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    Re: Bernunzio's Summer Sale - domras

    Well I would probably talk to the store and get an opinion on the playability and tone of the different examples they have. The Tieri is the only vintage example. I guess I need to watch some...
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    Bernunzio's Summer Sale - domras

    Bernunzio's has started their annual summer sale with just about everything discounted. I'm tempted a little by several domras on sale just because I'm always looking for something new with a...
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    Re: Musician quotes

    A jazz musician has to be a working class of man, out in the open all the time, healthy and strong. That's what's wrong today: these guys haven't got the force. They don't like to play all night:...
  4. Re: Two interesting instruments at Bernunzio's

    Video of the Gelas mandocello:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5lNRQbr8g4
  5. Re: Vega cylinders -- strings for mando, dola, cello?

    I've been using chrome steel flatwound Thomastiks on my cylinder backs lately..expensive strings but they last a long time and I like the feel and tone.

    mandocello - Thomastik Liuto Set Number...
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    Re: bohman mandolins

    [QUOTE=your_diamond;1746217]Looks like he sold the Bohman guitar mentioned in the last paragraph. Can't find it anywhere.[/QUOTE

    The guitar is still for sale on Reverb. I just got busy over the...
  7. Re: Bowl-back mandolin VS (what i'm called) "ukulele mandolin"

    At Players Vintage: http://www.vintageinstruments.com/mandolins.html

    At Bernunzio's: https://bernunzio.com/category/instruments/mandolins/style-mandolin/?page=2

    I quite like the sound of many...
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    Re: Photographing shiny things

    I usually photograph stuff outside in the early morning or late evening when the angle of the sun is low and the light is a little softer and warmer. Maybe place the instrument at a 45 degree angle...
  9. Re: National Tenor Tri-cone Resonator Guitar

    Looks like a great deal on a National Style 2 tricone tenor.
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    Re: Gelas mandolin family at Bernunzio's

    If I recall correctly, the guitar, mandobass and mandolin were individual purchases, and the mandocello and mandola were bought together. Sometimes it takes a while to put a set together. They were...
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    Re: Gelas mandolin family at Bernunzio's

    Regards setup, the Gelas instruments at Bernunzio were put in good playing order by repairman/luthier, Mark Cigainero in Ft Worth, Texas. As I recall, he did fuss a little about them, but they turned...
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    Re: Gelas mandolin family at Bernunzio's

    Gosh guys I guess I'm totally busted! Not sure if I’m breaking some rule by participating in this thread, but in full disclosure, the Gelas set is actually mine that I put on consignment with John. ...
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    Re: Gelas mandolin family at Bernunzio's

    The Gelas Hawaiian Guitar is dated 1920. Apparently the Hawaiian music fad was hitting Europe not long after the US mainland.

    On a related note, Joseph Kekeku was born in Oahu in 1874 and is...
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    Re: Gelas mandolin family at Bernunzio's

    Here's a link to the set. https://bernunzio.com/product/gelas-family-26142/

    Each item is also photographed and described separately.
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    Re: H5 Mandola Case question

    Here you go.
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    Re: H5 Mandola Case question

    The outside dimensions of the H5 case are about 31 3/4" x 13 x 5 1/8"
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    Re: H5 Mandola Case question

    Yes Paganoni did the relining. Really nice work.
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    Re: H5 Mandola Case question

    Here it was before it was relined.
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    Re: H5 Mandola Case question

    Here is a 1924 H5 rectangular case, original but was relined a couple years ago.
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    Re: Down the Tenor Rabbit Hole... (Help)

    It probably depends a lot on the individual instrument as far as which one will give you the sound you want in octave versus tenor tuning. Here's a video link to a Gibson TG-00 tuned down to an A...
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    Re: Tenor Guitar Gallery & Sightings

    Woody's guitar.
  22. Re: Larson Harp Mandolin on Antiques Road Show

    I thought the guy was way too harsh on the Larson mandolin. He said that they are largely decorative, and no one would buy it for the sound. I've played a couple of these that sounded great, and...
  23. 1902 Luigi Embergher Soloist Model Number 5 Mandolin

    A vintage Embergher Soloist is sort of the cat's meow when it comes to bowl back mandolins, and I have an example from 1902 that needs restoration work. Does anyone here have a suggestion for who...
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    Re: Mandocello History ?

    If you interested in seeing photographs, descriptions, short histories and physical measurements of various vintage mandocellos by a number of different makers, you might check out my book, Vintage...
  25. Re: 1904 Vinaccia Liuto Cantabile (mandocello/octave mandola)

    I notice that in Mandolin Memories, Adelstein calls Raffaele Calace "the greatest luteist in the world". I would have loved to hear those two jam!

    www.vintagefrettedinstruments.com
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