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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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...
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...
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:...
Video of the Gelas mandocello:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5lNRQbr8g4
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...
[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...
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...
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...
Looks like a great deal on a National Style 2 tricone tenor.
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...
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...
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. ...
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...
Here's a link to the set. https://bernunzio.com/product/gelas-family-26142/
Each item is also photographed and described separately.
Here you go.
The outside dimensions of the H5 case are about 31 3/4" x 13 x 5 1/8"
Yes Paganoni did the relining. Really nice work.
Here it was before it was relined.
Here is a 1924 H5 rectangular case, original but was relined a couple years ago.
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...
Woody's guitar.
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...
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...
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...
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