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Yesterday, 6:00pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Would appreciate help identifying Gibson Mandolin in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Ok. How about more confusion. My trusty black A2 snakehead—that is how I refer to it was sold to me as an A2Z back in the 1980s. I believe it is...

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Yesterday, 2:52pm

mrmando replied to a thread Calling Lyon and Healy experts re label in Vintage Instruments

I'll forgive it this time, but don't ever let it happen again.

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Yesterday, 1:18pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Chevy Hub Cap Mandolin in General Mandolin Discussions

Actually, that one is pretty cool. What kind of hubcaps are those?

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Yesterday, 1:12pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Joining the Girouard club - commissioned a build! in General Mandolin Discussions

I hope the colors Lauri is using match your dog's. :)

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Nov-13-2018, 6:31pm

Pete Martin started a thread Improv From Scratch in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

I am posting a series of videos aimed at players who dont improvise but want to learn. So far there are 8 videos with more on the way. The first...

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Nov-12-2018, 11:16pm

Pete Martin replied to a thread Memorizing Chords and Progressions in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

Just let the melody tell you the chords. Work on training your ear how to fit chords to a melody. If you want, I can expand on this.

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Nov-12-2018, 9:07pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread 2018 Convention of the Classical Mandolin Society of America in Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

Since we are all in on this conversation I would suggest to upload the files to a public folder on Dropbox or similar platform and sending him and...

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Nov-12-2018, 3:03pm

lflngpicker replied to a thread Show your Mando "Gig Rig"! in Equipment

Hi Dan, I think you are on the right track... certainly some reverb, boost or digital delay could be useful. I have a pedal board with an overdrive...

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Nov-12-2018, 12:08pm

mrmando replied to a thread Rare Gibson mandolin 1911 in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Reasons to start pulling frets might include that the top has sunk or the neck is out of alignment. Bulgaria or Greece, or even Italy, would be...

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Nov-11-2018, 10:33pm

Bruce Clausen replied to a thread Tuning for 19th Century Mandolin in Vintage Instruments

I'm curious to know where this information comes from. In the Wikipedia article "Concert Pitch" we read "In England the term low pitch was used from...

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Nov-10-2018, 6:46pm

lflngpicker replied to a thread 2001 Flatiron Festival F - Add a radiused fretboard? in General Mandolin Discussions

I own a Flatiron Festival 2001 also, and I find the fretboard comfortable. I did lower the bridge a bit for my own taste after I received it and...

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Nov-10-2018, 6:42pm

lflngpicker replied to a thread NMD Jbovier Tradition in General Mandolin Discussions

Jeff builds a great mandolin and does an amazing set up! Enjoy!

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Nov-10-2018, 6:35pm

lflngpicker replied to a thread "New" KM-DAWG in General Mandolin Discussions

Congratulations! What a find!

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Nov-10-2018, 5:39pm

Bruce Clausen replied to a thread First post. 1906 CF Martin mandolin in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Nice looking instrument. Good luck with it! (But I see you now have it up for sale locally, so maybe we shouldn't be discussing it here.) :(

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Nov-10-2018, 5:37pm

mrmando replied to a thread Little help identifying Gibson A in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Exactly. The place to look for a number is inside the instrument, stamped on the neck block. That's the factory order number, and if it's legible it...

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Nov-09-2018, 1:04pm

mrmando replied to a thread Old snakehead mandola(?) in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

Yes, the emergence of these 2 instruments around the same time does raise interesting questions. Is it possible that Mr. Sisk knew of the authentic...

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Nov-08-2018, 4:24pm

mrmando replied to a thread Old snakehead mandola(?) in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

It's back on eBay after a hiatus, still asking $6500: ...

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Nov-08-2018, 11:52am

mrmando started a thread Bacon branded, Regal made? in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

At least that's what it looks like: reverse scroll model with Bacon & Day branding on the headstock....

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Nov-07-2018, 11:47pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Help identifying vintage bowl back. in Looking for Information About Mandolins

I agree with those who posted above. Likely it is Italian and from around that time period, basically around the turn of the last century. It is in...

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Nov-07-2018, 10:08pm

Bruce Clausen replied to a thread Modern Oval Hole vs. Investing in my Teens Gibson A2 in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Looks to me like all the discussion here has focused so far on carved-top or arch-top instruments. But don't most Celtic and classical players play...

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Nov-07-2018, 7:08pm

Al Bergstein started a thread Registration for 2019 Centrum Choro Workshop Open Now! in Jazz, Swing, Blues, Bossa, Choro, Klezmer, Ragtime

Centrum has just opened the 60+ slots for next April's 10th Annual Choro workshop. Returning back are: Dudu Maia -Bandolim, Jovino Santos Neto -...

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Nov-07-2018, 1:41pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Sierra "J. S. Bach" Hull in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

J. S. Bach Gigue from Partita #2.

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Nov-07-2018, 1:24pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread The Width of a Mandolin in Builders and Repair

Bruno Torres (the maker above) also makes mandolas (the European name for octave mandolins). Maybe you could copy his design if it works for you with...

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Nov-07-2018, 12:38pm

Bruce Clausen replied to a thread Mandolin Face in General Mandolin Discussions

It isn't just the players, but the fans too. A scene from 1925 London: ... I went into a little pub by the docks and a fellow was standing in the...

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Nov-06-2018, 5:03pm

Pete Martin started a thread Barry Harris method for learning bebop in Jazz, Swing, Blues, Bossa, Choro, Klezmer, Ragtime

For a number of months I've been learning the Barry Harris system for improvising bebop. I think it is a great way to learn this style. I've done a...

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Nov-06-2018, 1:27pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread 1950’s Mandolin in Looking for Information About Mandolins

I highly doubt it is from the 1950s.

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Nov-05-2018, 3:47pm

Bruce Clausen replied to a thread La mandoline en France - (cours, concerts, sessions, luthiers?) in General Mandolin Discussions

Yes, the Mandopolis festival is held in July in Puget-Théniers, just up the Var from Nice. And Sabine Marzé's classical mandolin festival occurs...

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Nov-05-2018, 3:23pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Modern Oval Hole vs. Investing in my Teens Gibson A2 in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Of course, Tone is Tone. However I prefer a modernized Gibson sound vs the hybrid as Don notes above. This would mean a longer neck and different...

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Nov-05-2018, 12:46pm

lflngpicker replied to a thread Collings MT with New McClung in Equipment

Hi Caleb, Yeah, that is my Deluxe Lone Star Strat with the Texas Specials in the bridge and mid, and the SD Pearly Gates in the bridge. Good to hear...

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Nov-05-2018, 11:45am

Jim Garber replied to a thread Web page in Builders and Repair

Daniel: I am in the same boat and still maintain a few sites I designed years ago. A few were in Joomla. Now I am pretty much retired from full-on...

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