This is a fantastic mandolin. The best I've ever played.
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This is a fantastic mandolin. The best I've ever played.
My current mandolin, a c. 1965 Harmony Monterey H410.
I purchased it (for around $200?) from a luthier who had built and installed a new custom fitted, non-adjustable ebonized maple bridge for the...
Do case covers need covers, and if so, wouldn't things quickly become a matter of infinite regression?
I love my c.1965 Harmony Monterey H410 A-Style mandolin.
I'm going to cast a vote for a 1960s era Harmony Monterey H410 A-Style mandolin. These have all solid wood construction (Birch soundboard, sides, & back) with mahogany necks. They turn up for sale on...
Excellent thread. I always enjoy being reminded of all the great, unsung players out there. I'll add a few of my personal favorites for inclusion here, whom I do not think have been mentioned yet:
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Nice profile of the legendary Bobby Osborne on this morning's Morning Edition on NPR. Enjoy!
At 86, Bobby Osborne Doesn't Intend To Quit Singing Anytime Soon
Hi Tim. I have never seen a LoPrinzi mandolin in person, but I am sure I remember seeing an old thread or two here on the Cafe about them.
I have no idea what that '68 A-style would be worth, but...
My 1974 Gibson J-50 acoustic guitar was owned (and "hot rodded") by Danny Roberts (mandolin player for the band "The Grascals" & Plant Manager for Gibson Original Acoustic Instruments from...
GHS A260 phosphor bronze Bobby Osborne Signature strings (med light 11-38). Great tone, volume, feel, consistency, string life, and they provide equal string tension across the courses.
Carrie Rodriguez: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert - Collings tenor guitar sighting.
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Thanks to Scott's assistance, the name of the Social Group for owners and fans of Jason's mandolins has been changed to Harshbarger Strings. You can find it here.
Additionally, I have edited the...
+1 on Red-Eye.
I'd recommend the Fire-Eye Red-Eye (single channel) with the stomp box tuner pedal of your choice run through the effects loop of the Red-Eye to give you the mute capability. Your...
Jason can be contacted through the Highland Strings Facebook page.
He recently told me he is in the process of rebranding his luthier business, hence the old website being down, and the pending...
Agreed. This is the best strap I have yet tried.
Might the last three numbers be "410"? Does it look like any of these (from Harmony's 1967 catalog)?
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Those tuners are gorgeous.
The Elderly stamp on the back is classy.
Very nice!
Kentucky KM-650
Outstanding feel, tone and longevity. Plus, the strings have almost equal tension, which I think is beneficial for tone production on floating bridge instruments. Highly recommended. YMMV.
Thanks Doug. My "go to" strings are the GHS A260 Bobby Osbornes (love the gauges and feel), but I was thinking about trying the Americanas. Since things ain't broke, I'll likely not try to fix them!
Just a quick follow-up to see if anyone has tried these yet...
I use the same technique on guitar and mandolin, and it doesn't require a lot of winds (one is always enough):
Go through the peg hole parallel to the nut inside to outside,
Leave about an...
Here's a Style 20 (serial #105) that sold for $1,725, and
Here's a Model 50 (serial #187) on sale for $5,500 (good luck with that...)
Didn't Mr. Spock play one of these?
Stomp - Mike Compton & David Long
Quartet - Peter Rowan (a 'Birthday Boy' today!), Tony Rice, Sharon Gilchrist, & Bryn Davies
The Pizza Tapes - Grisman, Garcia, & Rice
Late As Usual - Sam Bush...
Support for this posted yesterday afternoon by Minnesota Public Radio:
Keillor hints at 2016 ‘transition’ on A Prairie Home Companion
Ironically, I've been thinking for the past few years that...