I play both mandolin and guitar, and I'm always on the hunt for exceptional-sounding instruments. One thing I have learned from 40-plus years of trading and 60-plus years of playing:
It is much,...
I play both mandolin and guitar, and I'm always on the hunt for exceptional-sounding instruments. One thing I have learned from 40-plus years of trading and 60-plus years of playing:
It is much,...
John Reischman's Loar
Matt Flinner's Gilchrist
and my favorite, my Heiden Heritage Model F-5 formerly owned by Ry Cooder.
Here's John, me & Emory Lester all holding our Heiden Heritage Models
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#76554, signed 3/24/24
Calum McIlroy, the winner of BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2024, performs G Iomain na Gamhna for crowds in Glasgow’s
https://youtu.be/JFTqiVEjK-Q?feature=shared
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May you have a warm, happy and lovely birthday.
One of his wonderful songs, sadly never on an album.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zv5UPOgGeEQ
He scared me into wanting to get better. I got to open for Bill and the best part was him joining us on stage. Now that was a little scary.
Here’s a good one: Glory in the Meetinghouse” - Hot Rize
https://youtu.be/w6WQApDcjK8?si=0AR5btbz6cl60dVk
Hard to tell what is real these days. I am FAR more afraid of AI than Bill Monroe!
I have owned several Nuggets (10 if I count 2 Collings/Nuggets) 1 two point, 2 F5’s, and 7 A5’s, And have played dozens. My current one (#294 A5 Deluxe) is my all time favorite.
They lost me with all the renewed lawsuit nonsense.
"Whiskey Before Breakfast....not only a good song but an intriguing concept"
After floundering around for a few years, I dipped into savings and bought a custom mandolin from Michael Heiden in 2017. Other specialty builders had wait times of at least a year, and he told me...
All top-tier builders have interest on the resale market... I would say values really depend on the particular instrument and the nature of the transaction and pricing.
Michael's instruments have...
awesome content and presentation on this-enjoy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFlMZ6iPeNI
I just emceed a bluegrass festival here in NC, and Ronnie turned to me and said "this here Eastman puts my Gilchrist to shame!" His band mates agreed.
Now that I have your...
Nigel Forster would be an alternative in that idiom.
I've owned two Monteleone Grand Artist mandolins, one with f-holes, and an extremely rare oval hole, and I currently own a Heiden Heritage Model F-5 once owned by Ry Cooder.
Regarding new...
I have to say, as much as I still LOVE the Gilchrist that Shaun traded to me (and it's won out against Monteleone, Heiden, and another Gil), the Heiden Heritage A that was recently in the classifieds...
I bought my 2010 A5 in 2014 and got a discounted price since one of the owners used bug spray or something that ate through the top coat in a few places. I've never had it fixed so I don't have to...
5 years ago was 2018.... my F5 artist was $11k in 2009. I'm pretty sure Michael's A models weren't $5k, because I bought an Ellis from Tom in 2011 for $5.8k because I couldn't afford the Heiden A....
You mention both Gilchrist and Monteleone as comparison, so I have to weigh in. I've had the distinct pleasure of owning all 3 at some point and overlapped most of them for direct comparison. I...
It’s really heart warming to see so much love for oval hole mandos! I too just love there ton!
I play mostly jazz/blues and my main axe has been a Waterloo WL-M as its tone is full, round, and...
Regarding these Loar F5 tributes...
Brief history
The "Gibson" most of us know and love was the original Parsons Street factory in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Orville Gibson was a lone builder, with an...
Just saw this. Alan Niederland mentioned at 8:46 in the video. In Memoriam
part of the awards show.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vX_pt0KWcSo
Adam
Thanks for all the nice comments--it's definitely a lifetime instrument. Great to see you guys--Andy and Bill--at Monroe Camp. Your Buckeye and Randy Wood mandos sound exceptionally fine too! The...