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Today, 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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Today, 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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Yesterday, 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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Yesterday, 3:01pm

mrmando replied to a thread Fender FM62 SCE in Four, Five and Eight-String Electrics

I didn't know they defied gravity.

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Yesterday, 12:50pm

Bruce Clausen replied to a thread The Break (jazz original) in Jazz/Blues Variants, Bossa, Choro, Klezmer

Wow, Phiippe, you've been through a lot! :disbelief: Sorry to hear, but very glad you're still with us. Hope we'll be seeing more of you here...

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Yesterday, 12:34am

mrmando replied to a thread What up with the fretboard on this Gibson? in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

I'm not very knowledgeable about postwar serial numbers. If you plug that number in here, you get 1961 — which seemed to fit the case and the...

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Aug-15-2022, 11:47pm

mrmando replied to a thread What up with the fretboard on this Gibson? in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

Appreciate your time on this, rcc56.

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Aug-15-2022, 3:53pm

Bruce Clausen replied to a thread The Break (jazz original) in Jazz/Blues Variants, Bossa, Choro, Klezmer

Merci, Philippe. Ça fait longtemps!

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Aug-15-2022, 3:06pm

mrmando replied to a thread What up with the fretboard on this Gibson? in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

Here's another 1961 F-5 with what may be the original fretboard, although the last few frets have been pulled. ...

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Aug-15-2022, 3:01pm

mrmando replied to a thread What up with the fretboard on this Gibson? in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

More photos here. Auction listing gives the serial number as 162919-8. https://www.auctionzip.com/cgi-bin/photopanel.cgi?listingid=3717747

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Aug-15-2022, 2:57pm

mrmando started a thread What up with the fretboard on this Gibson? in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

Is the whole thing fake or does it just have a replaced fretboard? Or was such a fretboard actually used on Gibsons at some point? ...

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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, 1:16am

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

Where are you located? Chris Acquavella does one-on-one online video lessons from Germany.

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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-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...

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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.

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Aug-12-2022, 10:24pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Jerry Capehart in Vintage Instruments

Frankly if you are capable of making a nut for a guitar I am sure you can make one for your mandriola. If not contact Jake Wildwood in Vermont. He...

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Aug-12-2022, 4:37pm

Bruce Clausen started a thread The Break (jazz original) in Jazz/Blues Variants, Bossa, Choro, Klezmer

I put this up on Soundcloud in late June, and I see it's now been played three times. So I'm giving it a little nudge. Quartet number for...

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Aug-12-2022, 10:09am

Jim Garber replied to a thread Jerry Capehart in Vintage Instruments

As a side note: those OS mandriolas sound pretty cool if you string them with some octave strings on the lower two courses. They were built heavier...

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Aug-12-2022, 8:31am

Jim Garber replied to a thread Jerry Capehart in Vintage Instruments

Jose: Glad you figured out how to upload photos. The 12 string mandolin may very well have been built for another company by Oscar Schmidt though...

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Aug-11-2022, 8:32pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Jerry McQuire Mandolins in General Mandolin Discussions

The contact links above no longer work. OctavenBluegrass have you found contact info. I couldn't find him in a search of the Builder's database.

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Aug-11-2022, 4:44pm

Bruce Clausen replied to a thread Ry Cooder 1970 mandolin video in Jazz/Blues Variants, Bossa, Choro, Klezmer

Wish I could say the same! ;)

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Aug-11-2022, 6:10am

Jim Garber replied to a thread Jerry Capehart in Vintage Instruments

Sorry I posted the wrong link. Try this video tutorial:...

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Aug-10-2022, 6:33am

Jim Garber replied to a thread Neck joint on Martin bowlback? in Builders and Repair

I would guess that it would be a conical block with some sort of dovetail. I know inexpensive American bowlbacks often had neck and conical block as...

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Aug-10-2022, 6:24am

Jim Garber replied to a thread Jerry Capehart in Vintage Instruments

Check out this thread: https://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/threads/827-How-to-post-an-image-in-your-post

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Aug-09-2022, 2:30pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Neck joint on Martin bowlback? in Builders and Repair

Whoops! I am guessing that they changed their neck joints from 1899. I looked in my two-volume Martín book but they don;t Bert that far down to the...

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Aug-09-2022, 12:43pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Neck joint on Martin bowlback? in Builders and Repair

Take a look at this article about a broken 1899 Martin bowlback style 5 by Michael Simmons on Fretboard Journal site. Should give you some idea of...

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