Page 287 of 296 FirstFirst ... 187237262283284285286287288289290291 ... LastLast
Results 7,151 to 7,175 of 7397

Thread: Bowlbacks of Note

  1. #7151
    Mando-Accumulator Jim Garber's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2003
    Location
    Westchester, NY
    Posts
    30,753

    Default Re: Bowlbacks of Note

    Quote Originally Posted by Valbert View Post
    There's an Embergher in Germany for sale right now:

    https://www.ebay-kleinanzeigen.de/s-...45466-74-19761
    1927 Tipo B student model. Price is reasonable and it looks like it is in decent shape though is almost looks a bit too shiny especially on the bowl. It could have been refinished or oversprayed. From what I can tell though you have to pick it up locally in Germany.
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Click image for larger version. 

Name:	Screen Shot 2019-10-09 at 2.28.26 PM.png 
Views:	84 
Size:	1.87 MB 
ID:	180442   Click image for larger version. 

Name:	Screenshot_2019-10-09 Mandoline Embergher.png 
Views:	107 
Size:	1.30 MB 
ID:	180444   Click image for larger version. 

Name:	Screenshot_2019-10-09 Mandoline Embergher(1).png 
Views:	84 
Size:	1.40 MB 
ID:	180445  

    Click image for larger version. 

Name:	Screenshot_2019-10-09 Mandoline Embergher(2).png 
Views:	98 
Size:	775.4 KB 
ID:	180446   Click image for larger version. 

Name:	Screen Shot 2019-10-09 at 2.28.42 PM.png 
Views:	77 
Size:	742.4 KB 
ID:	180443  
    Jim

    My Stream on Soundcloud
    Facebook
    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

  2. The following members say thank you to Jim Garber for this post:


  3. #7152

    Default Re: Bowlbacks of Note

    Yep, it says that it has been restored, including a new bridge and a fret dressing. If I had the money and the time right now, I'd travel there and get it. Not too far away from Austria...

  4. #7153

  5. The following members say thank you to vic-victor for this post:


  6. #7154
    Registered User
    Join Date
    Dec 2007
    Location
    California
    Posts
    402

    Default Re: Bowlbacks of Note

    I've had my eye on this Rafaele Tieri for a long time on Lowell Levenger's site. I've always been reluctant to purchase it because it has some cracked ribs. However after playing it during an approval period I was convinced it was the bowl back for me. Beautiful tone, workmanship and the cracked ribs are very stable (they actually help me keep it upright on my lap when I play it). It did not come with a case, and it has been difficult finding anything that fits. It's 9" at its widest and all cases so far are 8". Any ideas? It deserves a good case.

    Click image for larger version. 

Name:	IMG_7321.jpg 
Views:	171 
Size:	949.1 KB 
ID:	180553Click image for larger version. 

Name:	IMG_7317.jpg 
Views:	148 
Size:	779.7 KB 
ID:	180554Click image for larger version. 

Name:	IMG_7316 2.jpg 
Views:	163 
Size:	920.8 KB 
ID:	180555

  7. #7155
    Mando-Accumulator Jim Garber's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2003
    Location
    Westchester, NY
    Posts
    30,753

    Default Re: Bowlbacks of Note

    Quote Originally Posted by Bill Foss View Post
    I've had my eye on this Rafaele Tieri for a long time on Lowell Levenger's site. I've always been reluctant to purchase it because it has some cracked ribs. However after playing it during an approval period I was convinced it was the bowl back for me. Beautiful tone, workmanship and the cracked ribs are very stable (they actually help me keep it upright on my lap when I play it). It did not come with a case, and it has been difficult finding anything that fits. It's 9" at its widest and all cases so far are 8". Any ideas? It deserves a good case.

    Click image for larger version. 

Name:	IMG_7321.jpg 
Views:	171 
Size:	949.1 KB 
ID:	180553Click image for larger version. 

Name:	IMG_7317.jpg 
Views:	148 
Size:	779.7 KB 
ID:	180554Click image for larger version. 

Name:	IMG_7316 2.jpg 
Views:	163 
Size:	920.8 KB 
ID:	180555
    That is very cool, Bill. I remember that one and probably also avoided it because of the ribs. It looks like someone say on it.

    Let me think on the case possibilities.
    Jim

    My Stream on Soundcloud
    Facebook
    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

  8. The following members say thank you to Jim Garber for this post:


  9. #7156

    Default Re: Bowlbacks of Note

    I've made a post about this in a different section of the forum, but I decided to take my chances here as well:

    I bought a used Suzuki bowlback last week from a guy that claims he got it as a gift but doesn't play it. It looks quite new and hardly played and to my amateur ears sounds and plays quite well. All in all I'm very happy with my purchase, but I am wondering about the instruments background.

