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Yesterday, 10:47pm

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread Blueberry mandolin in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

I didn't think anyone or anything could make an AntonioTsai/BruceWeiart mandolin look desirable but after looking at that they don't look all that...

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Yesterday, 10:27pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Good or Great Mandolins: What Makes the Difference? in General Mandolin Discussions

NOTE: that this is an 11 year old thread you are replying to. Of course, no reason not to continue the discussion.

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Yesterday, 10:22pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Blueberry mandolin in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

As noted, I said the guitars "looked nice." I have no clue about the sound. The mandolin is all wrong.

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Yesterday, 7:49pm

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread Has anyone ever heard of Country Roads brand mandolins ? in Builders and Repair

Similar instruments are imported into the country under dozens of names. I bought a similar mandolin brand new several months ago from Wal-Mart's...

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Yesterday, 7:24pm

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread Grand daughter is a Lefty - Help needed converting RH to LH in Builders and Repair

You need to replace the nut and the bridge top. Simply flipping the bridge will cause the intonation to be off. People convert right handed A style...

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Yesterday, 2:48pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Blueberry mandolin in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

From their website: Actually some of their guitars look nice even with the decoration. I have a feeling these folks never saw a mandolin and...

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Yesterday, 2:28pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Tunes At Home: Music In A Time Of Need in General Mandolin Discussions

Wow, not one but two versions of Old Beech Leaves. Who knew it was so popular among us locked-down musicians? :)

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Yesterday, 12:25pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread C.Mineau : My mando builds and repairs in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

I like that Tele-mandolin!

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Yesterday, 12:48am

jasona replied to a thread For John Prine in General Mandolin Discussions

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Apr-07-2020, 8:59pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Who was the first American mandolin manufacturer? in Vintage Instruments

Yes, this book published in 2017 does not have any other information about earlier mandolins than was quoted by Paul Fox, the original poster for...

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Apr-07-2020, 3:38pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread New Washburn 'Timeless' F-5 in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Yes, that $300 is for the flattop Celtic A as a blemished/refurb. The new ones of those are $400.

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Apr-07-2020, 3:35pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread New Washburn 'Timeless' F-5 in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Yes, Carmine Street Guitars. I used to go into that shop when you could do such a thing. At Christmas, I saw and heard Bill Kirchen at the RetroFret...

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Apr-07-2020, 3:25pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Who was the first American mandolin manufacturer? in Vintage Instruments

ollaimh, what is that? It doesn't look American to me or even from earlier than the 1880s. Or are you just kidding?

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Apr-07-2020, 1:50pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Book for learning Classical Mandolin in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

I am sure that others will add more. Oh, actually for both classical and Italian, check out any of my friend Carlo Aonzo’s books. Not method books...

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Apr-07-2020, 1:26pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Book for learning Classical Mandolin in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

Easily available and excellent: August Watters: Exploring Classical Mandolin Marilynn Mair: The Complete Mandolinist There are a lot of...

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Apr-07-2020, 12:07pm

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread NOT an essential service?! in General Mandolin Discussions

That was done at the Federal level, all states had to follow.

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Apr-07-2020, 11:48am

Jim Garber replied to a thread What's your new fiddle tune? in Old-Time, Roots, Early Country, Cajun, Tex-Mex

No, nothing wrong with learning from varied sources.

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Apr-07-2020, 11:18am

Jim Garber replied to a thread What's your new fiddle tune? in Old-Time, Roots, Early Country, Cajun, Tex-Mex

What about this guy? He is pretty good, I think. :) Also, I found this backup track for that tune and you can even slow it down a bit in...

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Apr-07-2020, 10:58am

Jim Garber replied to a thread What's your new fiddle tune? in Old-Time, Roots, Early Country, Cajun, Tex-Mex

Just curious, what recording are you learning from?

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Apr-05-2020, 4:37pm

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread yamaha mandolins in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Just for giggles I just went and looked at my first decent guitar. It was a Yamaha Red Label FG-110. I still own it. I can't explain how or why I...

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Apr-05-2020, 3:41pm

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread yamaha mandolins in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Well, get pictures and you'll have the only known example of a Yamaha mandolin. We haven't seen one.

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Apr-05-2020, 8:04am

your_diamond replied to a thread poor quality or MAS? in General Mandolin Discussions

The majority of the guitars and mandolins I sell are to vintage dealers and retailers. Even in the Mandolin Cafe Classifieds, most of the sales are...

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Apr-05-2020, 7:41am

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread yamaha mandolins in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Do you know if it's a bowlback mandolin? Any chance you could get pictures? The last mention of a Yamaha mandolin we had turned out to be a Suzuki...

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Apr-04-2020, 7:06pm

your_diamond replied to a thread poor quality or MAS? in General Mandolin Discussions

Well, I have bought, refurbished, done set-up on and sold 16 Stradolins that ran the gamut in quality. Sold them very cheap. Never had one complaint....

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Apr-04-2020, 5:59pm

your_diamond replied to a thread poor quality or MAS? in General Mandolin Discussions

As Allen says, most were budget mandolins, but some had hand carved tops, those are my Strad-O-Varius and I've gotten good at picking them out....

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Apr-04-2020, 5:29pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread cretan mandolin in Celtic, U.K., Nordic, Quebecois, European Folk

Thanks, Cretan. Lovely playing. I see that Nostos by Kostis Avissinos is available for download on Amazon here in the US. How about the other players.

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Apr-04-2020, 5:21pm

your_diamond replied to a thread poor quality or MAS? in General Mandolin Discussions

They show up on ebay, every so often.

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Apr-04-2020, 5:11pm

your_diamond replied to a thread poor quality or MAS? in General Mandolin Discussions

Yes, they did.

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Apr-04-2020, 4:01pm

your_diamond replied to a thread poor quality or MAS? in General Mandolin Discussions

Once again, The Finer Vintage American Made Stradolins lose out to the fairly awful Chinese junk. When will they learn?

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Apr-04-2020, 11:57am

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread NOT an essential service?! in General Mandolin Discussions

If it's not categorized as essential it's closed in New Jersey. They don't want people together unless they have to be. I know it's hard for people...

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