Re: The Darlings Mandolin switch
Originally Posted by
FLATROCK HILL
The 'Darlings' were actually the 'Dillards' and they helped introduce the (uninitiated) world to the Bluegrass sound through that show. As I understand it, the mandolin you see is not always the mandolin you hear. One of our friends on this forum (f5loar) is pretty familiar with the folks involved and knows a lot of the inside stories. Maybe Tom will see your post and chime in.
Absolutely right Flatrock, I remember Tom saying that for most of the recordings Dean Webb used an F-5 in the recording tracks, unless that turnip truck backed over my head. I was fascinated by those episodes with the Dillard’s as well as the few with the “Kentucky Colonels” I think there were only two of those but, several more with the Dillard’s.
Timothy F. Lewis
"If brains was lard, that boy couldn't grease a very big skillet" J.D. Clampett
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