Hah! I think that some of the mandolin players double on banjo.Originally Posted by (Davetnova @ Sep. 29 2004, 04:37)
Jim
Hah! I think that some of the mandolin players double on banjo.Originally Posted by (Davetnova @ Sep. 29 2004, 04:37)
Jim
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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
In an effort to resurrect (yet again) this thread...
Here are a couple of young mando-fanatics from yesteryear.
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Two other slightly older young women.
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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
http://www.ncf.ca/~ek867/mandolin.orchestra.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.ncf.ca/~ek867/&h=271&w=480&sz=23&tbnid=3vqANXIGd4QJ:&tbnh=71&tbn w=126&hl=en&start=5&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dmandolin%2Borchestra%26hl%3Den%26lr%3 D%26rls%3DDVXA,DVXA:2005-04,DVXA:en%26sa%3DN
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I think you mean:
Here two mandolins, mandola guitar and violin. Looks like most mandolins and possibly the guitar and violin were made by Lyon & Healy (a guess). I always try to guess what kind of music these folks played. Who knows! Prob the hit tunes of the day.
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Hmm, I see a rope-bound mandola & cello in Jim's photo. Jim- can you post (or email) a larger version of that one? I think it must be close to 1910 as the pickguards are raised on the 3-pointers, that feature didn't last long before that body shape changed. The rope binding on a-shapes intrigues me, I don't have any of those in the archive..
Dan... sorry for the delayOriginally Posted by (danb @ June 24 2005, 17:06)
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Interesting.. I'm not sure if you have a date for it, but from the raised pickguard on the mandola I'd guess this was at least 1908-1910.. though I'd suspect the rope-bound 'dola itself is earlier.
There is no date on the photo tho the photographer was in Brooklyn, NY.
The other thing I just noticed on these rope-bound Gibsons is that altho both the mandola nd mandocello have the fleur-de-lis on the headstock (H-2 and K-2 models?) the mandocello has the Gibson logo at a lesser angle than the mandola.
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Here's a nice group with a three point, 2 point and 'cello and mandola (I think). Nice 'dos on these mandobabes, eh?
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I saw those ladies in StarWars episode III1/2 where Leia's nannies played mando tune to her after doin her hair.
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dang those old pix are awesome haha
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love those old vintage photos !
how you like this bluesmandolinman ?
Carl Martin - Everyday I have the Blues
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re. the mandobabes above - aren't those shoes back in fashion now?
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mandoPete, Ol' Granny DID wear boondockers! Hey, someone out there must have a picture of Lloyd Loar pickin' on one of his creations; please share with us.
Check out this thread for a link to a few promo brochures from Loars early days.Originally Posted by (Ken Berner @ Oct. 07 2005, 11:47)
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Thank you Jim; that is great stuff, for sure. Lloyd really had his act together!
Not really an old photo but an old 3 point in a new photo This one was the start of it or close to the start anyway.
1906 Gibson 3 point
A friend of mine just sent me this wonderful postcard.
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Patrick Vaillant uses No. 1 of this postcard series (last postcard) for his homepage www.bastiancontrari.com - if you want to compare!
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Hi Michael:
How many others of that series are there? And who is that mandolinist? He has a great expressive face.
Jim
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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
Aren't these two musicians Mike Marshall and Chris Thile?
Just kidding, I love these old photos.
http://www.stephaniereiser.com then click mandolins
If I had to guess I'd say the black man in the top hat was not a blues man. The style of dress predates and doesn't match the usual style blues men wore. This guy is in full top hat, tails, and cummerbund with a white tie. I'd say he was wealthier than most blues men got to be, and dressed for something a litle more uptown than the blues. Late minstrel period perhaps?
The more I look at it the more I think it's likely to be around 1918-1922: early diaspora. Probably taken in a north eastern city like Philly, New York, or Boston.
Daniel, big guesser.
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