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Yesterday, 10:25pm

JEStanek replied to a thread Hi Everyone in General Mandolin Discussions

Welcome to the Cafe. You've found the best mandolin resource in the world. Enjoy the playing. Jamie

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Yesterday, 10:19pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Trillium longscale mandola demo in CBOM

From the little I know about NHs they are usually in the range of violas, more or less. Is the tenor lower in pitch? I have always loved the...

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Yesterday, 10:12pm

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

Lately into Québécois land: Gigue du Forgeron, Marche de St. Laurent, Gigue du Sous-Marin, Reel du Semeur, and a few whose names I can never remember.

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Yesterday, 7:47pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Regal-made Blue Comet resonator mando in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

I had one of the ones with the “resonator” years ago. It was all laminated IIRC.

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Yesterday, 5:32pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Trillium longscale mandola demo in CBOM

that nyckelharpa looks rather cool. Is it your own design or did you copy an older instrument?

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Yesterday, 10:44am

Jim Garber replied to a thread Polyetherimide plectra in Orchestral, Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

Good luck, Eugene! Actually, since I never used that style pick, can you post the dimensions and thickness of the ones you prefer? Are they...

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Yesterday, 8:42am

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread please help in Vintage Instruments

Yes, it did the trick but I can't seem to get to it anymore because there are too many cases stacked in front of it. Yes, I am a sick man.

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Yesterday, 7:29am

Jim Garber replied to a thread Trillium longscale mandola demo in CBOM

Very nice playing and singing. A friend just lent me his 25 year old Trillium octave. I heard that Bob was making only a limited number of...

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Jan-14-2021, 11:11pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Ranieri - Art of the Mandolin in Orchestral, Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

Maybe I am a bit confused here but how do you know it is in public domain? I have the Cranz editions and book 1 is copyrighted 1956, book 2 1959.

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Jan-14-2021, 5:29pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Polyetherimide plectra in Orchestral, Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

You also might talk to Nik Monnin of Apollo. He works with PEEK and casein and might be interested. Of course the market is a bit small, to say the...

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Jan-14-2021, 3:06pm

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread Machine tuning - bushings don't fit in Builders and Repair

If you are planning on filling the holes and re-drilling it would make more sense to get a matched drill bit and dowel set that would allow you to...

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Jan-14-2021, 3:03pm

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread Gibson A-40 in Looking for Information About Mandolins

I was under the impression the backs were laminated arched with a brace. That's what Gruhn's book says as well.

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Jan-14-2021, 3:01pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Polyetherimide plectra in Orchestral, Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

To continue... have you contacted Clayton or Dunlop or anyone else to see what they would charge for making some picks to your specifications? I...

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Jan-14-2021, 12:29pm

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread Harmony H-417 Mandolin in Equipment

https://www.chrisvallillo.com/post/harmony-monterey-h417-mandolin

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Jan-14-2021, 12:27pm

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread please help in Vintage Instruments

And no self respecting slimeball would keep the cases where they could be counted. I will note that when I finally built shelving for all my...

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Jan-14-2021, 12:23pm

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread Harmony H-417 Mandolin in Equipment

It should be a Harmony Monterey A style. They made the Monterey from the mid 30's to the late 70's. I don't know if they kept the same model number...

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Jan-14-2021, 8:29am

Jim Garber replied to a thread Polyetherimide plectra in Orchestral, Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

Eugene: you remember the old days here when we had a very active classical section. I bought a sheet of Ultem plastic and made a few Roman style...

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Jan-14-2021, 7:53am

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread please help in Vintage Instruments

I was actually going to say that. :) Her: Is that a new mandolin? Him: No, this is same one I've had for years. I just cleaned it up a bit.

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Jan-14-2021, 7:52am

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread The Gibson Acoustic Electric on Ebay in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

I reported it as well. I suspect we'll see more of these.

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Jan-13-2021, 9:48pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread The Joy of an OM in CBOM

In the last 6 months or so I have gotten interested in OMs and I missed some excellent ones at great prices. However, I remembered many years ago a...

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Jan-13-2021, 9:33pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Old vs New Oval in Looking for Information About Mandolins

You may be right, Peter. Perhaps it is the bridge placement on the shorter necks but my two x-braced mandolins: 83 Flatiron A5-2 and Campanella...

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Jan-13-2021, 12:38pm

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread Machine tuning - bushings don't fit in Builders and Repair

There are individual mini tuners used mostly for guitars, just make sure you get the right orientation. They are usually sold in sets of 6, 3 on each...

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Jan-13-2021, 9:28am

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread Machine tuning - bushings don't fit in Builders and Repair

Tuners are measure by the spacing from center of the post to the center of the post. You may or may not be able to find this size post spacing. The...

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Jan-13-2021, 7:30am

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread The Gibson Acoustic Electric on Ebay in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

That's not even a good fake Gibson. It's an import that someone has added a label to. And of course it's a pawn shop that got taken to the cleaners...

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Jan-12-2021, 10:25pm

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread please help in Vintage Instruments

It's no earlier than the late 70's, probably early to mid 80's.

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Jan-12-2021, 9:17pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Apollo Picks ! in Equipment

I also bought a PEEK b 1.25mm—my favored BC is a TP50 and I wanted to have something similar to compare. I posted a brief report on another Apollo...

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Jan-12-2021, 9:13pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Anybody fixed this kind of left thumb aggravation? in General Mandolin Discussions

Another wild guess here: you are gripping the neck way too tight. Relax and enjoy playing. I actually don't know why you would get a callus or...

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Jan-12-2021, 9:08pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Old vs New Oval in Looking for Information About Mandolins

It depends on what you consider a traditional oval A. I was in your boat a few years ago—what I wanted was a modernized version of a Gibson A which,...

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Jan-12-2021, 8:53pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread 1920/1930 Supertone Mandolin in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Also, no need to post in multiple places for the same questions. I replied to your other thread with a link on how to post photos.

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Jan-12-2021, 8:48pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Early Gibson A4 - Different Inlays? in Equipment

I believe that only a few A-4s had the "artist" style inlays. I imagine that they would have offered it as a custom thing in 1918 but this mandolin...

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