I had this 590MS for a while. I imagine your variant is very similar.
It was a great starter mandolin, but I sold it on in order to get a Kentucky KM-1000B.
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I had this 590MS for a while. I imagine your variant is very similar.
It was a great starter mandolin, but I sold it on in order to get a Kentucky KM-1000B.
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I have one on my Kentucky KM-1000. It helps when I'm out busking.
But, I don't use one on my 1924 Gibson A2Z. That fella only goes to indoor jams.
There was one at Gryphon not too long ago that really knocked me out. I had no need for it, so somebody else got it. But they are worth tracking down.
I was not familiar with this Virginia boy.
Here he is in 1979 with Wayne Henderson on guitar.
He's got the licks!
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My 1924 blacktop snakehead A2Z (that's what the label says) is "The One" for me. I have a Kentucky KM-1000B I use to play with my busking group, but this A is the one I play at home and at sheltered...
Brothers Music in Wind Gap has a great reputation.
You could put a link to a Dropbox or Google Drive share and put more photos there.
For some reason, a mandolin player in our jam hates "Red Haired Boy", so we never play it. But, my busking group does play it as a medly with "Salt Creek". And we do "Wagon Wheel", as well.
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My wife's tenor is in "Chicago tuning", like a baritone uke DGBE. There are no rules. I saw a Dixieland plectrum banjoist playing in that tuning last week.
Here's my wife's 1931 Gibson TG-0.
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The Otter Opry of Monterey, CA and its fans host the following jams:
Dennis the Menace Park - every Wednesday from 11:00AM - 12:30PM (weather permitting)
Monterey United Methodist Church -...
She was going to Stan Jay's Mandolin Brothers shop.
I'll miss his wit and knowledge, both online and in person. He pretty much invented current restoration practices.
There are two mandolins here because of Gryphon, and several more instruments...
Saw them in Monterey last night. Who cares what you call it? Mr. Sun is 4 brilliant musicians at the top of their game channeling Duke Ellington in an original way. Just dig it! Not everything has to...
This 1924 A2Z is all I play now except when I busk with my band - then I use my Kentucky KM-1000B.
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My 1920 Martin A got refurbed by Dave Musselwhite maybe 25 years ago and he put Elites on it. They were good tuners.
According to the info on this page, yours is probably a 1934 since the serial number is higher than the last one of 1933 and doesn't have a letter suffix like those from 1935-1939. But, Gibson's...
Here's my 1921 Fairbanks-Vega series N tenor. I'm with ya!
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This one is my holy grail - 1924 A2 "Snakehead".
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And mine. The "A" was stamped. But, there is a handwritten " - / " next to the A. Is that a " 1 "? Just a stray mark? Who knows?
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If you've ever watched Antiques Roadshow on PBS, you've often seen Fred Oster consulting on vintage instruments. His Vintage Instruments shop is one of the best.
Some noodling on my 1929 Gibson A0.
https://youtu.be/p8Dqmc3tZuw
Of course! Blacktop every day!
BTW, the 1929 A0 is for sale in the Classifieds. I'd love to keep it, too, but the arrival of the Snakehead means one has to go. :(
Very nice.
The true story is lost in the mists of time, I guess. Nobody back then ever imagined there would be cults of vintage instrument afficianados ruminating on minutiae like this. They were just making...
It's stamped on the neck block twice. The one on the left looks like 11899. The one on the right could be the same, or possibly 11999. Neither one is very clear. The first "9" might have had a 0...