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Dec-09-2018, 11:13pm

BradKlein replied to a thread Vega Cylinderback Plectrum in Vintage Instruments

$940 including $75 shipping

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Dec-09-2018, 3:16pm

BradKlein replied to a thread Giacomel 10 string Mandocello/Octave Mandolin in CBOM

These instruments are way out of my realm of experience... but I can't imagine that they are comparable at all. Other than the fact that they're both...

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Dec-07-2018, 10:06am

BradKlein replied to a thread Humidified Mandolin/Guitar Cabinet in General Mandolin Discussions

Thanks, Frances! Was it the Cigar Oasis brand? And was it the large one pictured in post #1 or one of the smaller?

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Dec-06-2018, 3:27pm

BradKlein replied to a thread Humidified Mandolin/Guitar Cabinet in General Mandolin Discussions

I'm thinking of trying the new Blue Chip Humidi-sponge®, but $35 seems kinda pricey...

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Dec-06-2018, 1:48pm

BradKlein replied to a thread Humidified Mandolin/Guitar Cabinet in General Mandolin Discussions

Sponge in a jar keeps things at around 40%, and I have compared that hygrometer to digital ones. My cabinet could be sealed much tighter with a...

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Dec-06-2018, 12:37pm

BradKlein replied to a thread Humidified Mandolin/Guitar Cabinet in General Mandolin Discussions

No worries. My room humidifier needs are taken care of. If anyone cares, the bedroom has one that I keep at 40% and the everything-else room has one...

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Dec-06-2018, 9:46am

BradKlein replied to a thread Humidified Mandolin/Guitar Cabinet in General Mandolin Discussions

Thanks for the replies. This thread is more for a particular question, rather than how to humidify a room or a single family house. I'm in a NYC...

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Dec-05-2018, 12:25pm

BradKlein started a thread Humidified Mandolin/Guitar Cabinet in General Mandolin Discussions

Anyone have experience using an electric cigar humidifier like the one pictured below for use in their 'instrument humidor'? (I'm thinking a cabinet...

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Dec-03-2018, 4:10pm

BradKlein replied to a thread Vega Cylinderback Plectrum in Vintage Instruments

Thanks for posting. It is a very odd combination, but somewhere there is a completist with all the C-B models but this one... (including guitars and...

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Dec-03-2018, 4:00pm

BradKlein replied to a thread Giacomel 10 string Mandocello/Octave Mandolin in CBOM

The sound hole, fanned frets, and extra course really take that one to a new level of psychedelia!

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Nov-30-2018, 1:56pm

BradKlein replied to a thread Chris Thile at Carnegie Hall 11/28/18 in General Mandolin Discussions

By the way, loved this window into a sensitive musically educated reviewer grappling with the bluegrass tradition: I personally learned that...

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Nov-30-2018, 10:24am

BradKlein replied to a thread Chris Thile at Carnegie Hall 11/28/18 in General Mandolin Discussions

in answer to a question above, Thile lives in Brooklyn with his wife and son. Nice photo and caption for the NYT story:

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Nov-28-2018, 10:26pm

BradKlein replied to a thread Alec Finn RIP in Celtic, U.K., Nordic, Quebecois, European Folk

I'd been waiting for a moment to watch the TG4 documentary. Just wonderful, and a moving tribute. I don't know how long it will be available...

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Nov-28-2018, 12:12am

BradKlein replied to a thread Stereo mic question-Avantone ck40 in Equipment

I've had good results with the AT4050ST mid-side mic for live recording with a big caveat. I normally split the mid cardioid channel and use that...

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Nov-27-2018, 11:43pm

BradKlein replied to a thread Ricky Jay in General Mandolin Discussions

Surprised and pleased to come across this thread. I knew nothing of his connection to Grisman. I feel incredibly fortunate to have seen one of his...

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Nov-27-2018, 10:13pm

BradKlein replied to a thread Lefty Frizzell Box Set - Review by Ken Tucker - Fresh Air in Bluegrass, Newgrass, Country, Gospel Variants

Terry has a sophisticated appreciation of classic country. I’m not saying this based on any inside knowledge, but it is apparent from listening.

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Nov-27-2018, 10:03pm

BradKlein replied to a thread Gibson A-Jr in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Congrats. And thanks for reporting back.

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Nov-16-2018, 12:31pm

BradKlein replied to a thread Hadestown Opens in London, en route to Broadway (tenor Gibson) in Tenor Guitars

The original recording with Greg Brown, and the cast recording with Patrick Page, (both killer bass singers) are amazing. But here's a taste from the...

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Nov-15-2018, 11:32am

BradKlein started a thread Hadestown Opens in London, en route to Broadway (tenor Gibson) in Tenor Guitars

Reeve Carney as Orpheus in Hadestown An amazing show by the American singer songwriter, Anaïs Mitchell. It's been staged in many ways in many...

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Nov-15-2018, 10:39am

BradKlein commented on article Looking Forward with Sarah Jarosz in Interviews

Here is the I'm With Her 'Tiny Desk Concert' from a few months back. Now embeddable!

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