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Please change to my full name : Larry Mossman.
thanks. L

So I misspoke, It's a 1947. Here's a rough recording but gives you an idea of the beautiful ringing tone.

Don't give up on finding one of these vintage Martin tenors... I have a 1950s Martin 018-T. I think they are great, and feel very fortunate to have this guitar. I had not played many before this one...

Well, that was just plain wonderful... Loved the melodic ideas and the execution. Looks like the project release date is tomorrow. I'm in... L

Thanks for all the nice comments. Music has a way of connecting us and I am so grateful for all the great folks and wonderful times I have had playing music over the years. There is something about...

the rest of the story - in speaking with Don in early 2020 during the sale / purchase of the Passernig, come to find out that I have a really great Baird A4 that also use to belong to - you guessed...

hello mandolin lovers....

so here is a fun tale of 2 mandolins, a happy coincidence and a new pal.

Most of the regulars here will know of Don Grieser, his frequent supportive comments on the...

It seems that you all may have scared off our poor OP - Minstrelle… you there..?

or perhaps he doesn't live on the Café like some of you (us)… :)

ooops I see this HAS been posted, please delete if possible. L

maybe this has been posted already - sorry if this is redundant as I did not look thru all this thread.

I really nice interview with Paul.

I did not know him but he seems like a swell guy -...

I believe that tune is Midnight on the Water.

Nicely rendered.

L

Maybe everybody knows except me, but is Jarrod playing a Wienman F-style mandolin? Sounds fantastic in very capable hands.

Also, if it is from Wienman, anyone know if he has built any A-style...

Wonderful. Love the interpretation and execution.
Thx for taking the time to share that beautiful piece with us.
Larry

Welcome back Allen.
I always appreciate your shared wisdom.
Larry

That's me...
Sent you a PM.

Larry

Hey Barry, here is link to one in the Classifieds -

http://www.mandolincafe.com/ads/131204#131204

I have one of Gavin's A4s from 1998 and just love it..!

Not sure where you are in Canada -...

I am interested in adding my name to list for the pick sampler.
Seems like fun. Thx all. Larry

hey Tony, we just saw Phoebe Hunt and the Gatherers Saturday evening in Cedar Rapids Iowa. Great show... and I was looking forward to seeing, meeting and listening to Dominick Leslie. We were talking...

Michael - thanks for the interview and MC for the recognition of a very talented musician.

Andrew - I have thoroughly enjoyed your work with Emily over the years. I have seen you guys in concert...

Hey Ivan -

Yes, as far as I know these are very similar in construction to the Travelight.. I assume the "molded core" is Styrofoam...??

Here are specs as listed in Amazon ad -

Features...

I chime in to offer a recommendation that I seldom see posted when this question about cases comes up on the Cafe', which appear often.

I have appreciated the Zero Gravity case from TKL... I...

I saw a Mom walking with her kids the other day with a T-shirt that read - “kindness is the new cool” ... may we all take that up as a mantra and a mission in these days of discord...!

Allen, I...

I thought I would weigh in on this discussion with a recommendation. My Cohen A5 came with this case which I have come to like very much - TKL Zero Gravity® Combination A / F-Style Mandolin Case.
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I love playing my Martin O18T tuned GDAE. The idea of changing an OM from 8 to 4 strings sounds intriguing, don't want to derail this post but does anyone have experience doing this...? How is string...

Hello guys, I too enjoyed the fantastic music on the Telluride stream. However, I missed Sunday a
entirely. Dors anyone know if there's any archived recording of Sundays shows? Thanks, Larry