Clarence on mando

**AlanN** · Sep-19-2008, 12:13pm

Thanks, Mike, that's the tune.

I did not know the Muleskinner TV show is now on DVD, it's a must have. Thanks, Tom.

And that mando Roland is holding sure looks like the one in the old video.

**Mark Normand** · Sep-19-2008, 1:57pm

Originally Posted by mnormand

Very nice! This spurred me to explore Clarence via Wikipedia, which lead to the band Muleskinner, which makes me ask...

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Whoops sorry about that, the way I read the wiki, I thought it was a live authorized version on the net. Even better that its commercially captured and available.

**Red Henry** · Sep-19-2008, 3:22pm

Originally Posted by f5loar

That is the early 70's Randy Wood custom A5 style made special for Clarence White....Later he did try to sell it for about double the price of a new RW but I think he still has it. It's got good tone. .

Right, and as of a few months ago Roland still had the instrument. It's a real showpiece with elaborate inlays and carving, and it has excellent tone and volume-- one reason it's good to see Roland bringing it out occasionally to play.

We had some Randy Wood mandolins together one time in Nashville, and took a photo-- Here's a writeup on our Murphy method blog site--

http://blog.murphymethod.com/2008/08/page/2/

Red

**AlanN** · Sep-19-2008, 9:37pm

Clarence/Muleskinner, from youtube again

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Rkxp...eature=related

**KirkwoodCowboy** · Sep-20-2008, 8:14am

When i was at a Baldasarri mando camp i asked Roland about that mando. He said Clarence had stopped to visit him in Nashville on the way to New York to record what would become The Byrds " Untitled " record. Clarence asked Roland if he knew of any good mandos for sale & Roland showed him this one that he had played & liked but didn't have the cash for. Clarence bought it & took on the road. The next day at class when Roland saw me he said " I brought that mando along you were asking about " So right there it was, i still remember the buzz i got playin that mando.