I just happened across this brief youtube video thanks to their autosuggestion function. It's only a couple of years old and includes some interesting information. For one thing, it mentions plans by...
I just happened across this brief youtube video thanks to their autosuggestion function. It's only a couple of years old and includes some interesting information. For one thing, it mentions plans by...
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The mandolin that Cheryl has is one that was made with the oldest wood that I had. It was purchased from Ted Davis’ stash. I now have red spruce that was cut over 100 years ago. It is much older. It...
Well, if Collings believes in using torrefied tops, then I have to believe that there is something to it. I have heard from a reliable, knowledgeable guitar player who has played hundreds of guitars...
I just read that Norman Blake turned 86 on 10th March, and I would like to wish him well.
I saw him play on my first trip to the USA in 1977, and have always enjoyed him ever since.
Thanks for...
Search engine for "Gilchrist Loar repair" goes to his web site, "fretboard journal Gilchrist loar repair" should get you to their web site, and it is Fretboard Journal # 38 if you have that.
Do you happen to have a link to the article about the repair?
I could not be happier with mine...the tone, craftsmanship, finish, playability, beauty, historic case, etc. are all outstanding. It's a 100% American-made original heirloom with David Harvey's...
I am SO happy to see that Paul Hostetter's website is again available; when I last looked 5 or 6 months ago, it was not. It's a wonderful resource, and he was a frequent poster here.
IIRC, his...
Thanks! Here are some photos:
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Pretty sweet......
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For anyone wishing to delve a bit deeper into this subject with some very experienced opinions we'd offer these two discussions, particularly this thread with Dan Beimborn's post and a similar thread...
Not as red as you may think. Pretty close to a couple renowned Loars I have played, for a mandolin 3 months old.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C4IP9HNKUK5/?igsh=MWx0bndqdGd5cjRuNA==
They want you to imagine yourself playing awesome stuff on their mandolin. It’s the same reason commercials for SUVs show the car riding in rugged, cool, off-road places instead of the driver go to...
This is a good suggestion that I really never thought of... I'm going to bring this up next filming.
Sam Alfano is a great engraver, and I have benefited greatly from some of his instructional materials.
https://engraving-videos.com/
If there are ever any more specific questions that anyone...
Some more progress. I want to clean everything up before gluing in the neck and making the fretboard extender. A black top is even trickier than a blond one in that it magnifies every single...
Hey friends! If you're a fan of David Grisman as I am, you'll like this video.
The Dawg joins us for an extensive interview, where he talks about his music, his career, and what he's doing now with...
https://grs.com/
Thank you!
https://pepetools.com/a/s/products/engraving-block-6
https://www.gesswein.com/engraving/engravers-blocks/
Things have gotten expensive.
You can also use a pitch bowl.
https://engravingforum.com/
A couple of books that I have found very helpful.
https://www.amazon.com/Art-Engraving-Instructions-James-Meek/dp/9997645790
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“Johnny’s guitar set up was pretty standard, although he did start tuning down a full step while I was still working with him,” Jon Paris pointed out. “Around that time, he started playing Lazer...
“I met Johnny in the summer of ’78 at a club called Pop’s in New York’s East Village,” Paris recollected. “We were both there to catch Louisiana Red [AKA Iverson Minter – the Alabama-born...
Johnny Winter would have turned 80 today. My friend John Kruth, writer and player of mandolin (and a zillion other instruments, but it's one of his main ones), posted this excellent (if a wee bit...