8 strings...." OK, I'll quit now

[Christine W]

*I hope no one is offended.*
I think Gullum has taken over
It's Gullum and SAm wise GAmgee

[mandoJeremy]

That's funny. Poor Smeogol!

[Christine W]

I reworked him to make him look more "natural"
He can be our The PRECIOUSSSS mascot
I swear this time I'm done

[mandoJeremy]

BEAUTIFUL!!!!

[delsbrother]

Too funny - especially since I'm looking at his massive coif on "Stealing Second" right now..

[LilCreekster]

That is so...

...

disturbing.

ROFL

Nice work there, Christine hehehe.

The preciousssss... http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mandosmiley.gif

[AussieRoger]

Great pic Christine... unfortunately that's #14, not #5!

[LilCreekster]

Haahahah. Nice catch!!

[Christine W]

Well ya can't win them all http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif
What a sharp eye you have

Does anyone know all the specs on Thiles Dudenbostel? Like the fret size, thickness of the sides, what type of bridge, neck shape, What it was tuned to, what type of wood was used on the soundboard, nut width and material the of the nut?

[levin4now]

I thought that when I saw Nickel Creek playing on Austin City Limits a few weeks ago, that Thile was playing an F5 with a broken point on the headstock. Can anyone verify that I saw this, and which mando would it have been. I could have swore that I couldn't read the name for all the letters squeezed on the headstock (Dudenbostonboyel?).

Was it is his "beater"?

[mzbanjo]

That was (I believe) his Dude #14, and yes the headstock was broken at the time. I think he got it fixed but can't say for sure. Anybody know how it got broken?

[onlyagibsonisgoodenuff]

If you can call a Dude a beater, okay. Check out the picture above that Christine posted.

[levin4now]

I was kidding about the "beater"...but then again, broken headstock means it's been beat.

Ok how about them specs?