Very sad news, indeed. “The Bluegrass Mandolin Extravaganza” double CD triggered my first mandolin purchase in 1999. We’ve lost a quarter of the ensemble in the last few days.
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Very sad news, indeed. “The Bluegrass Mandolin Extravaganza” double CD triggered my first mandolin purchase in 1999. We’ve lost a quarter of the ensemble in the last few days.
Looks like a thick, rounded, Dawg-shaped pick.
https://youtu.be/cPX8LCmSMbc
I thing the whole thing is somewhat suspect. The headstock looks wrong for a Loar or for 198317Wayne Henderson’s work. The point of the binding doesn’t come around enough in a manner that would...
To succinctly answer your questions:
No, I would not buy it. It sounds like an oddball instrument.
The market for a “proper” Master Model would be much more efficient should you decide to sell.
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That was beautiful.
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Long ago, he told me David Harvey did his setup. I’m not sure if he still does.
This is 100% the correct answer!!! :
Keep a loose grip on the pick. It should be able to move against the string. A “death grip” will surely prevent fluid articulation in your rhythm.
I played that mandolin about 16-17 years ago when it was offered by the same seller.
Blue Chips are great in their own right, but they are not direct TS substitutes.
For a synthetic material, Ultex is your best bet. I like the Dunlop Primetones.
Just try a slightly thinner pick...
Love it!!!
My wife once attended a girls’-night-out art class with a friend.
The event consisted of an instructor and a dozen girls sipping Chardonnay while attempting to paint Van Gogh’s Starry night with...
To me, the scalloped guitar may sound a bit more open for chording.
But the un-scalloped guitar has better clarity, definition, and over-all “punchiness”.
Gruhn’s has a Feb. 18 ‘24 Virzi that looks pretty issue-free listed for 115k. “Motivated seller.”
I’d wager that with a desire to buy, and 100k in your pocket, you could have a pick of several...
TheLeadFlatpick, I believe you posted an earlier thread asking for suggestions regarding a mandolin that would hold its’ value. If that is still your concern, then it is my opinion that a mandolin...
Wow. I just wipe down the fretboard when I change the strings.
John Paganoni was one of the earliest builders to copy a Loar. However, he always insisted on placing his own name on the headstock.
This is his #2, built over 50 years ago.
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Cropped photo from above vs. photo from Mandolin Archive
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I think is is possibly this one.
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In the early 2000’s, there was a fern listed on EBay as a ‘29 that looked like that. It was listed by a pawn shop with a Buy It Now price of 15,000. One of this forum’s “former” members scooped it...
I wonder if Autumn McDaniel, ever gets calls for Bill Monroe?
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I think that’s from having a strap looped underneath the fingerboard extension.
What else are you gonna do? That little guy doesn’t have a proper strap hanger.
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BMW vs. Lexus
Very different feel. Whichever one you prefer.
Not a tremendous loss. Wasn’t it confirmed long ago that varnish sounds better?