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allenhopkins replied to a thread Help identifying this "Jul. Heinr. Zimmerman" mandolin in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

Some info from a violin website: Julius Heinrich Zimmermann was born in Sternberg 1851. He established his first workshop in Leipzig and after...

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Jan-21-2022, 12:58pm

allenhopkins replied to a thread Punch Brothers "Hell on Church Street" in Bluegrass, Newgrass, Country, Gospel Variants

For those interested in more opinions on the subject or the Church Street Blues arrangement, this recent thread may be of interest. My late mother...

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Jan-21-2022, 12:41pm

allenhopkins replied to a thread Mandolin As A New Direction in General Mandolin Discussions

Now that's a retch-ed development...

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Jan-21-2022, 12:31pm

allenhopkins replied to a thread Where did you find your last mando? in General Mandolin Discussions

A story that could be echoed in many cities and towns. Sorta like the extinction of local bookstores by Borders and Barnes & Noble, followed by...

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Jan-20-2022, 11:29am

allenhopkins replied to a thread Mandolin As A New Direction in General Mandolin Discussions

Age 78, playing mandolin about 50 years. I could say, "Well, played a long time, but never achieved the skill level that I could have. Didn't...

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Jan-19-2022, 10:41pm

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

By the way, I meant to say that Nicholas Turturro "invented" the Peanut Ukulele, not "invited" it. Probably wouldn't "invite" one myself; got...

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Jan-19-2022, 10:18pm

allenhopkins replied to a thread Where did you find your last mando? in General Mandolin Discussions

Local dealers, Bernunzio's and Stutzman's, have provided the overwhelming majority of my mandolins. I did have one built for me by local luthier...

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Jan-19-2022, 10:09pm

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

Gibson has made -- and I guess, still makes on a custom basis -- a Les Paul Florentine, with a "chambered" semi-hollow body, and a sharply-pointed...

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Jan-18-2022, 4:48pm

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

And who are these rich guys cruising Shop Goodwill? Recent thread about the camouflaged Les Paul mentioned the winning bid was over $4K. Is there...

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Jan-18-2022, 4:28pm

allenhopkins replied to a thread multi-instrumentalists: how do you manage your time? in General Mandolin Discussions

Perhaps you've watered a horse; have you then milked a cat?

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Jan-18-2022, 4:21pm

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

Oh, for God's sake -- this again? The letter prefixes were manufacturing/marketing designations, not "standing for" anything, as far as anyone...

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Jan-18-2022, 3:46pm

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

It's been done, sorta. Turturro "Turnover," mandolin on one side, ukulele on the other. The overwhelming, successful appeal of this concept can be...

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Jan-17-2022, 4:28pm

allenhopkins replied to a thread multi-instrumentalists: how do you manage your time? in General Mandolin Discussions

Well, despite the decrepitude of advanced age, I'm still gigging, and the requirements of each performance largely determine on what instrument I...

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Jan-17-2022, 4:04pm

allenhopkins replied to a thread Why play Mandolin? in General Mandolin Discussions

1. Bill Monroe reportedly took up mandolin because there was a mandolin in his parents' house, and his older siblings had grabbed all the other...

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Jan-17-2022, 3:38pm

allenhopkins replied to a thread Allen tailpiece - does the felt mute the sound or not? in Equipment

If you're worried, try it without the felt and see if you get stray notes caused by the strings between bridge and tailpiece vibrating. These can...

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Jan-13-2022, 11:39pm

allenhopkins replied to a thread Old 'Musikvaruhus Waidele Göteborg' Swedish bowlback with pegs in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

Could it be frustration with tuning a mandolin with friction pegs, that led Charles L to take up aviation? Jus' askin'...

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Jan-13-2022, 11:37pm

allenhopkins replied to a thread On Shopgoodwill: tape over the logo and serial number. Why? in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

Shame on Goodwill for allowing this on their site. Concealing the ID of a Les Paul "type" -- weaselly listing there, for sure -- when there's no...

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Jan-13-2022, 11:24pm

allenhopkins replied to a thread Any Ideas of Make or value? in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Wowser! That's some headstock scroll! Value -- that's a puzzle. Ornate -- what's the actual construction like? Assume it's playable; how's it...

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Jan-13-2022, 11:13pm

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

I used the ol' ST-2's when I used 'em. They've got a microphone/vibration option which means you can tune wind instruments. And Autoharps. The...

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Jan-12-2022, 11:36pm

allenhopkins replied to a thread Mandolins as a work of art in General Mandolin Discussions

I consider musical instruments as tools for producing pleasing harmonious sounds. Some are more attractive than others; some may be of such...

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Jan-12-2022, 12:04pm

allenhopkins replied to a thread Eighth of January in Old-Time, Roots, Early Country, Cajun, Tex-Mex

Yeah, the Homer & Jethro parody got some airplay around here soon after Johnny Horton's Battle of New Orleans was a Top 40 hit (#1 Billboard in 1959,...

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Jan-12-2022, 11:51am

allenhopkins replied to a thread How many different F5’s does Dave Apollon play in these Vitaphone in Vintage Instruments

Bernunzio here in Rochester sold a Gibson mandola supposedly owned and played by Apollon.

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Jan-10-2022, 1:05pm

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

My suggestions? 1. Electronic tuner. The Snark is pretty much ubiquitous now, decent for the money. I like the li'l tiny D'Addarios that I can...

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Jan-09-2022, 2:30pm

allenhopkins replied to a thread Eighth of January in Old-Time, Roots, Early Country, Cajun, Tex-Mex

1. So who's heard the Canadian/British "answer song" to Jimmy Driftwood/Johnny Horton's Battle of New Orleans? Battle of Queenston Heights...

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Jan-09-2022, 2:07pm

allenhopkins replied to a thread Do you take your best or most valuable mandolin to gigs? in General Mandolin Discussions

Only mandolin I've ever had damaged during a gig was when a drunken "fan" attacked our band in a coffeehouse (!) in Brockport NY, probably 1973. I...

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Jan-09-2022, 1:59pm

allenhopkins replied to a thread To be or not to be (a bluegrass player) in General Mandolin Discussions

Since we're apparently posting about nearly anything, let me address the question of "bringing mandolin to a jam, only to find there's another...

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Jan-09-2022, 1:46pm

allenhopkins replied to a thread Vintage? in Vintage Instruments

My son David was Class of 1999 at college. He became program director of the college radio station, WHRB in Cambridge MA. One of his jobs was to...

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Jan-08-2022, 9:31pm

allenhopkins replied to a thread Looking for a Mandola and I need some advice. in CBOM

I owned an Eastman "600" series mandola for a while, but traded it because I wasn't playing it all that much. If you've got a moment, let me tell...

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Jan-08-2022, 9:12pm

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

Oh, and let us all wish your wife the best, Mike. This damned COVID pandemic has us all looking over our shoulders, and worrying about what used to...

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Jan-06-2022, 12:34pm

allenhopkins replied to a thread OT-ish: fiddle pickin' ? in General Mandolin Discussions

Clements also flat-picked fiddle on John Hartford's Aero-Plain album. Can't remember which cut(s).

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