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Today, 3:46pm

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread Where do the names F-style and A-style actually come from? in General Mandolin Discussions

It has it's own page. I love thread drift. :) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_v._MikeRoweSoft

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Today, 2:08pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Have you ever seen anything like this? in Builders and Repair

I have also seen ukuleles made of two cocoanut shells glued together to make a similar body shape but I am guessing the cocoanut shells don’t sound...

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Today, 6:44am

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread Nut file sizes in Builders and Repair

That was mentioned and briefly explained in the second reply to your original post.

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Yesterday, 5:51pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread String Instrument Cabinet in General Mandolin Discussions

I am sure some folks here have built things like that but in the meantime, here is one person's take:...

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Yesterday, 3:55pm

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread Pick Hold Issues in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

As long as you don't mind losing your face, yes. By the way, no Gorilla's were harmed when harvesting this product.

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Yesterday, 3:33pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Bach Prelude No 1 in C for Mandolin in Orchestral, Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

Hey, David: Give it a try. I would be curious what you think. It looks to me that Matt's fingering is trying to avoid open strings whereas when we...

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Yesterday, 3:16pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Pick Hold Issues in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

You can save a lot on money if you go to the local zoo and get it directly from the source. :)

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Yesterday, 1:45pm

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread Pick Hold Issues in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

You eventually get the hang of it but in the meantime try some Gorilla Snot (yes, that's a real name). It's made to assist with holding picks and...

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Yesterday, 1:37pm

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread Where do the names F-style and A-style actually come from? in General Mandolin Discussions

Second the nomination. Also agree with looking for logic in Gibson naming conventions is more than problematic. You just have to look at the lump...

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Yesterday, 1:18pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Pick Hold Issues in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

If at all possible, find a good teacher, either local to you or via remote who can watch what you do and how you can improve it. It is very hard for...

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Yesterday, 1:14pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Where do the names F-style and A-style actually come from? in General Mandolin Discussions

I nominate journeybear to be official secretary of the Gibson Naming Appreciation Society. Anyone second this nomination? :) You are looking for...

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Yesterday, 1:04pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Bach Prelude No 1 in C for Mandolin in Orchestral, Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

Ok, so this piece would be properly identified as Prelude No.1 in C major, BWV 846 from the Well-Tempered Clavier. Again, sorry for my confusion and...

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Yesterday, 12:25pm

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread Where do the names F-style and A-style actually come from? in General Mandolin Discussions

Actually the complete corrected list already exists someplace on the Cafe, I just haven't had the time to look for it.

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Yesterday, 8:26am

Jim Garber replied to a thread Good pick for starters in General Mandolin Discussions

You could ask the shop where you got it what strings were in it. As far as picks you could hear hundreds of favorites here. Great that mandoman...

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Yesterday, 5:53am

Jim Garber replied to a thread Bach Prelude No 1 in C for Mandolin in Orchestral, Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

Apologies. I assumed that this was the ever popular cello piece. Bach uses similar melodies and themes throughout his works. Always best to be...

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Yesterday, 5:47am

Jim Garber replied to a thread New/old Mandriola. in General Mandolin Discussions

Looks like rosewood and from what I can tell just some scratches on the back and hopefully no major separations or need for major repairs.

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Jan-18-2022, 9:38pm

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread Advanced Search---Help Please in Forum Software Support

I'm sure Paul would have appreciated that. He left us too soon.

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Jan-18-2022, 9:29pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Bach Prelude No 1 in C for Mandolin in Orchestral, Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

Thanks, Matt. Was this an experiment to transpose it in a different key? Original for cello is in G and the two violin versions on IMSLP are in D to...

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Jan-18-2022, 9:03pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Have you ever seen anything like this? in Builders and Repair

See, Allen... we have so much in common. I actually owned a Turturro Turnover (no, not the apple flavor). I agree it sounded like "not." Thin body...

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Jan-18-2022, 8:55pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread New/old Mandriola. in General Mandolin Discussions

Yes, called mandriola in Europe and in the US called (sadly) just a 12 string mandolin. Lots of those were made in the US by Oscar Schmidt and I have...

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Jan-18-2022, 8:31pm

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread Advanced Search---Help Please in Forum Software Support

Go to Google.com and search using this line: building bridge site:mandolincafe.com You'll most likely find what you're looking for. If all...

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Jan-18-2022, 7:10pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Where do the names F-style and A-style actually come from? in General Mandolin Discussions

There was this thread from October 2020 that discussed much of what we talked about here:...

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Jan-18-2022, 7:00pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Let's talk about the Stromberg archtop guitar on SGW... in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

These days you can take about 10 seconds and search for Stromberg guitar and get the Wikipedia page that compares it in the first paragraph to...

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Jan-18-2022, 6:30pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Where do the names F-style and A-style actually come from? in General Mandolin Discussions

In actuality there were two designations for early Gibson harp guitars: R & U. See this article by George Gruhn:...

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Jan-18-2022, 5:26pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread why no carbon fiber mandolins? in General Mandolin Discussions

This is such disheartening news. I hope it all turns out well and these folks either get their money back or get the instruments they paid for.

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Jan-18-2022, 5:23pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Total Newbee looking for info in Looking for Information About Mandolins

There are lots of possible toys for your new musical pet and many of the kind folks here will recommend but I say get what *you* think you will need...

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Jan-18-2022, 4:27pm

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread Where do the names F-style and A-style actually come from? in General Mandolin Discussions

Allen, what took you so long? :) I knew you'd come through. I finally found this. The late Paul Hostetter's possible explanation for why U =...

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Jan-18-2022, 1:19pm

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread Where do the names F-style and A-style actually come from? in General Mandolin Discussions

Perhaps we are looking for the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I do think it was about the math for Orville though. I do assume (again...

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Jan-18-2022, 12:35pm

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread Where do the names F-style and A-style actually come from? in General Mandolin Discussions

Those are late comers. :) I thought Martin designated the Dreadnought and I think that was a nickname for a design they built for Ditson. Gibson...

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Jan-18-2022, 12:22pm

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread Where do the names F-style and A-style actually come from? in General Mandolin Discussions

Orville thought enough of it to feature it on his label as did Gibson but the company apparently never made one

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