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Today, 7:02pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Silver vs. Nickel James Tailpiece? in Equipment

The one on my Brentrup never tarnished so it might be nickel. Works well though. If I was loaded I would buy one for other mandolins. Great tailpiece.

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Today, 6:49pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Jazz 5 Roberts/Tiny Moore Mandolin in Vintage Instruments

So your dad had a Bigsby? I can understand why he wished he never sold it. To clarify: is your dad's Jazz 5 like this one?

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Today, 5:02pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Prettiest A model I have seen in a while in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

Ellis is one of the premium makers. His F5's are in the 5-figure range. Yes, this is the higher end of A-models but that is what it sells for. 1)...

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Today, 4:45pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Silver vs. Nickel James Tailpiece? in Equipment

Same price, too. I have one on my Brentrup and I think it is silver... or is it nickel. Did he always make all three or was it only silver and gold...

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Today, 1:21pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Ditson Victory in Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

I am sure that Allen Hopkins will chime in here soon. He gave me the grand tour of Rochester for vintage instrument enthusiasts. Bernunzio is one and...

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Today, 1:13pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Jazz 5 Roberts/Tiny Moore Mandolin in Vintage Instruments

I ordered a black finished Tiny Moore model (not the Jazz 5) from Tiny when he taught at Ashokan. I had it for a number of years and sold it to a...

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Today, 1:04pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Sebastian de Grebber, Dutch Mandolin Chamber Orchestra in Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

As for CMSA and John's comments above: The two CMSA conventions I have attended have been very inspiring and friendly events. I would not worry too...

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Today, 12:49pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Silver vs. Nickel James Tailpiece? in Equipment

Check out Elderly. I don't know what you are looking for or whether you can tell anything from these photos: James Nickel James Silver

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Yesterday, 11:54pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Is this a real Larson? in Vintage Instruments

Your wish is my command...

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Yesterday, 11:29pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Gibson snakehead Jrs vs other snakeheads in Looking for Information About Mandolins

I resemble that remark!

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Yesterday, 10:06pm

ollaimh replied to a thread Gibson snakehead Jrs vs other snakeheads in Looking for Information About Mandolins

gibson was very consistent in their inconsistency!!! good one i have two snake heads. one refinshed which i call the worlds best busking...

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Yesterday, 9:54pm

ollaimh replied to a thread Is this a real Larson? in Vintage Instruments

i had a poor condition but playable larson mandolin as attested by hartman who wrote he book. it was ok but i sold it locally for what it cost me...

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Yesterday, 9:44pm

ollaimh replied to a thread bohman mandolins in Vintage Instruments

great site and what a collection. we are not worthy. that collection on the classifieds alone is a fantastic tribe

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Yesterday, 7:22pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Left-Handed Players in General Mandolin Discussions

That probably was helpful—sort of like watching someone else in a mirror.

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Yesterday, 7:02pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Left-Handed Players in General Mandolin Discussions

Here you go:

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Yesterday, 3:39pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Left-Handed Players in General Mandolin Discussions

I know a few lefties and they don’t have it easy. I don’t know why they are in such a minority. You would think that it would be 50% of the people on...

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Yesterday, 1:52pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Left-Handed Players in General Mandolin Discussions

I wonder if there are any right-handed folks who opted to pay lefty. Maybe somewhere in the world, like in a mirror or another dimension? :)

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Yesterday, 4:40am

Lord of the Badgers replied to a thread Gretsch 6127 4 String Duo Jet Tenor Guitar in Tenor Guitars

Cripes you could get one made for less than that...!! Gorgeous though. I definitely would.

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Yesterday, 12:20am

Jim Garber replied to a thread Rosario Genovese mandolin in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Best strings in my opinion are Dogal Calace RW92b Dolce. In US available from Bernunzio.com. I am not sure where you are located.

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Dec-10-2019, 1:16pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Rosario Genovese mandolin in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Even more important, antykathera: These mandolins will not tolerate standard modern strings. You need to string them with extra-lights. I fear that...

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Dec-10-2019, 12:38pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread NMC rare relic (re-purposed autoharp body) in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

Not an autoharp, more of a manual model.

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Dec-10-2019, 12:10pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Rosario Genovese mandolin in Looking for Information About Mandolins

This is very exciting to me. Sometime after this thread I acquired this Rosario Genovese mandolin from Greg. I have not seen any others by this maker...

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Dec-09-2019, 3:51pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Sebastian de Grebber, Dutch Mandolin Chamber Orchestra in Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

Tim: all the conversations are still available to read here if you have the time.

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Dec-09-2019, 12:52pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Sebastian de Grebber, Dutch Mandolin Chamber Orchestra in Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

Tim: many moons ago the classical section of these forums was very active with many of those artists actually posting here. I had played in a...

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Dec-09-2019, 12:42pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Another Mystery Bowlback (to test your patience) in Looking for Information About Mandolins

I read your mind, Nick. Google works in strange ways.

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Dec-09-2019, 11:52am

Jim Garber replied to a thread Looking for mando arrangements of Jewish music, prayers in Jazz, Swing, Blues, Bossa, Choro, Klezmer, Ragtime

Just to clarify one thing. The OP and at least one person recently was looking for arrangements or sources of Jewish liturgical music. Klezmer, while...

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Dec-09-2019, 11:37am

Jim Garber replied to a thread Prettiest A model I have seen in a while in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

It seems to be gone. Maybe sold already? Of course, there is this one at the Music Emporium. Here's the direct link. I love that hummingbird...

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Dec-09-2019, 11:23am

Jim Garber replied to a thread Sebastian de Grebber, Dutch Mandolin Chamber Orchestra in Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

Yes, Martin, you must like Ralf Leenen, since you listed him twice, unless you are referring to his twin, also called Ralf Leenen. :)

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Dec-09-2019, 11:05am

Jim Garber replied to a thread Another Mystery Bowlback (to test your patience) in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Nick: you link to a general Google search for "carmelo catania butterfly mandolin" with loads of photos. I looked for the image and I think this is...

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Dec-08-2019, 12:46pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Ebay F-4 seller with low feedback in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

I understand your concern. Also, none of his other transactions as a seller were for musical instruments. OTOH his description seems above board. He...

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