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    Re: Clarence White Guitar

    it is a nice thing for the CW fan. transcriptions are of songs from latter works than the recent offering by Roland. however Rolands transcriptions are painstaking. Rolands BG mando method is one of...
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    Re: Origin of "Noodling Around"

    Jim - you took the words right out of my mouth...where in SE VA do you live? i have family up that way...glouchester
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    Re: Clarence White Guitar

    the topic of that book came up a couple months ago on umgf. the cheaper priced ones were swiftly taken...as a CW fan it's a worthwhile read. check abe.
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    Re: Origin of "Noodling Around"

    i think it's a derivative of "doodle" which is a way of occupying time when nothing serious can be accomplished, such as stuck in a boring lecture. i can see how someone might think it started with...
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    Re: Randy Wood mandolins

    i played one, if that counts to you. a F-5 varnish. very nice, excellent tone, playability. i sold when the prices took the big jump to finance MAS, or GAS but as always the grass is greener....it...
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    Re: At Last, a Loar To Play

    i have never played a loar though i've been up close, a few feet away. Tony Williamson, Alan Bibey..great sounding mandolins. but i think one of the best mando's i recall was Charlie D's Master...
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    Re: Just Got My 1st Fretboard Journal

    not usually as much mando content as current issue but is sure a step up from the usual guitar mag. has a nice balance of instrument vs player discussion, minimal ads.
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    Re: radiused fretboard vs non

    if i were buying new I'd get radiused but flat is not limiting to me. i think most vintage are flat. i have each and don't have problem going from one to another.
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    Re: What is it about the scroll?

    it's a good place to put your strap. i think the F-mando has survived because the design, being a bit archaic, harkens back to the roots of the music. and the scale (size) is reasonable but don't...
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    Re: The economy shows

    i think you are right barney.
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    Loar in the Smithsonian?

    I was there last week. abundant Strads. etc. Got me to wondering about the Loar. did an on-line search using "Loar" as keyword no results. anyone know if there is a Loar in the NMAH?
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    Re: The economy shows

    i don't mean to imply that the Loar is not still the most desired instrument by the best pickers, that seems to be obvious. just that it's not completely immune to the financial realities of the day.
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    yes it was John R. i think i recall him saying his brother made it. or maybe it was cousin. good little mando. at least when he played it.

    Mandopete. i saw Alan B at Randy Woods place. he was...
  14. festival season (and the opportunity it brings)

    Over the years I've been visiting the MC i've noticed that "the tone" seems to be the perenial question. With festival season on the way I wanted to mention that its presents a great opportunity to...
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    Re: Daley or Collings

    i really like my Daley A-5, a friend who's alot better muscian than I love's his MT, but one of the best I've ever heard was Charley D's MM. which brings me to my point. which i'll put in a new...
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    Re: Micheal Kelly or Morgan Monore??!!

    i've played a couple very decent sounding MM's in a local shop. i think it has alot to do with the setup. find one with a good setup and you'll be fine. not sure there's alot of difference otherwise....
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    Re: The economy shows

    i keep in my file drawer some old printouts of instrument prices. unfortunately for many of us from about 2002 until the last quarter of 2008 instrument prices were on a ridiculous and frantic climb....
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    Re: New tuners for Old Gibson A

    i have schallers on my oldie and they work great. and are same size as originals. if you change out do not sell or trade the originals as it will diminish the value of the instrument.
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    Re: Whats a 1924 Gibson A (entry level model) worth?

    Charles Johnson at Mandolin World has several and knows the market I would say.
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    Re: Sim Daley A Models

    i have a Sim Daley A. it's his number 15 instrument and i think the second A he made. i was offered his first A, waffled and missed it. I am very happy with mine and it's all the mando I need. I can...
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    Re: Are the Loar F5's the Gold Standard?

    Jimmy Martin's mando player used an F-4. I doubt the vast majority of listener's would know unless they were told. I think the same is true of F-5's. there's a true story in the violin world about...
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    Re: Are the Loar F5's the Gold Standard?

    i remember the mando tasting sound clips that used to be posted. (still are?) 20 mandos, one tune, one player. no one could tell what was being played. just preferences. i think mando's are like art,...
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    Re: The Lure of the Loar ad in classifieds

    Dear TED/moderator, i do not have an instrument for sale in the classifieds nor do i intend to sell my aforementioned '24 Gibson A model. the 25k figure was in jest, as most assumend. although..
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    Re: ireland

    my great GF came over with his family. most went to canada. he followed a girl he met in NY vacationing with her parents back to FLA and the rest is my history. i'm thinking of going over this summer...
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    Re: The Lure of the Loar ad in classifieds

    since joining the forum i've seen ralph rinzler and marty stuarts Loars for sale here. both were less than 50k if my recollection is correct. imho the instrument market was overheated and regardless...
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