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Yesterday, 8:10pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Global Musical Instruments NYC Bowlback in Vintage Instruments

Globe was a brand of the Charles Meisel Company in New York City. I believe they were distributors and importers. I found a listing and historical...

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Yesterday, 1:37pm

Frankdolin replied to a thread Franks' Mandolin Kitchen in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

Thank you All so much for your comments and support! Here's the Pava A4 on this original.~o):mandosmiley:

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Yesterday, 1:10pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Players in Rhode Island/Nearby Massachusetts? in Jams, Workshops, Camps, Places To Meet Others

JennyD: you might want to mention what genre(s) off music you are interested in playing.

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Yesterday, 9:19am

Jim Garber replied to a thread Bass Builder Undertakes Mandola Build in Builders and Repair

I know you don’t have any fret markers on your drawing but since you are a bass maker if you do intend to put in markers remember the standard...

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Aug-16-2022, 9:05pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Rare Circular Shaped Tuning Machine German Made Mandolin in Looking for Information About Mandolins

I finally found similar tuners on this unlabelled bowlback. No further info though.

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Aug-16-2022, 3:38pm

Simon DS replied to a discussion Man In The Moon/Orange In Bloom/The South Wind in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

https://youtu.be/jPYFkOakojM

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Aug-16-2022, 3:37pm

Simon DS replied to a discussion Man in the Moon in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Here’s a recording I did a while ago and posted on one of the other threads. https://youtu.be/jPYFkOakojM

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Aug-16-2022, 3:36pm

Simon DS replied to a discussion The Man in the Moon (Lewis ‘Scan’ Tester) in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

https://youtu.be/6NCo55QgfuI

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Aug-16-2022, 3:35pm

Simon DS replied to a discussion Man In The Moon/Orange In Bloom/The South Wind in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

https://youtu.be/6NCo55QgfuI

20 replies

Aug-16-2022, 3:34pm

Simon DS replied to a discussion Man in the Moon in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Really nice playing as usual Christian I like the stereo effect too.

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Aug-16-2022, 12:20pm

John Kelly replied to a thread What should I do with that mandolin? in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

The E and A string sets certainly look metal. Interestingly, the nut slots are much better spaced as four pairs compared to the uniform spacing...

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Aug-16-2022, 12:12pm

John Kelly replied to a discussion Man in the Moon in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

A pleasant tune and well performed, Christian. I really like the guitar backing track on this one.

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Aug-16-2022, 8:06am

John Kelly replied to a thread What should I do with that mandolin? in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

Three points I see from your photos: The nut slots need deepening as the strings are very high above the first fret; this will affect your...

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Aug-16-2022, 6:47am

Simon DS replied to a discussion Members ~ I need your input regarding the polls in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Me too, I agree to suspend the votes, I’m not sure why we ever had a voting system. There’s probably a discussion on it buried away somewhere. As...

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Aug-16-2022, 3:01am

John Kelly replied to a discussion Members ~ I need your input regarding the polls in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

A good point, Jill. Maybe we should include the notation too if that is available? I know I do not regularly put up notation for the tunes I post,...

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Aug-15-2022, 3:11pm

Frankdolin replied to a thread What should I do with that mandolin? in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

Welcome to the Cafe! Return it. Nothing good is ever going to come from that mandolin.

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Aug-15-2022, 2:04pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Flamboyant Silvestri Bowlback 1930s UK in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

I like the look of that mandolin especially the inlay on the scratch plate. I will post pics here when on my computer.

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Aug-15-2022, 9:37am

Jim Garber replied to a thread What Are Some Good Options in the $2-3k range? in General Mandolin Discussions

I am surprised that the term “best bang for the buck” didn’t automatically trigger the response of get an A-model. So I will say that. As you may or...

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Aug-15-2022, 9:22am

Jim Garber commented on blog entry Mandolin Mondays #345 w/ Special Guest Lorraine Duisit in dbmandolin

I got hang out with her many years at Augusta in WV when Jethro was teaching his one and only class there and she was the TA. She sounds...

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Aug-15-2022, 9:19am

Jim Garber replied to a thread ISO Virtual Classical Mandolin Teacher in General Mandolin Discussions

One thing to bear in mind is that there are different schools of classical playing. You might familiarize yourself with the differences. There are a...

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Aug-15-2022, 7:36am

Frankdolin commented on blog entry Mandolin Mondays #345 w/ Special Guest Lorraine Duisit in dbmandolin

That's how it's done, right there!:mandosmiley:

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Aug-14-2022, 7:26pm

Simon DS replied to a discussion Evening Prayer Blues ( Bailey) in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Nice playing Frank, and I hope you’re wife’s ok.

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Aug-14-2022, 6:21pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread National RM1 in General Mandolin Discussions

I was impressed years ago when these first came out and I was surprised that I liked it since I owned a vintage National mandolin and a tenor guitar....

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Aug-14-2022, 2:19pm

John Kelly replied to a discussion Evening Prayer Blues ( Bailey) in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Good to see you back posting, Frank. I like this solo chordal arrangement you have here, and a great tone.

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Aug-14-2022, 11:17am

Frankdolin started a discussion Evening Prayer Blues ( Bailey) in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Hey Folks, Been away from the mando for a while. Have been taking care of my lovely wife, but things are looking really good. Hope your all well!...

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Aug-14-2022, 11:11am

Frankdolin replied to a thread Franks' Mandolin Kitchen in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

~o):mandosmiley:

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Aug-13-2022, 3:50pm

Simon DS replied to a thread Trouble with my mandolin not agreeing with my straps in Equipment

My octave mandolin, an Ashbury E32 has a moderately heavy neck while using the strap setup that I have. I’ve learned to use my pick forearm pressure...

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Aug-13-2022, 3:04pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Cylinder Recording by Silvio Ranieri in Orchestral, Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

Years ago I donated my five or six Samuel Siegel cylinders. He over mine up in the queue. If you write to Dave Seubert ( I think I have name...

1 replies | 168 view(s)

Aug-13-2022, 12:21pm

John Kelly replied to a discussion The Sands of Kuwait in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Thanks, Simon and Don. It was just one of those lucky moments as we already had a suitable tune which we had not used in our collection, and Ginny ...

15 replies

Aug-12-2022, 10:28pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Rare Circular Shaped Tuning Machine German Made Mandolin in Looking for Information About Mandolins

I have some jpeg examples in my files of similar tuners, I have to access my computer which I may be able to do tomorrow.

5 replies | 884 view(s)

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