Women with Mandolins

**schaef0** · Apr-17-2006, 6:41pm

umm Sean Watkins and Chris Thile from Nickel Creek signed my mando...

in the 1st pic? i'm not playing a chord :-p.... but in the 2nd i'm just like... messing around obviously. I went to "Lark in the Morning" when I visited San Francisco. It's a SPECTACULAR store... if you're in San Fran at the Wharf... you MUST visit!

**mandroid** · Apr-17-2006, 10:31pm

Wonder if women are less prone to the multiple mandolin aquisition thing.
12 and counting B

B catch and release on a few more.

**schaef0** · Apr-18-2006, 8:14am

HAHahah well I'm currently at 4 and I haven't been playing for 2 years yet

**kyblue** · Apr-18-2006, 11:46am

Originally Posted by

I'm currently at 4 and I haven't been playing for 2 years yet

Same for me. Plus one on order.

:-)

Paula

**glauber** · Apr-18-2006, 12:04pm

I have three women at home (four if you count the dog), but only two mandolins.

**Michael H Geimer** · Apr-18-2006, 12:19pm

glauber, my friend ... be carefull!

Many a man has suffered greatly from F.A.S. (Female Aqui ... you get the joke) Remember that pretty lady named Helen? Well ... Paris sure mucked things up pretty bad for himself and whole bunch of others, too!

If only he had bought himself another Lyre or Lute (L.A.S.) to calm his desires ... a thousand ships might have been spared.

I'll give in to M.A.S., G.A.S., or even B.A.S. long before I mess up the good thing I've got going!

**Stephanie Reiser** · Apr-18-2006, 7:34pm

Originally Posted by (schaef0 @ April 18 2006, 09:14)

HAHahah well I'm currently at 4 and I haven't been playing for 2 years yet

I've got three, with two more under construction, one of which is sold.

**guitharsis** · Apr-18-2006, 11:28pm

I have five: 2 A style and 3 vintage Italian bowlbacks. Haven't been playing two years yet.

**Django Fret** · Apr-19-2006, 5:23pm

Frances Taylor

http://www.taylor-mandolin.com/

**JEStanek** · Apr-19-2006, 7:34pm

Is Ms. Taylor's pickguard curling town from bass towards the treble side?

Jamie

**Bob A** · Apr-19-2006, 10:43pm

The pickguard is not curling, it's carefully inlaid to look like a scroll. Ms Taylor has exquisite taste in bowlbacks; the one illustrated looks to be a high-end instrument made in the Embergher shop in Rome. The scroll pickguard is used exclusively on the instruments made for concert soloists. Embergher instruments are hard to come by and pricey (for bowlbacks, anyway).

Some models are extremely ornate and fetch absurd prices; these examples were usually custom-ordered by the wealthy and royalty. I've handled one made for Czar Nicolas. Others, like the one above, were made for concert soloists; not nearly so decorated, but optimised for carrying power and fine tonal quality. Another poster to this board has one; he likens it to a Ferrari: no matter how hard he pushes, it delivers without breaking up, and it is able to respond to the player no matter what is asked of it. Still others were made for mandolin orchestras in various grades.

**JEStanek** · Apr-20-2006, 7:21am

Thanks Bob. I'm sure I'm not the only one to learn something new and interesting today!

Jamie

**Martin Jonas** · Apr-20-2006, 9:27am

Originally Posted by (Bob A @ April 19 2006, 23:43)

The pickguard is not curling, it's carefully inlaid to look like a scroll. Ms Taylor has exquisite taste in bowlbacks; the one illustrated looks to be a high-end instrument made in the Embergher shop in Rome. The scroll pickguard is used exclusively on the instruments made for concert soloists. Embergher instruments are hard to come by and pricey (for bowlbacks, anyway).

That bowlback in the Frances Taylor photo is a 1960 Embergher-labelled 5-bis. As Luigi Embergher died in 1943, it would actually have been made by Pecoraro, but the shop continued to use the same constructions.

I had a chance to see that instrument close-up during a recent weekend tutorial with Frances Taylor, and it's indeed a beautiful mandolin in top condition.

Martin

**Django Fret** · Apr-21-2006, 1:57pm

Friday is always a nice day for a Dutch treat.

Marian van Dijk, Margreet van Litsenburg, and Nita Godlieb from the second mandolin section of the Het Consort:

http://www.mandolineorkest.nl/inform...formatie01.htm

**JEStanek** · Apr-22-2006, 9:12am

Cool looking tailpiece on your two pointer, Amandalyn.

Jamie

**Amandalyn** · Apr-22-2006, 9:16am

That tailpiece is also a Randy Wood Design.
TL

**Amandalyn** · Apr-22-2006, 3:56pm

Here's my Randy Wood 2 pt. I also have a few others (MAS) F-5 Cole, Breedlove Cascade, Hoyer Guitar shaped, Finegold Guitar Shaped, Johnson OM.
Teri LaMarco

**Django Fret** · Apr-23-2006, 12:39pm

Not a woman with a mandolin, but Hilary James is playing a mando bass!

http://www.mandolin.co.uk/

**ShaneJ** · Apr-23-2006, 2:19pm

Are you sure? Maybe she's just petite!

**Mike Crocker** · Apr-24-2006, 7:36am

Hilary is famous for the mando bass. I've never actually heard her with one live as she hasn't brought one here that I know of (she has used my bass fiddle though, while gigging here). As ambassadors (intentionally or not) of mandolin, Simon Mayor and Hilary James do the right thing, and do it well.

Peace, Mooh.

**delsbrother** · Apr-24-2006, 5:26pm

SOMEONE in the SeaTac area has my Simon Mayor live CD (left it in a rental car at the airport, rental company "looked" for it and couldn't find it.. yeah, right). A great set with Hilary James on mandobass and vocals. Just beautiful! Loved Simon's children's stuff too.

**Professor PT** · Apr-25-2006, 12:38am

It's probably some grunge rock fan who will be very disappointed!

**Tim** · Apr-25-2006, 6:09am

Originally Posted by (delsbrother @ April 24 2006, 18:26)

(left it in a rental car at the airport, rental company "looked" for it and couldn't find it.. yeah, right).

My son once bought a box of "misc. stuff left in rental cars" at an auction. #He got a lot of CDs (plus some used lipstick) for $15. #Your skepticism on how much they looked is well founded.