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Yesterday,
2:30pm
Nick Gellie
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Any modern(cheaper) mandolins with a Gibson model A 1924 sound?
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I am pretty sure they are still joined at the 13th fret.
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Yesterday,
10:46am
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Any modern(cheaper) mandolins with a Gibson model A 1924 sound?
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Based on the videos I have sampled I prefer it's tone to the MD504
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Jan-24-2021,
1:42am
Nick Gellie
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Reading Eastman serial numbers
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I would say Jan 2020 no. 640 of Eastman 505 made
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Jan-23-2021,
10:39am
Nick Gellie
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Reading Eastman serial numbers
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Here is my Eastman 505. One of the best mandolins I have owned. N2001640 Year made?
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Jan-23-2021,
6:03am
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Help identifying and advice regarding Breedlove OF Quartz
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It will be a good one. I had an FF from that period. It has now gone to northern Spain.
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Jan-21-2021,
9:33am
Nick Gellie
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Fret Size
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Interesting point. Does it look aesthetically better?
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Jan-20-2021,
4:48pm
Nick Gellie
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Help identifying and advice regarding Breedlove OF Quartz
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I am pretty sure it is a Breedlove Premier OF mandolin. They coloured their mandolins like that in the later years.
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Jan-20-2021,
4:06pm
Nick Gellie
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Help identifying and advice regarding Breedlove OF Quartz
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More than likely if it has not been mucked around with the setup should be ok.
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Jan-20-2021,
3:43pm
Nick Gellie
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Fret Size
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The two Jescar sizes are available here: 0.080" ...
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Jan-20-2021,
3:16pm
Nick Gellie
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Fret Size
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This is for Sunburst. Do you still consider this an option using Jescar 37080 up to the 12th fret and then 37053 thereafter. Have you done this...
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Jan-18-2021,
4:55am
Nick Gellie
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Old vs New Oval
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Steve Gilchrist has managed to find tone in A oval designs. Instead of spruce tops with birch backs and sides he uses red spruce tops and red maple...
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Jan-16-2021,
10:13pm
Nick Gellie
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Old vs New Oval
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So Kurt I noticed that you went with the Eastman 600 series F and O styles. Can I ask you if you went with these because they were more traditional...
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Jan-16-2021,
3:35pm
Nick Gellie
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Old vs New Oval
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While I am at it, there is a binary classification for old and new mandolins. First some old short necked mandolins have small frets and the...
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Jan-16-2021,
3:07am
Nick Gellie
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Old vs New Oval
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Maybe an approach would be to employ whichever mandolin works for the style of music. The reason I say this I have gone back to cheaper well...
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Jan-15-2021,
4:52pm
Nick Gellie
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Old vs New Oval
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Eric, You have some pretty reasonable mandolins at best. In part I think the mandolin cafe tricks people into wanting more than they have and...
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Jan-11-2021,
12:43pm
Nick Gellie
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Bridge upgrade on new Eastman mando?
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Max. I tried out an Eastman 505 Comfort with satin finish. It may have been the mandolin. I sent it back. Instead I got a 505 classic with gloss...
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Jan-10-2021,
3:14pm
Nick Gellie
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A-Model Archtop Oval Hole $500-1000
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That makes sense Steve in what you are saying. I would expect a deeper tone with slightly less volume with a mahogany backed instrument. You picked...
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Jan-10-2021,
9:24am
Nick Gellie
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A-Model Archtop Oval Hole $500-1000
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What year was your 404 made Steve? I have a video from TFOA in Holland in which it sounds quite loud. The mahogany back may not project as much...
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Jan-10-2021,
3:20am
Nick Gellie
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A-Model Archtop Oval Hole $500-1000
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And here is a recording of an Eastman 504 mandolin And for good measure a 1924 Gibson A-4 mandolin: I am putting these up for...
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26 replies | 1870 view(s)
Jan-10-2021,
3:14am
Nick Gellie
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A-Model Archtop Oval Hole $500-1000
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Of course maple backed mandolins provides that punch for bluegrass. I concur. However, either beech or mahogany backed oval hole mandolins provide...
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Jan-09-2021,
5:26pm
Nick Gellie
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A-Model Archtop Oval Hole $500-1000
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Based on the small number of videos I have listened to, it sounds warmer and richer - a bit like the older Gibson oval holes.
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Jan-09-2021,
5:23pm
Nick Gellie
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Mike Marshall's Loar?
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It is possible Pat that he sought to recreate the tone that is in his 'Loar' derivative in the new Artist series at Northfield. In that video I...
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Jan-09-2021,
3:42pm
Nick Gellie
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Mike Marshall's Loar?
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He added it. Maybe there are a couple of Northfields now in his stable. You see him playing a Northfield more often than not. He was part of the...
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Jan-09-2021,
3:12pm
Nick Gellie
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Build thread - Forster 8 string Irish bouzouki
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Thanks Nigel for reviving Irish Bouzoukis on the CBOM thread. Look forward to the next phase in the bouzouki build diary.
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Jan-09-2021,
3:10pm
Nick Gellie
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Mike Marshall's Loar?
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Well if you were a first class act why would you bother with a $500 Eastman - the world of mandolin making is your musical oyster. There are plenty...
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Jan-09-2021,
12:36pm
Nick Gellie
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Mike Marshall's Loar?
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My point is that he has replaced his Loar recently with a Northfield Artist model. Here he is teaching arpeggios at Elderly Instruments 1 week ago:
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Jan-09-2021,
3:41am
Nick Gellie
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Mike Marshall's Loar?
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We can get caught up in the mystique of Gibson Loar F5 mandolins. Perhaps Mike should have found an equivalent modern maker to make a mandolin with...
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Jan-08-2021,
3:31pm
Nick Gellie
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A-Model Archtop Oval Hole $500-1000
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I have heard on the grapevine from a reliable source that most if not all new Eastman mandolins will be built with larger frets this year. I have an...
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Jan-08-2021,
3:27pm
Nick Gellie
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A-Model Archtop Oval Hole $500-1000
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Nothing wrong with that colour. They are all pretty much like that these days with the MD504 model.
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26 replies | 1870 view(s)
Jan-07-2021,
2:29pm
Nick Gellie
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Eastman Comfort Comfort
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General Mandolin Discussions
I tried one. It did not have the tone of the classic model. I ended up with a classic model with large frets. Pretty nice mandolin with great tone...
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9 replies | 1723 view(s)
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