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Jim Garber replied to a thread Help with a 1900's Bowlback Mandolin please? in General Mandolin Discussions

Best strings in my estimation are Dogal Calace RW92b Dolce. Last time I checked Strings by Mail had them in stock. Otherwise you can use GHS A-240...

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Jul-04-2022, 1:32pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Are either of these mandolines? in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Measurements might be helpful here especially scale lengths. Brescian mandolini are tuned the same as standard neapolitan mandolins GDAE but usually...

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Jul-04-2022, 1:22pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Holding on to your personal Holy Grail mandolin in General Mandolin Discussions

It is a very unusual occurrence for a poster to pose a question, get three pages worth of interesting replies, but not post anything of his own...

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Jul-04-2022, 12:42pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Help with a 1900's Bowlback Mandolin please? in General Mandolin Discussions

I agree wholheartedly with my esteemed colleagues assessment. I have seen guitars with this maker's labels but don't recall any mandolins.

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Jul-04-2022, 12:13pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread A better bridge? in Equipment

Hmmmm... is there an echo in here? Some bridges might change the tone of your mandolin but, assuming the bridges are all hardwood, the differences...

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Jul-04-2022, 9:35am

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread A better bridge? in Equipment

They are if you need one :) My feeling is that if you're looking to upgrade a mandolin for the sound there are other things I would do first.

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Jul-04-2022, 9:12am

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread A better bridge? in Equipment

Depends on the original bridge. If it isn't fitted correctly or the slots aren't placed right or whatever you either need to fix the original or...

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Jul-02-2022, 3:28pm

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread Old-style taipieces with covers: threat or menace? in General Mandolin Discussions

I actually put a video on Youtube a few years ago. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/fLIRe-0wprA

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Jul-02-2022, 1:13pm

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread My Grandfather's Mandolin in Looking for Information About Mandolins

As Nick has pointed out Kalamazoo was one of the Gibson 2nd line brand names that they built. They also built instruments for the trade with a bunch...

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Jul-02-2022, 7:07am

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread My Grandfather's Mandolin in Looking for Information About Mandolins

This is more of an upscale KM-21. Finishes and colors were batch dependent. Yours has a nicer back and if the top is indeed carved that's a plus....

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Jul-01-2022, 3:01pm

JEStanek replied to a thread Holding on to your personal Holy Grail mandolin in General Mandolin Discussions

My Jack Spira Flattop Mandolin is my forever mandolin. Short of economic catastrophe, I won't sell it. Jamie

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Jul-01-2022, 8:46am

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread My Grandfather's Mandolin in Looking for Information About Mandolins

The Gibson second lines have been discussed here for years, well before the book about them. Mick makes a comment about my speculation that they...

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Jul-01-2022, 7:13am

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread My Grandfather's Mandolin in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Look through the f hole on the eBay link. Do you see a back brace? Does your mandolin have a brace across the back? The reality of the Gibson second...

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Jun-30-2022, 8:53pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread For those who love changing strings in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

Here’s the eBay one: lt does look like it has a double top.

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Jun-30-2022, 8:36pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread For those who love changing strings in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

There have been precursors to this design primarily Chris Knutsen: https://www.harpguitars.net/knutsen/mandolins.htm. A d also the Larson Brothers...

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Jun-30-2022, 7:37pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Southern Italian Mandolin in Celtic, U.K., Nordic, Quebecois, European Folk

Is this the same song? He may be singing in a regional dialect? Do you have further info about the song?

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Jun-30-2022, 7:13pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Double-sided, double-necked violin in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

For historical purposes:

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Jun-30-2022, 7:08pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread For those who love changing strings in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

Not the highest workmanship if I can tell from the photos. Also hard to tell but it looks like purfling might be painted on or even drawn with a...

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Jun-30-2022, 5:41pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Very thin fretboard on a bowlback in Builders and Repair

I agree with my colleagues above. If all else fails replace the fretboard with a reasonably thick one, refret, and shim up the bridge if necessary.

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Jun-30-2022, 4:48pm

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread My Grandfather's Mandolin in Looking for Information About Mandolins

There is a brace across the back. It's actually an A40 copy. It's a second line instrument that has a possible carved top. I'm not sure they all had...

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Jun-30-2022, 10:48am

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread Applying paper labels in General Mandolin Discussions

The modern Gibson labels are self stick and applied after the instrument is built as far as I can tell.

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Jun-30-2022, 7:18am

your_diamond replied to a thread Stradolin? in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

Then this pretty little Orpheum (Stradolin genra) mandolin (on eBay) might be considered the easy way......

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Jun-29-2022, 1:17pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread My banjo killer (is not a mandolin) in General Mandolin Discussions

I have been getting more and more into playing that way on fiddle or mandolin. Part of it comes from playing in gatherings with multiple fiddles. I...

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Jun-29-2022, 12:26pm

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread My Grandfather's Mandolin in Looking for Information About Mandolins

It was made for the trade by Gibson. The Gibson built second lines didn't have a truss rod, that's what distinguished them from the Gibson branded...

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Jun-29-2022, 8:27am

your_diamond replied to a thread Stradolin? in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

It's been poorly refinished. I'm not sure what is going on with that neck heel cap but it might be covering up a flaw or separation. I would worry...

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Jun-28-2022, 9:32am

MikeEdgerton replied to a thread S. S. Stewart in Looking for Information About Mandolins

The S.S. Stewart name was put on instruments built by several builders. Post a picture.

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Jun-27-2022, 2:15pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Italian folk music on mando in Celtic, U.K., Nordic, Quebecois, European Folk

Hey Simon: Thanks for posting. Lots of interesting tunes to explore. Did you put that together yourself?

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Jun-27-2022, 1:20pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Help with my MAS! in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Some more info might help any of us to give you advice. First, what are you playing right now and what don’t you like about it? Second, what is your...

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Jun-27-2022, 1:02pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Holding on to your personal Holy Grail mandolin in General Mandolin Discussions

My first line: My black A2 snakehead which I have had for more than 40 years; Brentrup A4C; Campanella A5; Embergher N.3; Washburn Style A. Those...

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