I think he was here last week. He's currently out of the country in an exotic location. Those are very inexpensive tuners, most likely Pings possibly the bottom line Gotoh's but I doubt it.
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I think he was here last week. He's currently out of the country in an exotic location. Those are very inexpensive tuners, most likely Pings possibly the bottom line Gotoh's but I doubt it.
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Agreed on the Ping tuner ID Mike.Originally Posted by MikeEdgerton
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Especially with half of the backplate screw holes being empty; that can't help. And the dark shadows on the face, below each tuning peg, look like someone went overboard with the machine oil.
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History of that shape? Well, until a fellow named Lloyd Loar built the type of mandolin that made Bill Monroe famous, the bowlback shape may well have been the international standard. More history? Start a-Googlin'.
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Might be even better to check YouTubes from Europe, where these are quite common outside of bluegrass circles. Try www.google.it [Italy] and use Google Translate or another online translator. A cross cultural experience, a trip abroad at no cost.
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DiegoInSeneca: This thread is approaching its 4th year of age and the OP's questions were answered back in 2018.
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Not only that, but the OP started this thread to find out specific information, and hasn't posted nor even checked in since then. Seems like she got the answers to her questions. This matter was settled long ago.
PS: Orville Gibson may not have invented the thinner type of mandolin currently so popular - flatbacks appeared in the 1850s - but the carved-wood model he created became very popular during the end of the 19th century and the start of the 20th century, and the company he founded developed an aggressive marketing scheme which led to the style supplanting the previously popular bowlback. Lloyd Loar entered the picture some 25-30 years later.
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DiegoInWestchester....by coincidence, Alfredo Privitera came up in response to a query looking for contemporary Sicilian makers.
Hopefully that searcher finds their way here.
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I found the maker's way of expanding the rib count intriguing; splicing them together before the neck block, in a graceful overall design. It's unique in my experience, but I've seen very few modern bowlbacks.
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