Looking for Mandolin tops in the late 1800's.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/JULIUS-BREC...sAAOSwYDZadRlH
Looking for Mandolin tops in the late 1800's.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/JULIUS-BREC...sAAOSwYDZadRlH
"It's comparable to playing a cheese slicer."
--M. Stillion
"Bargain instruments are no bargains if you can't play them"
--J. Garber
Interesting, Mike, but do you know what this guy is talking about? He is asking for this guy to supply him with logs for instrument tops (spruce?) of with lumber cut to size. It almost sound like he has to convince the Clarks to sell them lumber when they would prefer to use to to make butter tubs?
Jim
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That's what it sounds like to me. Like dude, you could make a whole lot more money if you sell them to me.
"It's comparable to playing a cheese slicer."
--M. Stillion
"Bargain instruments are no bargains if you can't play them"
--J. Garber
Ah, just think if Bill had walked into that barber shop and bought a butter tub. This would be Butter Tub Cafe.
Last edited by Jim Garber; Feb-03-2018 at 2:46pm.
Jim
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1924 Gibson A4 - 2018 Campanella A-5 - 2007 Brentrup A4C - 1915 Frank Merwin Ashley violin - Huss & Dalton DS - 1923 Gibson A2 black snakehead - '83 Flatiron A5-2 - 1939 Gibson L-00 - 1936 Epiphone Deluxe - 1928 Gibson L-5 - ca. 1890s Fairbanks Senator Banjo - ca. 1923 Vega Style M tenor banjo - ca. 1920 Weymann Style 25 Mandolin-Banjo - National RM-1
Yeah, but David (and a few of us) would still be insisting he preferred his butter in a "bowl" not a "tub". ;-)
Mick
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I also think that some folks would describe it as sounding tubby.
Jim
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19th Century Tunes
Playing lately:
1924 Gibson A4 - 2018 Campanella A-5 - 2007 Brentrup A4C - 1915 Frank Merwin Ashley violin - Huss & Dalton DS - 1923 Gibson A2 black snakehead - '83 Flatiron A5-2 - 1939 Gibson L-00 - 1936 Epiphone Deluxe - 1928 Gibson L-5 - ca. 1890s Fairbanks Senator Banjo - ca. 1923 Vega Style M tenor banjo - ca. 1920 Weymann Style 25 Mandolin-Banjo - National RM-1
This was just a few years after Brockett's Bridge NY became Dolgeville, when Alfred Dolge moved Autoharp manufacturing there from the Zimmermann shop in Philadelphia, and the grateful citizens petitioned to change the town's name in his honor.
Did I mention that Dolge was the "Piano Felt King," and that Autoharps also used felt, so it was a good fit? Unfortunately, Dolge went broke in 1899. Town's still called Dolgeville, anyway.
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Julius Breckwoldt *& Son* are listed as a Gibson vendor in Spann's book as a wood supplier (top Page 52).
"It's comparable to playing a cheese slicer."
--M. Stillion
"Bargain instruments are no bargains if you can't play them"
--J. Garber
Interesting. I wonder of that area simply got logged out like a lot of New England, and the company simply folded. Close to the Adirondacks though, so who knows?
They were still doing business up into the 20's and maybe beyond.
https://www.google.com/search?q=Juli...nt=firefox-b-1
"It's comparable to playing a cheese slicer."
--M. Stillion
"Bargain instruments are no bargains if you can't play them"
--J. Garber
DMIS. This has Breckwoldt working at Dolge, Allen....
Mick
Ever tried, ever failed? No matter. Try again, fail again. Fail better.--Samuel Beckett
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'05 Cuisinart Toaster
'93 Chuck Taylor lowtops
'12 Stetson Open Road
'06 Bialetti expresso maker
'14 Irish Linen Ramon Puig
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