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Today, 5:59am

Eugene replied to a thread Classical nerd roll call: Lyon & Healy archtops in Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

You forgot "again" regarding your indelicate digits and my L&H. Cheers!

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Yesterday, 10:28pm

Eugene replied to a thread Classical nerd roll call: Lyon & Healy archtops in Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

You know, the style C pieces are nice and the style B pieces really nice as well, especially in the era before the Cs moved to that plain...

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Yesterday, 10:01pm

bratsche replied to a thread Classical nerd roll call: Lyon & Healy archtops in Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

I, too, lust in my heart for a Style A mandola, but practically speaking, cannot justify the expense. bratsche

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Yesterday, 8:27pm

Jill McAuley replied to a thread 2019 Tune-A-Week Project in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

Surgery scheduled for Wednesday - hospital doesn't want to wait any longer than that, fingers crossed all goes well. Trying not to think about the...

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Yesterday, 7:37pm

Eugene replied to a thread Classical nerd roll call: Lyon & Healy archtops in Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

Nice, Tim. the quilt of your maple is similar to my own. Who added your armrest and bridge? Do you like how the armrest augments function?

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Yesterday, 6:34pm

Eugene started a thread Classical nerd roll call: Lyon & Healy archtops in Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

Because . . . why not?! I admit: I'm a bowlback-fan kinda guy, especially of the Neapolitan type. However, I've been bitten by the elegance...

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Yesterday, 6:16pm

Eugene replied to a thread Sebastian de Grebber, Dutch Mandolin Chamber Orchestra in Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

I scored a 1922 A in January. Cheers!

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Yesterday, 6:05pm

Jill McAuley replied to a thread Beginner Celtic mandolin in Looking for Information About Mandolins

As a longtime player of Irish Traditional music my advice would be buy the best mandolin you can afford, regardless of shape, regardless as to...

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Yesterday, 5:15pm

bratsche replied to a thread Thomastik-Infeld string weights in General Mandolin Discussions

I'm glad you got your answer. I have no experience with the 174s, other than to try them on mandolas, as I don't have an octave mandolin of any...

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Yesterday, 5:03pm

Eugene replied to a thread Sebastian de Grebber, Dutch Mandolin Chamber Orchestra in Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

Cheers, Tim, welcome, and that's a lovely L&H A ya gots there.

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Yesterday, 3:51pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Sebastian de Grebber, Dutch Mandolin Chamber Orchestra in Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

Tim: all the conversations are still available to read here if you have the time.

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Yesterday, 12:52pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Sebastian de Grebber, Dutch Mandolin Chamber Orchestra in Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

Tim: many moons ago the classical section of these forums was very active with many of those artists actually posting here. I had played in a...

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Yesterday, 12:48pm

Eugene replied to a thread Sebastian de Grebber, Dutch Mandolin Chamber Orchestra in Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

I'll add the recently deceased Alison Stephens to the list of performers to seek. I was quite fond of her solo recording, "Con Espressione"; her...

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Yesterday, 12:42pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Another Mystery Bowlback (to test your patience) in Looking for Information About Mandolins

I read your mind, Nick. Google works in strange ways.

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Yesterday, 11:52am

Jim Garber replied to a thread Looking for mando arrangements of Jewish music, prayers in Jazz, Swing, Blues, Bossa, Choro, Klezmer, Ragtime

Just to clarify one thing. The OP and at least one person recently was looking for arrangements or sources of Jewish liturgical music. Klezmer, while...

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Yesterday, 11:37am

Jim Garber replied to a thread Prettiest A model I have seen in a while in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

It seems to be gone. Maybe sold already? Of course, there is this one at the Music Emporium. Here's the direct link. I love that hummingbird...

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Yesterday, 11:23am

Jim Garber replied to a thread Sebastian de Grebber, Dutch Mandolin Chamber Orchestra in Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

Yes, Martin, you must like Ralf Leenen, since you listed him twice, unless you are referring to his twin, also called Ralf Leenen. :)

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Yesterday, 11:05am

Jim Garber replied to a thread Another Mystery Bowlback (to test your patience) in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Nick: you link to a general Google search for "carmelo catania butterfly mandolin" with loads of photos. I looked for the image and I think this is...

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Yesterday, 10:42am

Perry replied to a thread Bose S1 Pro stuck on stand..solution needed in Equipment

Me too hacksaw was next :))

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Yesterday, 10:26am

Perry replied to a thread Bose S1 Pro stuck on stand..solution needed in Equipment

Took a while but I got through to Bose tech support. Their answer was use a little oil...I said what kind they said any kind....I said WD40? They...

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Dec-08-2019, 9:48pm

John Bertotti replied to a thread 2019 Tune-A-Week Project in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

That must have been one heck of a fall! Hope you get it sorted quickly! On a bright side you do get to move back home!

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Dec-08-2019, 6:34pm

Jill McAuley replied to a thread Oval hole differences in Looking for Information About Mandolins

I had a mahogany back and sides oval hole Weber Custom Gallatin F - comparing it to all my other oval hole mandolins, which have had maple back and...

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Dec-08-2019, 6:21pm

Jill McAuley replied to a thread 2019 Tune-A-Week Project in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

Aye, the timing is awful - I'm set to move back home in the Spring - could the knee not have waited til I got back to Ireland to crack in half?!

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Dec-08-2019, 3:36pm

Jill McAuley replied to a thread Northfield Calhoun Case in General Mandolin Discussions

Wonder if this Access Stage 3 rectangular case would work? I had one of these for a Pomeroy A that I had years ago and really liked it - the internal...

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Dec-08-2019, 3:32pm

Jill McAuley replied to a thread 2019 Tune-A-Week Project in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

Tune of the Week Project on hold: Well folks I was so close, only 4 tunes left to complete the project, but yesterday I fell and shattered my left...

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Dec-08-2019, 3:24pm

bratsche replied to a thread Thomastik-Infeld string weights in General Mandolin Discussions

They do make them for octave mandolin, only they're called the Mandola set (174). (For a mandola, you'd want the Alto Mandolin set - 164 -, but...

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Dec-08-2019, 12:46pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Ebay F-4 seller with low feedback in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

I understand your concern. Also, none of his other transactions as a seller were for musical instruments. OTOH his description seems above board. He...

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Dec-07-2019, 11:05pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Another Mystery Bowlback (to test your patience) in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Can't see your attachment, NickR.

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Dec-07-2019, 12:25pm

Aidan Crossey replied to a thread Back in action in Celtic, U.K., Nordic, Quebecois, European Folk

Good one... didn’t think of that!

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Dec-06-2019, 6:34pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Circa 1940 Mandolin- Flat Top- recessed tuners- very odd. in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

Weymann, Bauer and Stewart (all connected) seemed to be among the Philadelphia makers that used these front loading tuners.

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