    The model is Suzuki MR-300 and for the life of me, I can't find any information about it online. Do any of you know anything more (when it could have been built, which kind of wood, ...?).

    Here are some pics:

    Click image for larger version. 

Name:	thumbnail_20191027_100840.jpg 
Views:	134 
Size:	109.7 KB 
ID:	180812

    Click image for larger version. 

Name:	thumbnail_20191027_100917.jpg 
Views:	149 
Size:	281.4 KB 
ID:	180813

  10. #7157
    Registered User Tavy's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2007
    Location
    Tavistock UK
    Posts
    4,438

    Default Re: Bowlbacks of Note

    I think Suzuki have been building fairly similar looking mandolins for a very long time. None of them are valuable, some of them do sound perfectly reasonable, but some of the older ones have rather bendy necks. Yours looks in rather minty condition, so I would just enjoy it for what it is and pick the heck out of it I would assume it to be a fairly new build (by which I mean the last 30 years or so), beyond that, who knows? !

  11. The following members say thank you to Tavy for this post:


  12. #7158

    Default Re: Bowlbacks of Note

    My 1926 Calace just got an older sister...
    This one is from 1923. Has a crack on the top that needs to be repaired, otherwise no issues.




    Last edited by Valbert; Oct-31-2019 at 3:05pm.

  13. The Following 4 Users Say Thank You to Valbert For This Useful Post:


  14. #7159
    Mando-Accumulator Jim Garber's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2003
    Location
    Westchester, NY
    Posts
    30,753

    Default Re: Bowlbacks of Note

    Valbert: I had one of those "hole-in-the-head" Calaces a few years ago. A very nice mandolin. Congratulations on your new one.
    Jim

    My Stream on Soundcloud
    Facebook
    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

  15. The following members say thank you to Jim Garber for this post:


  16. #7160

  17. The following members say thank you to Tavy for this post:


  18. #7161
    Registered User
    Join Date
    Dec 2007
    Location
    California
    Posts
    402

    Default Re: Bowlbacks of Note

    Valbert, where did you find such a beautiful instrument? I don’t see the crack, it must be a hairline.

  19. The following members say thank you to Bill Foss for this post:


  20. #7162

    Default Re: Bowlbacks of Note

    Thanks! I found it in an online ad, and luckily it was just a two hour train ride away
    The crack is right underneath the g string. It actually goes all the way from the tailpiece to the bridge.

  21. The following members say thank you to Valbert for this post:


  22. #7163
    Registered User
    Join Date
    Dec 2007
    Location
    California
    Posts
    402

    Default Re: Bowlbacks of Note

    Now I see it. The beveling of the fretboard extension is very attractive. Congratulations!

  23. #7164

    Default Re: Bowlbacks of Note

    Quite lovely, Valbert.

  24. #7165
    Timothy Tim Logan's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2017
    Location
    Shutesbury, MA
    Posts
    664

    Default Re: Bowlbacks of Note

    Hello -
    I posted some questions about an Embergher orchestra 2 on the Vintage Mandolins forum - if anyone on this thread has some familiarity with them, could you possibly help with my questions please? Thank you.

  25. #7166
    Full Grown and Cussin' brunello97's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2005
    Location
    Ann Arbor/Austin
    Posts
    6,281

    Default Re: Bowlbacks of Note

    Quote Originally Posted by Tim Logan View Post
    Hello -
    I posted some questions about an Embergher orchestra 2 on the Vintage Mandolins forum - if anyone on this thread has some familiarity with them, could you possibly help with my questions please? Thank you.
    You're in the right place. We all would like to buy an Embergher.



    Mick
    Ever tried, ever failed? No matter. Try again, fail again. Fail better.--Samuel Beckett
    ______________________

    '05 Cuisinart Toaster
    '93 Chuck Taylor lowtops
    '12 Stetson Open Road
    '06 Bialetti expresso maker
    '14 Irish Linen Ramon Puig

  26. The following members say thank you to brunello97 for this post:


  27. #7167

    Default Re: Bowlbacks of Note

    Got the crack fixed now on my 1923 Calace. Here's another pic Sound-wise, this one's quite different to my other Calace. Definitely brighter (maybe cause of the bridge material), more sustain, a little less bass. Still needs to be played in, it has been resting in its case for many decades and has never been played.


  28. The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to Valbert For This Useful Post:


  29. #7168
    Mando-Accumulator Jim Garber's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2003
    Location
    Westchester, NY
    Posts
    30,753

    Default Re: Bowlbacks of Note

    Valbert, what strings do you have on your Calaces?
    Jim

    My Stream on Soundcloud
    Facebook
    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

  30. #7169

    Default Re: Bowlbacks of Note

    Quote Originally Posted by Jim Garber View Post
    Valbert, what strings do you have on your Calaces?
    Right now I have the Thomastik medium strings on them. They've been on the first Calace I bought for many years as I was told, and they didn't seem to have harmed the instrument at all. Compared to my other Bowlbacks, the Calace mandolins seem to be built a lot sturdier. I'm still closely observing if they have any negative effect on the instruments. I did some research and I have also tried the Dogal Calace strings, but for my taste they were too bright, not that well-balanced and didn't stay in tune like the Thomastik strings. Plus, they corroded really quickly. The Thomastiks seem to last very long, so the higher price doesn't really bother me.

