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Caleb replied to a thread My mysterious JBovier Knock-off in Looking for Information About Mandolins

No matter what, you’ve got a cool mandolin with a unique backstory. The mystery of it all makes it even more fun. Play it in good health.

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Jan-25-2021, 10:41pm

Caleb replied to a thread Collings MTO: replacement tuners? in Builders and Repair

Bill, I’ve posted about this before on the Cafe, but I went through two set of GA tuners and Collings ended up giving me a set of Gotohs, which are...

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Jan-25-2021, 5:37am

Jill McAuley replied to a discussion Week #538 ~ The Long Lane in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Working on a version now! Squeezing in mandolin playing time in-between getting the vegetable beds ready in our market garden for spring planting!

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Jan-24-2021, 9:18pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Japenese made bowlbacls in Equipment

I had a maple bowl Suzuki from the 1970s and it was overbuilt and not very responsive. I have heard that the more recent models prefeace with an "M"...

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Jan-24-2021, 9:09pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Replacement tailpiece for a Gibson A 5 jr in Builders and Repair

Is that a mistake in the title to this thread? Did Gibson ever make an A-5 Junior?

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Jan-24-2021, 9:07pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Please School Me On Mandolin Strings in General Mandolin Discussions

You are the only one to truly know what you like. For years, I mostly used D'Addario J-74 or the equivalent, but I tried some Monel strings and liked...

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Jan-24-2021, 8:02pm

Caleb replied to a thread Please School Me On Mandolin Strings in General Mandolin Discussions

Trying the various brands and styles of strings is a fun and relatively cheap adventure. Enjoy it!

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Jan-24-2021, 5:45pm

Jill McAuley replied to a discussion Week #538 ~ The Long Lane in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

That tune sits really nicely on the octave mandolin, lovely stuff John!

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Jan-24-2021, 1:52pm

Caleb replied to a thread My mysterious JBovier Knock-off in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Understood. I felt weird even asking, and in hindsight see I really shouldn’t have. Charley’s acoustic room is really great. Last time I was...

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Jan-24-2021, 1:24pm

Paul Statman replied to a thread Post a picture of what's on your bench? in Builders and Repair

Perfect - Is this a solution for the guitarist so that he doesn't need to ax twice? It's alright (if it isn't). :cool:

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Jan-24-2021, 12:53pm

DougC replied to a thread The Wind That Shakes the Barley in Celtic, U.K., Nordic, Quebecois, European Folk

Adian's comments about the poor quality of public resources is spot on. It is nothing new. One is forced to seek out reliable sources. For...

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Jan-24-2021, 11:46am

Caleb replied to a thread Apollo Picks ! in Equipment

Here's an update on my recent pick-geeking: Nik is still making the Apollo picks I ordered, and he was kind enough to help me with a last minute...

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Jan-24-2021, 11:09am

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

This morning I've been messing around with The Golden Slippers. Fun tune!

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Jan-24-2021, 11:07am

Caleb replied to a thread Collings Headstock and string winders in Equipment

I noticed a while back that the headstock on my MT is getting beat up due to using a guitar string winder. It bugged me at first but now I think it...

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Jan-24-2021, 10:07am

Caleb replied to a thread My mysterious JBovier Knock-off in Looking for Information About Mandolins

I live in the Dallas/Fort Worth area and am curious as to where you bought it (though if you're uncomfortable saying so, that's ok). I've been to...

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Jan-24-2021, 8:33am

Jill McAuley replied to a thread Finding a teacher when you have very specific musical interests in General Mandolin Discussions

I think Marla's Peghead Nation course is really great value for the money, if you want to learn to play irish tunes on the mandolin with great feel...

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Jan-24-2021, 7:57am

Jill McAuley replied to a thread How do these on-line private-sales work? Pay first or ship first? in General Mandolin Discussions

You don't ship until you've received the payment. Touch wood, I've never had anything go wrong with past sales. I do feel more comfortable if I'm...

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Jan-23-2021, 5:10pm

Aidan Crossey replied to a thread The Wind That Shakes the Barley in Celtic, U.K., Nordic, Quebecois, European Folk

Good point, Max, that the newcomer to this music should probably tread a tad carefully when checking out settings at The Session. Some are settings...

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Jan-23-2021, 1:52pm

DougC replied to a thread Dorian Pentatonic Scale (1 2 m3 5 M6 ) in Jazz/Blues Variants, Bossa, Choro, Klezmer

This is such a great explanation of the variety of chords that can be played over a simple 5 note modal pattern. Also a revelation for me at least,...

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Jan-23-2021, 1:28pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Winding string loop ends for 1890 Vinaccia in Equipment

Nice that they sound great but if you break one string and it is the one underneath you have to change both. Good luck.

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Jan-22-2021, 8:56pm

Caleb replied to a thread Collings MF5 - Any years to avoid? in Looking for Information About Mandolins

I ran across one of these and alluded to it in an earlier post: 2009 at the late great FQMS in Louisville, KY. It was a very plain MT and the most...

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Jan-22-2021, 8:49pm

Caleb replied to a thread Looking to have some pearl inlay work done. in Builders and Repair

I’m having the work done by Bruce Weber. I’ll post a pic when it’s done. Very excited!

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Jan-22-2021, 8:10pm

Caleb replied to a thread Possible Transition from Light to Medium Strings in Equipment

Murphy’s is a good shop ran by good people. I’m down the road in Euless, not many exits from there. If you ever want to try someone else, I...

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Jan-22-2021, 7:03pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Do great looking mandolins have to sound better? in General Mandolin Discussions

Aesthetic appeal is a matter of personal taste. (That from the Department of Redundancy Department) :) I prefer the beauty of the understated. Not...

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Jan-22-2021, 6:55pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Creating a solo video with my own backing track in General Mandolin Discussions

Today I had a lovely video call with two fellow musicians to try and figure out how to play together remotely on Jamkazam. It was nice just talking...

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Jan-22-2021, 5:28pm

Caleb replied to a thread Possible Transition from Light to Medium Strings in Equipment

I see you’re in Irving. I’m curious what luthier you use?

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Jan-22-2021, 5:27pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Do great looking mandolins have to sound better? in General Mandolin Discussions

My alias is Gregor Samsa!

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Jan-22-2021, 4:24pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Do great looking mandolins have to sound better? in General Mandolin Discussions

First examples come from the eBay sellers from the Taiwan/Vietnam circle. I believe they have become much better in the quality of their work but...

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Jan-22-2021, 1:48pm

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

Post some photos and carefully measure the distance between centers of the posts so you can tell people selling parts. Most of these Supertones are...

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Jan-22-2021, 10:08am

Caleb replied to a thread Do great looking mandolins have to sound better? in General Mandolin Discussions

Pretty wood might not always sound better, but it seems to me that most people paying top dollar for a good mandolin expect it to look beautiful.

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