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Dec-07-2018, 10:53pm

ollaimh replied to a thread Galway Girl (Steve Earle) Questions in Rock, Folk Rock, Roots Rock, Rockabilly

the best version is daori farrel playing it in an airport

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Dec-07-2018, 1:52am

ollaimh replied to a thread Tenor Lute Blues in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

lard tundering jaysas h. christ on a crutch hobbling about aimlessly. what an instrument. i wonder if the scale length is octave mandola or a fifth...

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Dec-07-2018, 1:44am

ollaimh replied to a thread Shipping Toronto to Vermont?? in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

i have recently heard of a friend being asked if his antique furniture had rose wood, he said yes and it was impounded by the americans. he is a...

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Dec-06-2018, 6:10am

Lord of the Badgers replied to a thread Stefan Sobell octave mandolin demo in CBOM

Yes... But is it for sale though? :grin: I'm sure I'm the first to ask *pretends not to notice at least one other post pulling the same wisecrack*

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Dec-05-2018, 6:58am

Lord of the Badgers replied to a thread Tone-gard for Eastman mandocello? in CBOM

Ah that sucks. However mine adapts nicely between mando body sizes so I still think it's worth an email to him

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Dec-04-2018, 9:47pm

ollaimh replied to a thread Preston Thompson guitars and similar mandolin values. in Looking for Information About Mandolins

for finger style i put marc beneteau for guitars, then ted thompson. beneteau is gaining a major following and they are now expensive. ted...

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Dec-04-2018, 9:40pm

ollaimh replied to a thread Anyone ever heard of 'Ole Pal' mandolins? in Looking for Information About Mandolins

williams had a store on toronto going way back. they often ordered instruments from well know companies with their name on them. some of the banjos...

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Dec-04-2018, 9:36pm

ollaimh replied to a thread Anyone ever heard of 'Ole Pal' mandolins? in Looking for Information About Mandolins

the jewel of canadian hand mandolins from an early time was benko. he made instruments in montreal in the forties and then moved to toronto. the...

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Dec-04-2018, 9:32pm

ollaimh replied to a thread Anyone ever heard of 'Ole Pal' mandolins? in Looking for Information About Mandolins

i bid on a hopf fiddler at seattle northwest folk life years ago--like 1988, which was about three inches wider than normal, but a thin body on the...

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Dec-04-2018, 8:19pm

ollaimh replied to a thread Ebay: Gibson mandolin with headstock repair in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

har har har - - - Updated - - - has to go cheap to someone not afraid of repairs

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Dec-04-2018, 8:16pm

ollaimh replied to a thread Passernig two point in the classifieds in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

looks beautiful to moi. if it sounds great why not. it's not nearly as expensive as some hand mades

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Dec-04-2018, 8:12pm

ollaimh replied to a thread Shipping Toronto to Vermont?? in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

canada post is hands down better than fed ex or ups. the two private ones ask for a minimum of an extra $90 as a border fee for doing nothing more...

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Dec-01-2018, 1:54am

ollaimh replied to a thread 1943 Levin Mandolin Model 335 in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

way back at seattles northwest folklife festival there was an instrument auction. i tried two different levins there. i really liked them but the...

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Nov-30-2018, 6:25am

Lord of the Badgers replied to a thread Tone-gard for Eastman mandocello? in CBOM

Contact tonegard direct - the chap is super helpful. Helped me when I was buying mine for a mandolin - I sent him pics and pics of how I measured it...

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Nov-28-2018, 10:17pm

ollaimh replied to a thread Anyone ever heard of 'Ole Pal' mandolins? in Looking for Information About Mandolins

beautiful but strange shaped fiddles, wow.

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Nov-20-2018, 1:11pm

Lord of the Badgers replied to a thread Dpa4099 to line6 g50 in Equipment

Sadly I do. But I have a slightly broken transmitter actually that I could use.. It's just got a broken jack mount Might be a plan!! Just need to...

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Nov-20-2018, 3:25am

Lord of the Badgers replied to a thread K&K pickup distortion in Equipment

Jack's words; "Sounds as if the pickups are not in full contact with the top, probably in the center there is not contact." "The recommended film...

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Nov-20-2018, 3:21am

Lord of the Badgers replied to a thread K&K pickup distortion in Equipment

Hi all. Jack at k&k has been in touch. I got a recording to him. He is convinced the pads may not be in full contact specifically in the center. ...

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Nov-20-2018, 3:17am

Lord of the Badgers replied to a thread Dpa4099 to line6 g50 in Equipment

Yes but I think they're standard adaptors. The microdot and the t4af. What perplexed me is you can find some that specifically talk of connecting to...

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Nov-17-2018, 4:16am

Lord of the Badgers replied to a thread K&K pickup distortion in Equipment

It's a passive system :)

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Nov-17-2018, 4:16am

Lord of the Badgers started a thread Dpa4099 to line6 g50 in Equipment

Hi DPA do a connector that goes microdot (dpa screw connection) to T4af (line6 female mini xlr). It's a lot of cash though. I see there's...

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Nov-14-2018, 6:48am

Lord of the Badgers replied to a thread Small grippy Primetone triangles in Equipment

Maybe that's the sound that wegen users want? Dunno! Oops. Started that off haven't I? Hopefully not remotely offending!!

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Nov-13-2018, 5:11am

Lord of the Badgers replied to a thread Small grippy Primetone triangles in Equipment

Indeed. Always have a pick with me - I'm sure we're all the same. Makes me smile every time I meet other mandolin players. A guy I know who's...

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Nov-12-2018, 11:52am

Lord of the Badgers replied to a thread K&K pickup distortion in Equipment

Straight into my AER. Behaves fine then starts distort after a while. As I said - other mandolin fine via exact same chain and tests . Same k&k...

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Nov-12-2018, 4:46am

Lord of the Badgers replied to a thread K&K pickup distortion in Equipment

I'm assured by Phil that the pads are attached properly. I saw him check with his mirror. As I said I tested both instruments and cable combos via...

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Nov-11-2018, 4:09pm

Lord of the Badgers replied to a thread K&K pickup distortion in Equipment

Phil D did test it all through but I found that the problem is erratic so far. Not all was lost last night. It was a listening audience not a pub...

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Nov-11-2018, 4:03pm

Lord of the Badgers replied to a thread K&K pickup distortion in Equipment

Hi Ray - as per my opening post we did a process of elimination. The mandolin with k&k is fine but not the dola. Tried both AER sockets too. And we...

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Nov-11-2018, 3:28pm

Lord of the Badgers replied to a thread K&K pickup distortion in Equipment

Hi both I should say I've barely plugged it in until recently. It's very much a kind of electronic distortion - doesn't sound very analogue

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Nov-11-2018, 12:23pm

ollaimh replied to a thread One need not have any super-fancy instrument to have bouzouki FUN in CBOM

i stared on a fifties greek bouzouki i found in a junk shop on vancouver island. i got the bouzouki and a sitar for $300 canadian and sold the sitar...

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Nov-11-2018, 4:28am

Lord of the Badgers started a thread K&K pickup distortion in Equipment

Hi all What can lead to a k&k pickup distorting badly? It is fine for a while but it let me down big time last night when it started cutting out...

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