  31. #7170
    Mando-Accumulator Jim Garber's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2003
    Location
    Westchester, NY
    Posts
    30,753

    Default Re: Bowlbacks of Note

    It is certainly a matter of taste but I prefer the bright sound of roundwound strings and prefer them on bowlbacks. I only use Thomastiks on my Lyon & Healy. Personally I would go for the lighter gauge for the Thomastiks even on Calaces. I don't recall the vintage ones being heavier built. The modern ones seem to be sturdier, at least the ones I have played.
    Jim

    My Stream on Soundcloud
    Facebook
    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

  32. #7171

    Default Re: Bowlbacks of Note

    The corrosion issue is weird, not what I'd expect of carbon steel. I use Dogal's "Calace" brand steel pretty exclusively on Neapolitan-type mandolins. Mine can see heavy use for more than a year and not corrode. They start weird, twangy, perhaps a little imbalanced, but I think the play in pretty quickly and then maintain tuning and balance quite well. I do recognize that each player and instrument is to some degree different.

  33. #7172
    Mando-Accumulator Jim Garber's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2003
    Location
    Westchester, NY
    Posts
    30,753

    Default Re: Bowlbacks of Note

    I do know that some people have corrosive sweat on their hands and there is little you can do about it except wipe your hands and the strings. I, too, have never had that problem with the Dogal Calace strings either.
    Jim

    My Stream on Soundcloud
    Facebook
    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

  34. #7173

    Default Re: Bowlbacks of Note

    Yeah, I do have very aggressive hand sweat. But perhaps I wasn't very specific before: it's mostly an issue with the plain a and e strings - even if I clean them thoroughly before and after playing, they just turn black and sound dead after just one or two weeks. It's the same with all my guitar strings (except the coated Elixirs). With the mandolin Thomastiks, what I also forgot to mention, is that I use Hannabach e strings instead of the Thomastiks from the set, as recommended by Caterina Lichtenberg. I don't know why, but even after a lot of playing, the Hannabach plain e strings stay clean and shiny (they've been on my Calace for about 5 months now). Maybe they have some anti-rust coating as well.
    I'll probably experiment with other string sets again, and maybe also try the Dogal Calaces one more time.

    Anyway, getting back to topic, there's a 1891 Vinaccia for sale in in Germany:

    https://www.ebay-kleinanzeigen.de/s-...883955-74-3194

  35. #7174
    Mando-Accumulator Jim Garber's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2003
    Location
    Westchester, NY
    Posts
    30,753

    Default Re: Bowlbacks of Note

    That Vinaccia is erroneously mentioned as Raffaele. I think seller misread Fratelli. Also it is pickup only on Germany.
    Jim

    My Stream on Soundcloud
    Facebook
    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

  36. #7175
    Mando-Accumulator Jim Garber's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2003
    Location
    Westchester, NY
    Posts
    30,753

    Default Re: Bowlbacks of Note

    Valbert: I wonder if stainless steel strings help with the corrosive sweat problem or if there is some sort of hand lotion that will counteract the effect. I am sure you have looked into it. Just curious.

    I did find this medical article. Of note:
    Of the two types of metal studied. corrosion was much more severe on the type having the lowest concentration of copper, thus confirming that increasing copper concentrations have a positive effect in reducing corrosion rates.
    Sounds like phosphor bronze or brass strings would corrode less and the article also mentions frequent hand washing.
    Jim

    My Stream on Soundcloud
    Facebook
    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

  37. The following members say thank you to Jim Garber for this post:


Similar Threads

  1. Are There Any New Bowlbacks...
    By Onesound in forum Orchestral, Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance
    Replies: 21
    Last: Sep-17-2013, 8:36am
  2. bowlbacks
    By mandoman15 in forum Builders and Repair
    Replies: 8
    Last: Jul-27-2005, 2:55pm
  3. My first try at bowlbacks
    By labraid in forum Videos, Pictures & Sound Files
    Replies: 24
    Last: Dec-24-2004, 11:32am
  4. PEG & bowlbacks
    By labraid in forum Builders and Repair
    Replies: 21
    Last: Oct-19-2004, 9:02pm
  5. dashes on the half note or quarter note
    By John Bertotti in forum General Mandolin Discussions
    Replies: 3
    Last: Sep-04-2004, 6:52pm

Tags for this Thread

Bookmarks

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •