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Jan-10-2021, 6:27pm

David Lewis replied to a thread Dr. K Bubble in Four, Five and Eight-String Electrics

The headstock looks like it ran out of design after the body... I think I like it a lot.

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Jan-08-2021, 7:42am

David Lewis replied to a thread Young Sam Bush A5 video in General Mandolin Discussions

Didn’t Lonnie later accuse the new grass revival of selling drugs to children?

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Jan-07-2021, 3:08am

David Lewis replied to a thread Young Sam Bush A5 video in General Mandolin Discussions

There’s an interview with mike Marshall where Sam talks a bit about those mandos, I think. If I can spend five uninterrupted minutes here, I’ll see...

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Jan-04-2021, 4:49am

David Lewis replied to a thread Old mandolins versus new a conclusion in General Mandolin Discussions

I suspect that most instruments today are made better than most instruments of the past. The exceptions are famous. But how many 1934 gibsons, say,...

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Jan-04-2021, 2:29am

f5loar replied to a thread Gibson F-5L from '78-'82 Serial numbers and information. in Vintage Instruments

Gibson F5L Serial no. 71568197 proto type signed by Arron Cowles on June 20, 1978. Given to Bill Monroe in 1980

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Jan-04-2021, 1:56am

f5loar replied to a thread 1951 F-12 Versus F-5 Construction? in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Same materials used except in neck. The '51 F12 would be a mahgony neck. The F12 is lighter in weight, and generally sounds better than same year F5.

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Jan-04-2021, 1:54am

f5loar replied to a thread Earl taylor's f5 in Looking for Information About Mandolins

It was cut from the same maple tree as Bobby Osbornes. The sides and backs looked like twins. A Very nice Fern as well is Mr. Taylor's.

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Jan-04-2021, 1:42am

f5loar replied to a thread Young Sam Bush A5 video in General Mandolin Discussions

If my memory is still good, that A5 was a converted A50 done by C.E. Ward out of Charlotte, NC. There were several builders doing these conversions...

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Dec-31-2020, 9:18pm

David Lewis replied to a thread The Mandolin - a history publication update in General Mandolin Discussions

It really is a superb book. I have the download, but will upgrade to a print version.

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Dec-31-2020, 6:24am

Rush Burkhardt replied to a thread Thank you Scott and Mandolin Cafe in General Mandolin Discussions

Thank you, Scott! And, Happy New Year! Rush

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Dec-30-2020, 6:24pm

David Lewis replied to a thread Mando-inspired Haiku in General Mandolin Discussions

A Gibson Lloyd loaf Costs more than we can afford PAC rim will be fine.

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Dec-30-2020, 4:38pm

David Lewis replied to a thread Mando-inspired Haiku in General Mandolin Discussions

Eight strings and two hands Unlimited range and style Unless you like bass

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Dec-30-2020, 4:36pm

David Lewis replied to a thread Mando-inspired Haiku in General Mandolin Discussions

Monroe had the chop And with earl scruggs on banjo Changed the whole wide world.

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Dec-30-2020, 4:35pm

David Lewis replied to a thread Mando-inspired Haiku in General Mandolin Discussions

Sam bush. Chris Thile The dawg and jethro burns No peers on mando

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Dec-29-2020, 8:28am

David Lewis replied to a thread RIP Tony Rice in General Mandolin Discussions

Here’s an article I wrote a couple of years back on tony. One of my favourite player. My dream band - tony, Sam, jd, Edgar, Alison. Nfi ...

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Dec-27-2020, 10:59am

T.D.Nydn replied to a thread RIP Tony Rice in General Mandolin Discussions

That's sad news,,I saw him play with David Grisman in San Francisco in the late '70s...

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Dec-26-2020, 6:31pm

David Lewis replied to a thread Negative harmony. in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

I think the simplest thing is to use the parallel minor. If you take the Cm chord scale Cm dhalfdim7 Ebmajor Fmin Gb min Ab min bmaj ...

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Dec-26-2020, 4:45am

David Lewis replied to a thread Negative harmony. in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

@explorer. Much appreciated. Thinking chromatically help, doesn’t it?

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Dec-26-2020, 12:31am

David Lewis started a thread Negative harmony. in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

I’m currently working my way through several high level theory books. We already discussed slominsky. Levy on negative harmony though, is...

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Dec-25-2020, 8:24pm

David Lewis replied to a thread John Paul Jones F5 in General Mandolin Discussions

I was thinking ‘I bet it’s a fylde’. Glad I didn’t post that. (Although I would have qualified it with ‘don’t knows and just a guess etc)

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Date of Birth: July 9, 1923 (97)

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Biography:: Love to pick Loars of all years

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