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
Hi Jim, Thanks, they are both mine, for better or worse I've never had a mandolin that I didn't build. The oval hole is from 1988 and the f hole is from 2009. The label in the oval hole says "Loose Spruce" which is what I was calling myself back in the 80's. Ken
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So sorry. It is my Brentrup A4C, modernized copy of a Gibson Loar-era A-4. More info here on the Brentrup Mandolin Registry.
Jim
My Stream on Soundcloud
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
When I am upstairs, my Collings MT or one of the bowlbacks is played (they "live" upstairs.) If I am in the living room, I have more choices, and it depends on what I want to practice. If I am practicing Bluegrass, I play the Kentucky KM 805, Classical - my Weber oval, or a bowlback (there is one in the living room,) and if it's Celtic or folk, my Pava Player gets the job. Now if I change my mind in the middle of practicing, I don't change instruments, but I start out with my intended practice plan. Having a choice is fun.
My OM is the one for practising and playing in sessions. There are others for various recording occasions, which can be seen in my contribution to wild entertainment here:
the world is better off without bad ideas, good ideas are better off without the world
My new Collings MT2-O is getting 90% of my playing time right now. But it's great to pick up my Pava A for a change of pace and tone. They're very different instruments. Love them both. I can't wait to take some time off for the holidays and the opportunity to play all day.
I practice with my Arrow G5 and play bluegrass with my Ratliff Countryboy A. For swing I play either the Arrow or my Clark 2 point. They’re all great and play all styles on any of the instruments.
I've taken my Northfield Big Mon to a few gigs but always the chance that someone will knock it over when it's on it's stand if I'm playing my tenor banjo so now I take a custom Timber Tone F5 I had made in China years ago. Sounds really good. At home I play the Big Mon (Fantastic instrument in every way) and I'm looking for an old F4 which I would also play at home. I actually love the whole F4 thing and when you get a good one they are wonderful. I've had a few and always replaced the pearl nut with bone for much better tone. Also covered second strings.
If I went out to play in public with say just a duo or trio I'd take the Big Mon.
Jim
My Stream on Soundcloud
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
Hodson D'jangolin goes out with me to the weekly Old Folks sitting around a table, swapping Old Folksongs Session Tuesday nights..
Got it off the Classifieds here, so it must "qualify"...
writing about music
is like dancing,
about architecture
This is the only thing I have that "Qualifies"--so it would have to be my answer.
My Epiphone Mandobird VIII
Would it save you a lot of time if I just gave up and went mad now?
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