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Apr-10-2021, 6:45am

Jim Garber replied to a thread Feedbacks on my F Mandolin and complete gear :) in Equipment

Very major upgrade and thorough review. I didn’t understand this point about the case:

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Apr-07-2021, 9:33pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Mando/ Harp WW2 Fell apart in Builders and Repair

A tenor harp is really either a tenor banjo with a wooden soundboard or a tenor guitar with a banjo-shaped body.

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Apr-07-2021, 9:14pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Mandolin by Cousenon a mirecourt in Vintage Instruments

He also wants it to be a Cousenon, not a Couesnon. :)

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Apr-06-2021, 10:08pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread mandolin orchestra library. Help! in Orchestral, Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

You may look into contacting various archives around the country who might be interested in obtaining it and you could negotiate them scanning your...

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Apr-06-2021, 6:38am

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

Graham: who is building that mandolin?

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Apr-05-2021, 10:27pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Grandfathers Gibson A3 Mandolin in Builders and Repair

My first Gibson was a 1919 A-3 whiteface. It was the best sounding A-model on Mandolin Brothers’ wall. Excellent sounding. Best of luck in restoring...

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Apr-05-2021, 3:28pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Absolute Silence in Equipment

That looks pretty nifty but would it work just as well to slip foam under the strings near the bridge?

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Apr-04-2021, 10:29pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Pretty Bowlback Naples 1900-ish in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

It could be a genuine non-DeMeglio Since it definitively has traits. On the other hand it also has some non-traits that could easily lead us to a...

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Apr-04-2021, 9:37pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread For the adventurous builder in Builders and Repair

I guess it sort of would look like this:

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Apr-04-2021, 9:24pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread What's your new fiddle tune? in Old-Time, Roots, Early Country, Cajun, Tex-Mex

Very nice but I do think you mean James Bryan.

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Apr-04-2021, 7:00pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Pretty Bowlback Naples 1900-ish in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

Do we know that this is not a DeMeglio? In any case it has the patent stamp so possibly design was licensed by DeMeglio. It has the behind bridge...

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Apr-04-2021, 6:51pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread High carbon plain strings for E and D pairs? in General Mandolin Discussions

My favorite strings for vintage bowlbacks are Dogal Calace roundwound RW92 and 92b. I believe they are carbon steel.

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Apr-04-2021, 4:53pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread For the adventurous builder in Builders and Repair

that is pretty thin for a mandolin top. And if they need to add epoxy then why not use plastic for the pickguard? There must be some use. I wonder if...

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Apr-04-2021, 4:43pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Absolute Silence in Equipment

Something like this might work: https://www.stringsbymail.com/rosette-tremolo-mute-practice-tool-5806.html or just get some scrap high density...

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Apr-04-2021, 3:57pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Best budget mandolin UK in General Mandolin Discussions

I think with a session like the one you pictured the best you can hope for is a mandolin that allows you to hear your self, no matter how much you...

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Apr-04-2021, 3:42pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Absolute Silence in Equipment

I think most violin mutes clip over the top of the bridge and a violin mute is much thinner than the top of a mandolin bridge. Too bad about that....

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Apr-03-2021, 9:25pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Octave Mando Tunings in CBOM

I think the idea is that you use the D'Addario mandola set but still keep it in GDAE octave tuning. I think the heavier strings will drive the top...

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Apr-03-2021, 11:23am

Jim Garber replied to a thread Pig Jicking? in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

In classical music written in 6/8 DUDUDU makes sense usually. For jigs in Irish music, see above posts for proper accents.

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Apr-03-2021, 11:21am

Jim Garber replied to a thread Mandolin Orchestra Soon to Be in DFW Area! in Jams, Workshops, Camps, Places To Meet Others

And have him check out and join CMSA for listings, resources, etc. I know that some of the other orchestras including the ones mentioned above would...

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Apr-03-2021, 10:45am

Jim Garber replied to a thread Absolute Silence in Equipment

I know you probably realize that you can't possibly practice in absolute silence. Maybe just play only the rests? :) On violins you add mass to...

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Apr-03-2021, 9:05am

Jim Garber replied to a thread Narrowing my string search.... in Equipment

I personally don’t like Thomastiks on my Gibson A but do use them on my Lyon & Healy. I am a fan of NB mediums on all my other carved mandolins....

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Apr-03-2021, 8:55am

Jim Garber replied to a thread Unusual wide-bodied bowlback mandolin, Klaus Röder, Germany, 1977 in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

German style bowlback on vitamin therapy! :) I agree: looks like fine workmanship. It is good it comes with a case. Good luck to find a case that...

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Apr-03-2021, 8:52am

Jim Garber replied to a thread Old Time Mandolin Workshop with Caleb Klauder in Jams, Workshops, Camps, Places To Meet Others

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Apr-03-2021, 7:09am

Jim Garber replied to a thread Octave Mandolin Course in CBOM

My borrowed OM is finally ready at the luthier’s. It was not really playable but it is a good one. Too bad I missed Matt’s first class—I took an...

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Apr-02-2021, 9:05pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Bowlbacks of Note in Orchestral, Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

I think that is an early Washburn style 80 but there Is a fluted style 85 beyond that glitz. I think I have a tailpiece like that somewhere. Mick,...

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Apr-02-2021, 2:14pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread late uncles mandolin found in closet-- Value? year? maker? in General Mandolin Discussions

The eBay mandolin that NickR found definitely has many similar features although I have no clue why the seller says it is Italian-made not can I...

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Apr-02-2021, 1:52pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Blue Chip pick for oval hole mandolin in Equipment

I play a 23 Gibson A2, Brentrup A4C (both oval holes) and Campanella A-5 (f-holes) all with TP50/speed bevel—just one notch thicker than the TP40...

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Apr-02-2021, 6:47am

Jim Garber replied to a thread late uncles mandolin found in closet-- Value? year? maker? in General Mandolin Discussions

I have made too many mistakes trying to look at pics on my phone so will come back. What I can’t see is the neck joint near the headstock. This looks...

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Apr-01-2021, 2:25pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Who Made This? Two Point Mandolin in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

Except for the headstock shape, "open book" style and vaguely like Weymann—I really don't see any connection to Weymann. As NickR noted, probably...

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Apr-01-2021, 11:50am

Jim Garber replied to a thread Who Made This? Two Point Mandolin in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

It is not a Weymann or a Stahl. Probably small shop maker. BTW I have an upper end stradolin clone that is branded Weymann.

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