Things may change drastically, but i have doubts the Bourgeois/Eastman offerings will become as valuable as the Kentucky Dawg or Eastman Giacomel knock-off. Maybe they'll hit their stride in tone,...
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Things may change drastically, but i have doubts the Bourgeois/Eastman offerings will become as valuable as the Kentucky Dawg or Eastman Giacomel knock-off. Maybe they'll hit their stride in tone,...
I wonder if Huss & Dalton in Staunton would do it for you. If not, they might give you a good reference.
I'm thinking that TKL bought the company that made cases for the Martin A flat wood mandolins. Harptone comes to mind.
pops1 - you might check your pm's.
Looks very much like a Suzuki...especially if there's some neck joint separation. (very common in the 1970's)
Actually, all the replies are good contributions. It's no surprise that the old guard likes the old stuff - and always for great reasons. My situation calls for something a little different. i'm...
Not having a real shop or much space, the need is there for a small drill press. I've been looking at online catalogs and reading up on them, but quality is an unknown and no clear winner has...
The blonde Monteleone Baby Grand at Carter Vintage really has it all going on...even more so without the arm rest and dots on the fretboard. What a master of design and craft.
Would've loved to have been there but was riding out the storm on the outer banks of NC.
Thanks for posting the show. Those 3 mandolins really had THE tone (Compton, Price, Duff)...at least on my...
Jim - The excuse i've heard for the high Waverly price is the base is one solid piece of machined metal...still doesn't justify the coin.
A set of the pretty Rubners came from a fellow cafe member...
i use the Martins on a Stanley A5 and Gibson A9. They are about the same as the GHS version to my ears. A friend also prefers the Martins on his Lebeda F5.
Don - If i were going and brought #62, maybe we could've been the Stanley Brothers.
A very sweet sounding mandolin. i really hope to hear more sound clips as it ages. 10 years ago Chris Stanley made a custom A5 with Griffith spec's, but with ebony fretboard and top binding, and...
Country Gazette came to town with Roland playing this mandolin back in the day. It's very nice, but with that crooked tailpiece i wouldn't give 5K for it, and i'm not kidding. Speaking of crooked...
2012 Stanley A5s. It took some 3 years to break in and now has acquired all those midrange overtones, balanced volume with good E and not too much bass in the G, and more than plenty loud. Chris...
i'm still a firm "no", but if you must ignore good advice, at least consider something tasteful. Kluson makes one that's classy and graceful. It's a little smaller so you may not need to enlarge...
FH - Thanks a big bunch for saying it better than i. In it there's plenty of good pick meat for new folks, heavy players, and everybody in between.
This thread is pretty long and maybe I overlooked something about Wayne Benson's YouTube video on holding the pick. It's quite informative and he shows the process in video of how his old grip...
Well, that Hamlett will only get better with age...imagine how it will sound in a couple/three years. John used to live some 30 minutes down the road and I declare you could hear his mandolin's chop...
ttp and AH - Thanks for the informative and useful information. I learned some things from both your posts.
Perhaps the new Hamlett 2 point would fill the bill. I can't imagine any Weber could hold a candle to it. Just sayin'.
Maybe the Harvey gang will be able to produce an accurate Griffin A5 Loar and true Loar F5's. The A5 is the favorite Loar of many who have played it, and a way to get the real deal without spending...
The cortisone/lidocaine injections are worth a try if you tolerate them well. Sadly, it's not a fix for most folks, but a lot less expensive than an A1 pulley release in the OR. I had my index...
Gee, I hope this word doesn't get out. Can anyone envision the price of the spendy Loars, Gilchrists, and the like dropping like stones as Tone Gard sales go up and the masses start upgrading their...
H A - Was wondering about the KM-1500 also. Just the kind of stories I'm looking for. Thanks very much.
- dy