Well, I'm turning 70 soon. That's pretty old. The 50s weren't too bad a period for Gibsons, though most people prefer the teens and 20s. That said, I...
Thanks for that - I guess. I didn't see the time index in your post so I sludged through nearly three minutes of Wishbone Ash to hear mandolin. I'll...
I have a Boehm with a glass bridge. I tune it GCGDA. The glass bridge does give a "zingy" tone. I also made an ebony bridge that makes the tone more...
If my eyes do not deceive me, I count four Heidens and one Gibson. :disbelief: I'm a little surprised. Now, I've heard and seen a lot of good things...
Lately I have seen a couple of references to "Grover 409" tuners. I chuckled a bit thinking the posters had confused that monster v-8 engine with our...
So, Jo, do you think you could build a good-sounding one of these? You certainly have some remarkable skills and imaginative design capabilities. Or...
I was born in Louisiana, been over 30 years in Texas, began playing guitar as a teen. I play guitar with friends, at small gigs and at bluegrass jams. I play acoustic blues, country blues, gospel, country, rock and bluegrass music. I bought a mandolin in 2014, got serious about playing mandolin mid-2015 and my interests are mostly in bluegrass, folk and old-world fiddle tunes.
I also have an interest in documenting information about the group, The Bluegrass Alliance (all incarnations of the previous century rather than the re-alliance group of the 2000's).
Location:
Alvarado/Mansfield, Texas
Interests:
Music, lutherie, woodwork, wood finishing, web design
Occupation:
Furniture repair, architectural millwork repair, web design
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