Score indeed. Congratulations. I was hoping to look at it when I'm in Nashville in a couple of weeks. I wasn't looking to buy, just looking.
Score indeed. Congratulations. I was hoping to look at it when I'm in Nashville in a couple of weeks. I wasn't looking to buy, just looking.
"Mongo only pawn in game of life." --- Mongo
Thanks Dave, I made a video of the mandolin.
Great video- thanks for posting
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Congrats on getting a great one! 1953, one year after Tiny's was made. Enjoy!
Totally wonderful and I love the iconic Bigsby whammy bar, not at all like Leo's.
Len B.
Clearwater, FL
What would be the chances of getting Eastwood to do a crowd-funder on one of these?
Yes--I completely agree. My "Hampstercaster" below has 15 frets and a Bartolini guitar humbucker.
A pickup next to the bridge would capture the string where it is barely vibrating. Its sounds "plinky".
A pickup next to the fingerboard [especially if there are only 15-17 frets] captures the string where
it is more fully vibrating. Better tone. I spent some time with Tiny Moore. He rarely played above
a violin 3rd position -- a scale beginning with the first finger on the 5th fret, and used the bridge pickup. The flip side of the coin is Ricky Skaggs' Glaser mandocaster which has about 30 frets. Never thought much of his tone, but it has that soprano Telecaster sound I guess he was after.
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