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Yesterday, 6:59pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread help with tuners in Equipment

Here's the other expert luthier page from Frank Ford on replacing an old button. You just have to find the right button to match.

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Yesterday, 6:23pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Banjo solos /mandolin in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

I assume you have some experience with arranging for recording sessions. I would certainly agree to listen to the music you want to emulate however i...

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Yesterday, 6:14pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread help with tuners in Equipment

For reference, here is another 1941 A-1. It does look like those are the original tuners on yours.

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Yesterday, 5:04pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread I registered for a group class and am getting nervous in Celtic, U.K., Nordic, Quebecois, European Folk

Seek/search snd ye shall find. Here is Ben Engel's web site with contact info. I will bet you the folks you contacted will fwd your query to him...

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Yesterday, 2:56pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Italian Mandolin music being forgotten ??? in General Mandolin Discussions

Sadly I missed any music at Caffe Trieste when I was in San Francisco a couple of years ago. It was August and they take a break then I was told.

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Yesterday, 2:40pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread I registered for a group class and am getting nervous in Celtic, U.K., Nordic, Quebecois, European Folk

I took lessons at the Irish Arts Center in NYC when it first opened in the late 1970s. My suggestion is to contact the instructor and talk to him...

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Yesterday, 2:29pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Tripoldi Mandolin in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Thanks, Mick. I meant to post the link to the eBay auction for those interested. There is a mention of Pagani in the eBay listing. Pagani was a music...

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Yesterday, 2:17pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Best Armrest in Equipment

I never used an armrest before but I just acquired a Campanella A-5 and I love the look and feel of this one. I don't know if I would like one any...

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Yesterday, 12:50pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Really Basic String Question in Equipment

I would guess that plain strings from the same manufacturer would be of the same composition but that different manufacturers might have different...

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Yesterday, 12:39pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Tripoldi Mandolin in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Yes, more volume for sure. Most serious players would unlikely consider these. Good for strumming I suppose. The seller's description: I...

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Jan-19-2020, 8:23pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Campanella two-point (How to make an accent on due?) in General Mandolin Discussions

Had a nice afternoon with Jim today and we had a duet of Campanellas (see below). Both of our mandolins, his the Dué, mine the A-5 are about 1 year...

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Jan-19-2020, 5:46pm

mrmando replied to a thread Is this too junky (ebay find lol) in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

Those are terrible. Stay well clear of it.

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Jan-19-2020, 5:23pm

mrmando replied to a thread 2020 NAMM Show Report in General Mandolin Discussions

What hath Ifshin wrought?

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Jan-18-2020, 2:39pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Looking for help in Looking for Information About Mandolins

There may be but you would have to play them in person. Gibson was and still is not so consistent in their specs over the years and as time went on...

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Jan-18-2020, 2:21pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Sorry, Dr. Leone, your Mandolino is not my Cup of Vino in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

I played a few Musikalia instruments years ago at Lark in the Morning store in Seattle. I was underwhelmed. However, I have heard from some folks...

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Jan-18-2020, 2:16pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Looking for help in Looking for Information About Mandolins

It is easy to spec a 1-3/16" at nut but harder to say for sure what a C-shape neck is and there are many variants to that—I think you would have to...

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Jan-18-2020, 1:59pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread 2020 NAMM Show Report in General Mandolin Discussions

I found the press release from the original Zeta mandolin posted on MC in 2016. Mandolin bridge concept described thusly: I suppose some of...

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Jan-18-2020, 1:38pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread 2020 NAMM Show Report in General Mandolin Discussions

Unless they changed things, their website shows very different bridges on the violins. I think the mandolin bridge may be unique to this new model....

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Jan-18-2020, 8:49am

hank replied to a thread Post a picture of what's on your bench? in Builders and Repair

Steve in the white it looks eerily like human skin under magnification. I wonder what angle of cut made this effect? Are you gonna stain it or...

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Jan-18-2020, 3:24am

mrmando replied to a thread Here's why you are an amazing mandolin picker but still dumb in General Mandolin Discussions

G: My mandolin is a Smart.

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Jan-17-2020, 10:34pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread 2020 NAMM Show Report in General Mandolin Discussions

I have a feeling that that bridge is very innovative. I wonder how you adjust the height of each pair. Also it looks like the inserts are not ebony...

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Jan-17-2020, 10:20pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread 2020 NAMM Show Report in General Mandolin Discussions

Wow, Scott, what is that background for the Road Dog mandolin above? An enlarged upside down poster of the inside of a mandolin?

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Jan-17-2020, 10:02pm

mrmando replied to a thread 2020 NAMM Show Report in General Mandolin Discussions

True. This is from several years ago. I don't know anyone who has one and am not sure how many were actually produced.

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Jan-17-2020, 9:54pm

mrmando replied to a thread 2020 NAMM Show Report in General Mandolin Discussions

Rigel sold a lot of mandolins with bolt-on necks at that price point.

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Jan-16-2020, 11:35pm

mrmando replied to a thread Fern Loar F5 Attic Find in Vintage Instruments

Well, the San Jose Loar has made its way into the Cafe Classifieds now.

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Jan-15-2020, 5:26pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread 1909 A4 Gibson Factory Revamped in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

Not to me. I grew up seeing those cherry bombs in my local music stores. Sorry.

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Jan-15-2020, 5:24pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread C. Bruno and Son in Vintage Instruments

When someone posts a postage stamp size photo I do not resolutely conclude anything, grasshopper. And neither should you. OTOH I did forget to...

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Jan-15-2020, 3:42pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread 1909 A4 Gibson Factory Revamped in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

I don’t know when this mandolin was “restored” but I have a friend who bought an 1930s L-00 guitar that was refinished cherry sunburst in the 1960s....

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Jan-15-2020, 2:02pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread 1909 A4 Gibson Factory Revamped in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

I agree with rcc56. I think the body was refinished. I guess no one wants to post any photos from the auction, so I will. It looks like there was...

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Jan-15-2020, 12:39pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread C. Bruno and Son in Vintage Instruments

Can you post a larger image? I am not a big fan of 12 string mandolins and it is probably smart to only string it as an 8-string but I have always...

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