Just found this thread. Actually this ‘Tiny Moore’ Monteleone 2 point was not the first one he made. This one is from 1981. John made one in 1976, with a unique headstock but identical body, which...
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Just found this thread. Actually this ‘Tiny Moore’ Monteleone 2 point was not the first one he made. This one is from 1981. John made one in 1976, with a unique headstock but identical body, which...
You’re very welcome, Denko. As someone whose main instrument is an octave mandolin, I’m especially pleased that she has chosen the octave mandolin as her main instrument. I believe Fletcher Brock’s...
I saw a Gibson F5 at Mandolin Brothers one time that was decorated in a very similar fashion to that A model, Tony. Eye catching, for sure.
Pete
Rudy’s Music in NYC currently has an unbelievable 10 Monteleone instruments currently in their inventory, including a 2021 Mandocello and a very sweet looking 1979 mini 12 string guitar. Astronomical...
Yes, it’s a Fletcher Brock Octave Mandolin. See this article
Pete
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPDHphVysuU
Sarah is *the* most prominent player of guitar bodied octave mandolins in the world today!
Pete
Right on all counts, Mike. I was trying to remember how a recent purchase was shipped to me, I knew they had used tape with the bridge as they shipped it with the strings loose, but had forgotten...
The trio I play in, The Webley Twizzle Project, played a one hour concert yesterday, Feb 11th 2024, for the WTJU Charlottesville Folk Fundraising Marathon:
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Yep. The link you posted was to Hobgoblin’s US ebay page, with international shipping rates. The link I posted was for the tailpiece on Hobgoblin’s own website in the UK. Seeing as the OP lives in...
That ebay seller is in the UK. It’s probably cheaper for the OP, who lives in the UK, to go direct to Hobgoblin, the UK seller, here.
Pete
PS If you do replace it yourself, tape the bridge down to the top of the mandolin with masking tape before removing the strings. That way the bridge will remain in the correct position even with no...
I looked up Ashbury Lindisfarne and it looks like you should be able to buy a replacement tailpiece from the maker:...
Here’s another Irish song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BHuqmv34Jo
Pete
Here’s another recent one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1OpA1HaPE0
He deserves to go far!
Pete
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9PAPzXdmvM
Latest video from Ian Coury on 10 string Brazilian bandolim, recently recorded with his quartet at Berklee College of Music. I hope this gets him a...
This mandolin is currently on display at the ‘Acoustic America’ exhibition at the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix AZ. I was lucky enough to visit that museum over the holidays.
Here are some...
Over the holidays, I had the fun experience of visiting the special ‘Acoustic America’ exhibition at the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, Arizona. In case you missed it, the exhibition features...
I happened on that video last week, following on from the Rick Beato interview with Steve Morse, which followed on from the Beato interview with Bela Fleck, which showed up on Mandolin Cafe. I...
You never know what you'll find in an antique store…I was in an antique store in NC a number of years ago, and in the back of the store there was a cheapo mandolin in a case on a table. I looked in...
Wow, what a great interview! Thanks for the heads up. Rick Beato’s videos are some of the best things about youtube, and the combination of him and Béla in conversation made for a really interesting...
Dew Genes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XnMWk8Ltfw
Don't have a video of me playing it, but this is a close rendition of the way I play it.
Pete
I just went to visit the exhibit associated with this recording at the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix AZ today. All I can say is ‘Wow, what a fabulous exhibition’! So many amazing instruments,...
Thanks for the referral to that song….I hadn’t heard of it before, but very cool that there’s a song about ‘dancing dolls’. I’m inspired to make more!
Pete
Thanks! Our efforts today were particularly lucrative…we made $300 in under two hours. I have to say, I think the wooden dancers/musicians are the main attraction…truly a kid magnet! Here’s an...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSqwpIKRGJQ
Here’s a video of my buddy Bruce Carveth on English Concertina and me on my Northfield Octave Mandolin playing ‘Monkey on a dog cart’ on the downtown mall...