Gilchrist Model 1

[Don Grieser]

No photos, but a quicktime movie. I tried to load it on youtube, but it only took half of it so I deleted it. Anyway, you'll get some idea of the sound. Done in GDGD tuning.

http://www.dongrieser.net/movies/Sho...ig%27sFoot.mov

[LVH]

Beautiful, how much do those run?

[John Flynn]

You link does not work for me. And when I go to the root site and click on the hotspots, like "mando movies" I get "You don't have permission to access /transfer/ on this server."

[Mandolusional]

I downloaded it without a problem, nice work! It definitely has that clear Gilchrist sound, hope you'll make some more videos to share.

[papa willie]

John,
I didn't think it was working for me either; it took quite a while to load.

[John Flynn]

I figured out you have to do a "Save As" and download it for it to work.

Don, great tone, nice playing! Congratulations!

[sgarrity]

Don, that sounds great! That mandolin has a huge voice.

[Brad Weiss]

Oooh, I played one like it at the Symposium last year- Steve said "plain is the new black" and he's on to something. THAT is one fine mando- and I love the old timey ring of your playing!

[Don Grieser]

Shaun, thanks for teaching me the tune. Luke, check with Gruhn's on the current price for a Model 1; they're representing Steve now. This mandolin seems to love GDGD.

[fredfrank]

Nice job, Don. That's a great mandolin, I want one!

[Jonas]

Nice! That's my favourite oval hole mandolin, it just sounds great!

[mandopete]

Nice work Don, the playing and the mandolin sound great!

[JEStanek]

Don, That sounds really nice. That GDGD tuning really gives some nice drones going in the back. That's like a comfort food song, rich, full and satisfying. Thanks for posting.

Jamie

[Ken Olmstead]

Very, very nice! Sounds terrific!

[Don Grieser]

Thanks all. This is my favorite mandolin to sit around and play and I've been exploring GDGD for a few weeks now. You can get lost in that tuning and never come back.

There's a few more movies here.

http://www.dongrieser.net/movies.html

[Bob Stolkin]

Your playing sounds great, Don, and that is one fabulous sounding instrument. Makes me want to get an oval. I know they vary greatly in tone. Short of a plunge on a Gilchrist, who else's ovals do you like and that may take a similar approach to voicing?

[man dough nollij]

Short of a plunge on a Gilchrist, who else's ovals do you like and that may take a similar approach to voicing?

Bill Bussmann's Old Wave ovals get consistently rave reviews here on the Cafe. I have never had a chance to play one, but I got on his waiting list anyway. BTW, his prices are still very reasonable.

[Jim Nollman]

listen to some of Mark Levesque's jazz mando recordings with his BRW 3-point, oval hole. Incredible tone there. I liked it so much, I just bought the instrument from Mark! Can't wait to get it.

[sgarrity]

That tone is signature Gilchrist. Most ovals don't have near that kind of projection and "cut." His wood choices of hard maple and red spruce have a lot to do with it. If you want similar tone, find a Kimble oval hole. Unfortunately I don't think Will is currently building ovals. I think a Brentrup in the same woods would be close too. But keep in mind, each of these builders have their own tone. If you want a mando that sounds like that Model 1, get a Gil!

[Steve Davis]

Very nice instrument and playing Don. I like playing that in regular tuning and now I guess I'll have to try it this way.

[Bob Stolkin]

That tone is signature Gilchrist. Most ovals don't have near that kind of projection and "cut." His wood choices of hard maple and red spruce have a lot to do with it. If you want similar tone, find a Kimble oval hole. Unfortunately I don't think Will is currently building ovals. I think a Brentrup in the same woods would be close too. But keep in mind, each of these builders have their own tone. If you want a mando that sounds like that Model 1, get a Gil!

What's the ballpark for a Model 1?

[man dough nollij]

I think they're around $10K.

[sgarrity]

When I checked on one about a year ago it was in the $7k range. I'm not sure of the current price point. Like Don stated above, Gruhn's would know the answer.

[red7flag]

The site did not come up for me, just a small red X in the upper left corner.

[man dough nollij]

I couldn't see it either. I saved the .mov file, but it won't play. Nope.