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Yesterday, 10:27pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Polyetherimide plectra in Orchestral, Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

Very cool, Eugene. I hope your dream comes true. :)

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Yesterday, 10:25pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread 1920/1930 Supertone Mandolin in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Clink on this link for the simple way to Post a photo (I told you above that I linked to instructions at the other thread you started on this topic).

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Yesterday, 8:45pm

JeffD replied to a thread First Instrument in General Mandolin Discussions

I have another idea. Borrow or rent a mandolin for a couple of weeks, and see if you are going to fall in love. If not, you saved even more money. If...

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Yesterday, 5:52pm

JeffD replied to a thread Do great looking mandolins have to sound better? in General Mandolin Discussions

I rather enjoy being in a bubble, actually, where we go on and on about our artistic preferences and what not, in this tiny corner of the world where...

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Yesterday, 5:38pm

JeffD replied to a thread Do great looking mandolins have to sound better? in General Mandolin Discussions

You have to remember the time frame these were developed. Check up on Art Nouveau and such like art movements. Lots of extraneous curly bits in...

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Yesterday, 5:00pm

JEStanek replied to a thread NMD Pomeroy Oval in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

Great looking and sounding. I've always liked his builds. Jamie

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Yesterday, 3:16pm

JeffD replied to a thread What A style Oval hole mandolins to consider in $2000 range? in Looking for Information About Mandolins

I don't think that has anything to do with the oval hole itself. Its just the custom among arch top Gibsonesque style oval hole mandolns. There is...

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Yesterday, 2:57pm

JeffD replied to a thread Do great looking mandolins have to sound better? in General Mandolin Discussions

What I meant was, if you look at what music people listen to, say in this country, most people do not listen to bluegrass. The overwhelming majority...

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Yesterday, 1:26pm

Randi Gormley replied to a thread Newbie to the Cafe and the Mandolin in General Mandolin Discussions

welcome to the mandolin and the cafe! i think the advice to wait on opening a new instrument is to make sure the inside of the package is the same...

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Yesterday, 1:22pm

Randi Gormley replied to a thread New Mandolin Day! in General Mandolin Discussions

What a lovely reason to have to wait!

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Yesterday, 12:04pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Random mandolin sightings in General Mandolin Discussions

Regal Octophone!

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Yesterday, 8:40am

JEStanek replied to a thread Newbie to the Cafe and the Mandolin in General Mandolin Discussions

Welcome to the Cafe. Enjoy your new mandolin and take pride in each new gain you make with it. Jamie

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Yesterday, 7:42am

Jim Garber replied to a thread Gibson inlays in Vintage Instruments

Bruno bowlbacks had peghead logos. Waldo mandolins and Oscar Schmidts had logos on the picKguards. Actually early, maybe pre-1910 Gibsons did not...

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Jan-26-2021, 8:29pm

JeffD replied to a thread Any modern(cheaper) mandolins with a Gibson model A 1924 sound? in General Mandolin Discussions

I have that same prejudice. But, realistically, a mandolin made 100 years or more ago, in great shape, probably spent most of its time in a case...

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Jan-26-2021, 8:12pm

JeffD replied to a thread Can you tell about this mandolin please? in Looking for Information About Mandolins

That mandolin could make someone happy forever. It is definitely someone's forever mandolin.

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Jan-26-2021, 6:09pm

Randi Gormley replied to a thread New player - Mandolin in Looking for Information About Mandolins

also, on the difference between oval and ff hole versions, iirc oval hole sound is easier heard by the player and ff by the audience. also, the...

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Jan-26-2021, 12:37pm

JeffD replied to a thread Newbie looking for tunes that feature mandolin in General Mandolin Discussions

There is not much that a mandolin cannot do.

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Jan-26-2021, 12:35pm

JeffD replied to a thread Do great looking mandolins have to sound better? in General Mandolin Discussions

Yes. Good point. I sometimes think the Kerman is the latest great step forward in mando-evolution, and it is inspired by the exactitudes and tonal...

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Jan-26-2021, 12:30pm

JeffD replied to a thread New player - Mandolin in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Here is an idea. Rent or borrow an instrument, for a couple of weeks or a month, to see if you are going to fall in love with it. If not, you saved...

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Jan-26-2021, 12:20pm

JeffD replied to a thread Do great looking mandolins have to sound better? in General Mandolin Discussions

Mandolin development where, when? Most of the mandolin development was before bluegrass. Way before bluegrass. The iconic F-5 design evolved before...

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Jan-26-2021, 12:10pm

JeffD replied to a thread Blonde Loars ? in Vintage Instruments

My goodness, I think you left out Sheraton brown. Very popular. Not blonde I admit, but not a burst either.

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Jan-26-2021, 11:22am

JeffD replied to a thread Learning to read Rhythm in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

This has been the hardest task for me. Sight reading the notes was easy in comapison. For me it has been just listening a lot. Becoming familiar...

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Jan-26-2021, 11:14am

JeffD replied to a thread And now for something completely different in Tenor Guitars

Verne, there is something I love about that instrument. It is kind of transgressive, in a totally unassertive way. Kind of like Pee-wee Herman...

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Jan-26-2021, 11:04am

JeffD replied to a thread Do great looking mandolins have to sound better? in General Mandolin Discussions

I have discovered that anyone who takes their playing seriously does a lot of practicing. For me, during normal times it is likely something like...

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Jan-26-2021, 10:58am

JeffD replied to a thread Do great looking mandolins have to sound better? in General Mandolin Discussions

So two significant incidents related to a performance expectation I have had: In one it was a folk jam, popular folks songs and cowboy songs, and...

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Jan-26-2021, 10:44am

JeffD replied to a thread Do great looking mandolins have to sound better? in General Mandolin Discussions

After a degree of personal soul searching I have concluded that it is the person taking the expensive instrument out of its case that experiences the...

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Jan-26-2021, 10:24am

JeffD replied to a thread Do great looking mandolins have to sound better? in General Mandolin Discussions

Better smell too!

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Jan-26-2021, 10:03am

JEStanek replied to a thread Do great looking mandolins have to sound better? in General Mandolin Discussions

I can make any mandolin sound bad. what makes a mandolin sound good is a combination of several things. The kind of woods used, structural...

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