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Today, 4:12pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Is this a reasonable price? in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

I agree with Mick above that it was made by Lyon & Healy probably for the retail trade and looks to be around the same level of quality as their...

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Today, 3:49pm

Bruce Clausen replied to a thread Pinky reach vs. position shift (Haste to the Wedding) in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

You're playing on mandolin? If so, getting the high B with fourth finger is the normal 1st position fingering. Fingers 1-2-3-4 play F#-G-A-B. So it...

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Today, 1:02pm

mrmando replied to a thread Anderson F5 in Denver in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

Gerald, not Steve.

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Today, 12:13pm

Rick Jones replied to a thread Song of Storms - Solo Mandolin Arrangement [Tab] in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

Absolutely beautiful!

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Today, 11:39am

Bruce Clausen replied to a thread Non Mandolin Jazz in Jazz, Swing, Blues, Bossa, Choro, Klezmer, Ragtime

"The AACM is still going strong." ...and Marshall Allen is still leading the Sun Ra group at age 94. (Sun Ra "ascended" in 1993.) I saw the Art...

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Today, 9:24am

Jim Garber replied to a thread 'Mandolin d'Amore' on eBay in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

Lots of tuning though.

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Yesterday, 11:32pm

Bruce Clausen replied to a thread 7 Oud Players to Listen To in Celtic, U.K., Nordic, Quebecois, European Folk

Great cut, Janos! Yes, Haytham is a very fine oud player. Great group sound too. I haven't heard you on guitar before; and I see now I missed...

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Yesterday, 6:00pm

mrmando replied to a thread Looking for info on electric mandolin in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Most likely a MORTone if it was made in the US. Basically a cheap guitar with added tuners and custom nut and bridge. Not high-end. More of an octave...

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Yesterday, 5:43pm

Pete Martin replied to a thread Non Mandolin Jazz in Jazz, Swing, Blues, Bossa, Choro, Klezmer, Ragtime

Vibeyphone :)) Don's list and mine are almost identical, just add Milt Jackson. :mandosmiley:

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Yesterday, 1:49pm

mrmando replied to a thread Vintage Geib case too short! in Equipment

Wouldn't a mando-banjo case be more than 11" wide in the body compartment?

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Yesterday, 5:21am

mrmando replied to a thread Looking for info on electric mandolin in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

Yeah, I can probably help you if you have a photo.

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Yesterday, 1:51am

mrmando replied to a thread Vintage Geib case too short! in Equipment

Yep, it's 25 inches long on the inside (Gibson cases are 26) and the snakehead doesn't fit in there either. But the Martin A Style does! Now i...

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Yesterday, 1:46am

mrmando replied to a thread Info on Inherited Mandolin in Looking for Information About Mandolins

It is actually unlikely that a bowlback is worth more than a '64 A50, unless it is a specific brand or model of bowlback.

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Yesterday, 1:15am

mrmando replied to a thread Info on Inherited Mandolin in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Gotcha. Well, if you want information on the others, you've come to the right place. You might be able to save some money on a used case, when you're...

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Yesterday, 12:52am

mrmando replied to a thread Info on Inherited Mandolin in Looking for Information About Mandolins

So this is one of several? Did you inherit them all, or were they split up among your family? If you got other mandolins of his and don't want to...

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Jan-17-2019, 11:22pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread 'Mandolin d'Amore' on eBay in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

I would imagine that there would be way too much sympathetic vibration in that room. 12 sympathetics on a NH and four on the VDA. Yikes!

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Jan-17-2019, 7:49pm

mrmando started a thread Vintage Geib case too short! in Equipment

Well, I have here what certainly looks like a vintage Geib case for a Gibson A, and I also have a 1911 A4. Surprise! The A4 doesn't fit the case --...

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Jan-17-2019, 3:38pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Favorite Mandolin Picture in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

I love the cowboy hat and the TV. Frozen in time.

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Jan-17-2019, 2:47pm

lflngpicker replied to a thread Mandolin Orange on Live from Here in General Mandolin Discussions

Evan, I agree on the Sullivan A comment. I really liked the woody tone of the Sullivan with Andrew playing it with their material. The Gilchrist is...

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Jan-17-2019, 2:43pm

lflngpicker replied to a thread Mandolin Orange on Live from Here in General Mandolin Discussions

Hi Steve! Thanks for posting. I am a big fan and planned to listen but was tied up during that time slot. This is a big help!

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Jan-17-2019, 2:38pm

lflngpicker replied to a thread Collings in General Mandolin Discussions

I love my MT. It has a gloss top and glossy headstock, with white binding and a wide nut. So comfortable to play! Not an MT2, but I love the tone...

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Jan-17-2019, 12:28pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Documenting Instrument Condition ??? in Builders and Repair

I had one of those many years ago when I lived in a hot and dry heated Brooklyn apartment. I think the back seam opened up a few times over its life...

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Jan-17-2019, 11:24am

Jim Garber replied to a thread Bowlbacks of Note in Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

How can I remember what I posted. I have to set up an Excel spreadsheet. Nah no takers at that price.

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Jan-16-2019, 9:39pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread How To Avoid Losing An Expensive Pick in Equipment

A cautionary tale! From now on when I send a contract for a gig I will always request a contrasting colored table. In fact I will also request a room...

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Jan-16-2019, 9:02pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Resonance Bar in General Mandolin Discussions

This is just another of off-ramp creations in the superhighway of luthiery that I find so very interesting. Actually the fiddle I play designed by a...

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Jan-16-2019, 8:16pm

Pete Martin replied to a thread Non Mandolin Jazz in Jazz, Swing, Blues, Bossa, Choro, Klezmer, Ragtime

I find piano phrasing very similar to mandolin, multiple strings picked. Guitar also phrases similar due to being a fretted string and a pick. ...

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Jan-16-2019, 7:05pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Classical on an A-style Kentucky Mandolin? in Equipment

Yes, Bruce is an excellent player and sounds great on whatever he plays.

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