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    Re: Finally, a Lyon & Healy Set

    Love when the bass mandolin kicks in! Are you using the D'Addario mandobass string set? Nice round sound.
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    Re: Finally, a Lyon & Healy Set

    The Milwaukee Mandolin Orchestra includes a similarly complete set of 'cylinder-back' instruments by VEGA. Several seen in this photo.

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    So in theory, we could see a Boston vs Chicago vs...
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    Re: Sarah Jarosz full concert video 2/27/24

    Or check out this profile of Sarah for the Cafe!

    https://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/content/172-Looking-Forward-with-Sarah-Jarosz

    Sarah's pursuing her musical vision, and I love watching her...
  4. Re: Are pressed sound boards necessarily bad?

    Here's Sarah Jarosz playing a pressed-top Harmony made vintage mandolin. It's the Shutt designed two 'shoulder' design that was made from the teens through at least the 1950's. It's a pressed-top and...
  5. Re: 'Fast Car' Grammy Guitar - connection to Michael Heiden

    The recording academy has now released the complete song and original audio. HERE

    https://www.grammy.com/videos/tracy-chapman-luke-combs-fast-car-2024-grammys-performance-66th-annual-grammy-awards
  6. 'Fast Car' Grammy Guitar - connection to Michael Heiden

    If you were watching the Grammys this year, maybe you were as taken as I was by the duet between Tracy Chapman and Luke Combs. There's a good quality clip here:

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  7. Re: Help me ID this vintage instrument dealer...

    Well I called Gil a 'dealer' but I don't know if that's exactly correct. But he certainly was well collected on the state of vintage prices during his time as editor. Seems like a nice guy who loves...
  8. Re: Jam Etiquette / Rules Question - Should songs be banned

    Just a note that the Stairway to Heaven of bluegrass is ... Stairway to Heaven by the Stanley Brothers. Always welcome at a BG Jam.


    https://youtu.be/ZX_-3PMWPoQ?si=9smqdVvT87o902xs
  9. Re: Paul Glasse on video w/Western Swing band 2023

    Douzat in the Charente departement. He's active on FB.
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    Re: Larry Collins RIP

    Amazing post from Deke Dickerson on FB. (It's public, worthwhile, and easily searchable)

    My favorite bit:

    "He reveled in telling us great stories of the old days (“Elvis called me his ‘little...
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    NYC's Freiheit Mandolin Orchestra 1925

    As we approach the centennial of this photo, I thought I'd post for archival purposes.
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    One of the players was the late grandmother of a friend of mine.That's her at the right hand of the...
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    Re: Jimi Hendrix Mandolin Auction

    When Jimi tossed this empty can of Ronsonol my way in the Summer of '67 I didn't think anything of it. Just slid it into the pocket of my 501s and hitched back home and resumed my quiet life as a...
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    Re: is this case a Gibson?

    Well, I'm stumped, Drew C. If it's something that you're interested in selling, I'd post exact inside measurements, and hope to find someone with an instrument that fits. One additional possibility...
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    Re: Guitar and mandolin anyone?

    I get that some folks may want to speak about their experiences playing guitar or watching videos of others playing guitar... but I am NOT ready to move on from that performance by Thile and Lau...
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    Re: is this case a Gibson?

    Definitely not Gibson. And not Shutt either. So the only other symmetrical two point mandolin from that period was made by Lyon&Healy/Washburn. If it does indeed fit, it would be a valuable...
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    Re: What is your favorite Chris Thile quote?

    "I love my Blue Chip picks, but sometimes I envy violinists. Hell, I envy violinists all the time — what with the amount of sound they can produce — but those bows... the amount of work that has gone...
  17. Re: Has anyone heard about a crazy mandolinist named Frank Wakefi

    From the NY Times on Frank Wakefield, 1973: Timothy Crouse of Rolling Stone has described his playing, in an inspired phrase, as a mixture of “bouzouki plate‐smashing music, bluegrass runs and...
  18. Re: Has anyone heard about a crazy mandolinist named Frank Wakefi

    Yes. Frank's mandolin is indeed tuned down 1 1/2 steps. No problem for the other two when Frank's playing in 'Bb', although Daves is one of the few guitar players who normally play that tune in open...
  19. Re: Has anyone heard about a crazy mandolinist named Frank Wakefi

    Agree. I believe that Frank will be 90 next Summer. There's a lot of joy in all three players in the recent video I posted above. No doubt that TT and Michael are enjoying showing Frank what they can...
  20. Re: Has anyone heard about a crazy mandolinist named Frank Wakefi

    Here's a new recording that even the old time Frank Wakefield fans may not have seen yet. Just shared in the last few days after a visit from Michael Daves and Tony Trischka.

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    Re: Good mic for...

    I think there are more practical and useful mics for a jam session/band than the Ear Trumpet microphones where you must be paying a fair amount for the 'old-timey' aesthetic. I'd suggest the Audio...
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    Re: A-Jr in Ex condition - a rarity

    It's really fun to have a matching vintage guitar and mandolin pair. I used to have a sunburst Martin 00-18H and a lovely sunburst Martin mandolin, similar vintage, materials, and sunbursts. They...
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    Re: New Album/Single by Sarah Jarosz

    As far as I'm concerned, SJ will always be 'one of us' with a special place here at the Cafe. What a privilege to watch a talented and groundbreaking young musician mature and grow musically, try new...
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    New Album/Single by Sarah Jarosz

    Looks like a new sound for SJ. But she still has that Fletcher Brock OM out front!


    https://youtu.be/w8SuGm1aD-A?si=FGWL3IeE0BZh448g

    To be fair, she did warn us - at the mid-point of her pro...
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    Re: Live Mics for Mandolin

    ^^^Exaggerating for effect.^^^^

    Obviously tons of bands use instrument mics. And lots of performers can go either way depending on the room, and the sound they're trying to achieve, and how much...
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