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Today, 5:06pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread If you always wanted one of those sunfish style mandolins in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

I would love to have a modern maker make a non all birch one that probably sounded good. I love oddballs, as you all know. And I bet this one would...

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Today, 3:32pm

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

I think Paul Hostetter said many years ago that the simple flattops they made with the side vents were actually playable and sounded decently after...

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Today, 12:51pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Quite ill with a trach and a feeding tube in General Mandolin Discussions

Oh, man! Sorry to hear this. Feel better soon!

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Yesterday, 9:48pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread fast-acting pocket audio recorder in Equipment

I think all these recorders have some sort of startup time. However, you can also just turn it on and have it ready to go when you are driving or...

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Yesterday, 5:04pm

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

A friend had a mandola by those Viet luthiers. Biggest piece of pearl encrusted junk I ever played. Hopefully yours is more recent and that they may...

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Yesterday, 4:54pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread fast-acting pocket audio recorder in Equipment

You don’t have a cell phone? AFAIK almost every one has a decent but not amazing but serviceable recorder built in. You can easily transfer those...

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Jan-21-2020, 10:06pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Score for Slavator leonardi: Souvenir de Sicile? in Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

I have a rather rough, barely readable copy from the now-defunct Nakano site FWIW. Too bad, because it is a nice mazurka.

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Jan-21-2020, 8:43pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Help Identifying Galiano Guitar in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

Looks like a low end guitar, probably all birch. You may be lucky if it is solid wood but it could easily be plywood. B-F was probably a distributor....

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Jan-20-2020, 9:49pm

sunburst replied to a thread Kluson Supreme F Type Gold Mandolin tuners in Builders and Repair

I don't know what is inside of them, but I bought them from the rep at the ASIA symposium who assured me that the gears are an upgrade from those in...

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Jan-20-2020, 9:36pm

sunburst replied to a thread Kluson Supreme F Type Gold Mandolin tuners in Builders and Repair

The new Klusons are not the same gears as the old ones. I bought a set and put them on this mandolin. Truth is, I don't think I would like the...

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Jan-20-2020, 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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Jan-20-2020, 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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Jan-20-2020, 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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Jan-20-2020, 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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Jan-20-2020, 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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Jan-20-2020, 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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Jan-20-2020, 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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Jan-20-2020, 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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Jan-20-2020, 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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Jan-20-2020, 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-20-2020, 12:26pm

sunburst replied to a thread Virzi tone producer in Builders and Repair

RE lowering frequencies: For those who don't know, Dave Cohen added a "Virzi thingy" to his test mule mandolin (removable back for testing things)...

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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-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-17-2020, 11:10pm

sunburst replied to a thread What was your biggest challenge in making an F style mandolin? in Builders and Repair

That would probably be: getting a price for the mandolin that reflects the work and skill that goes into building the thing.

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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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