Old New Orleans mandolin club

[DavidKOS]

While researching Japanese solo mandolin music, I came across an old picture of the Tulane University mandolin club!

It's dated 19896, showing that New Orleans had the same mandolin organizations that were popular in other places. this is exciting to me as I am trying to trace the history of the mandolin in New Orleans.

I notice a player with a clarinet - a hint of the jazz that is to come?

[DavidKOS]

The 6 and 7/8ths jazz band

from Tulane archives

liner notes about the band

https://folkways-media.si.edu/liner_...ys/FW02671.pdf

[DavidKOS]

2 bowlbacks!

Youman Jacob, Coochie Martin, Unidentified, Wendell McNeil.

[DavidKOS]

http://www.neworleans.me/events/deta...ans-Collection



I wonder how loud the banjo mandolin was?

[DavidKOS]

http://www.mandoisland.de/noten2013/...l#.W_LHrZNKhm9

Article about making mandolins in New Orleans

"It was in '94, when he purchased lots on Conti street, where he immediately commenced the erection of a large and spacious brick building, which was to be particularly constructed for the manufacture of mandolins. Mr. Grunewald having been associated with the music business in a retail way the greater portion of his life, knew precisely what the people needed in mandolins."



i am curious if there are any of these mandolins around.

Grunewald had a music store well into the 70's in New Orleans.

[DavidKOS]

The invincibles, another N.O. string band

Kleppinger played mandolin in both bands it seems

[DavidKOS]

https://digitallibrary.tulane.edu/is...tulane%3A13378

A link to a picture of a mandolin played by jazz cornet great Freddie Keppard

[Ranald]

Thanks, David. I love seeing these old photos. I notice in the first one, three hardcore non-conformists who don't have their hair parted in the middle!

[DavidKOS]

Newcomb, Tulane's sister school, also had a mandolin club...although they seem to use mostly banjos!

[brunello97]

Muy coolioso, David. Keep the info flow coming as you turn up new nuggets.

Lots of information on Grunewald's "harp guitars" on line and more than a few references to his mandolin work. I'm away from home now and can't check my files to see if I have any images. I'll bet Jim G has got something to post.

Mick

[DavidKOS]

Bud Scott's band