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Yesterday, 1:41pm

allenhopkins replied to a thread Martin Mandolin Identity in General Mandolin Discussions

I've built cases for a National Triolian, a Washburn bowl-back mandola, a bowed psaltery and a Polk-A-Lay-Lee. I would be embarrassed to show any of...

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Yesterday, 1:29pm

allenhopkins replied to a thread Mandolin flagship song? in General Mandolin Discussions

Vernon Derrick wrote Arab Bounce when working with Jimmy Martin & the Sunny Mountain Boys. I think I learned it off a Martin LP, 'way back when.

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Jan-15-2021, 3:55pm

allenhopkins replied to a thread Regal-made Blue Comet resonator mando in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

What "resonator?" The manufacturer just drilled a bunch of "screen holes" around the perimeter of a cheap mandolin. The "resonator" Blue Comets...

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Jan-15-2021, 3:42pm

allenhopkins replied to a thread Harmonicas & Mandolins in General Mandolin Discussions

Elderly used to sell a little wire rack called the Harp Handle; I bought one and have used it for over 20 years, and Dunlop still makes 'em. It's...

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Jan-15-2021, 3:37pm

allenhopkins replied to a thread Mandolin flagship song? in General Mandolin Discussions

As an ex-banjo player, you may play a bit of bluegrass (excluding Dueling Banjos, which only got popular in bluegrass when it got into the Top 40...

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Jan-14-2021, 7:03pm

allenhopkins replied to a thread Harmonicas & Mandolins in General Mandolin Discussions

Speaking as a long time harmonica-ist: Marine Bands are good harps; they've been around for a century or so. Only drawback I've found is that the...

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Jan-13-2021, 12:13pm

allenhopkins replied to a thread Curious about mandola nomenclature in General Mandolin Discussions

And just to add confusion and complexity (always my forte), I purchased a Weber Gallatin "sopranolin" that's tuned CGDA, an octave higher than a...

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Jan-12-2021, 9:11pm

allenhopkins replied to a thread Fretboard Frets Question in Looking for Information About Mandolins

The spacing of the frets reflects the proper notes of the scale. If you put frets further apart, you get different notes. As John H says, you can...

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Jan-12-2021, 8:59pm

allenhopkins replied to a thread Your best guess?? in General Mandolin Discussions

"Washburn" was originally a brand name for the big Chicago music firm Lyon & Healy; it was George Lyon's middle name, and L & H used it to label...

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Jan-12-2021, 8:43pm

allenhopkins replied to a thread Adieu to a friend in General Mandolin Discussions

Thanx to all who've posted; the Stelling's as ornate and full-voiced as I expected it would be. And yes, I did keep a ukulele -- I actually have a...

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Jan-11-2021, 10:34pm

allenhopkins replied to a thread Adieu to a friend in General Mandolin Discussions

I put in a link to the pics on Bernunzio's website; it's marked "Sold" as of 3:30 p.m. today.

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Jan-11-2021, 9:33pm

allenhopkins started a thread Adieu to a friend in General Mandolin Discussions

Forty-four years ago I purchased a Gibson F-5, Serial #A17518, from Stutzman's Guitar Center here in Rochester. My first (turned out to be my only)...

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Jan-10-2021, 1:00pm

allenhopkins replied to a thread The Mandolin in America in General Mandolin Discussions

Exactly the response one would expect.

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Jan-10-2021, 12:57pm

allenhopkins replied to a thread Pandemic Reading in General Mandolin Discussions

I got Dick Spottswood's The Blue Sky Boys for Christmas, and frankly, was disappointed. It turned out to be largely transcribed quotes from...

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Jan-09-2021, 7:49pm

allenhopkins replied to a thread How much Time do you have left? in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

Having just turned 77 New Year's Eve, I find this thread's title ominous

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Jan-08-2021, 12:49pm

allenhopkins replied to a thread The Mandolin in America in General Mandolin Discussions

Perhaps just another conspiracy by anti-Shmergel subversives (Gibson, Weber, Collings, Eastman et. al.) to cover up the existence of this nonpareil...

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Jan-07-2021, 7:22pm

allenhopkins replied to a thread Mandolins with violin-style construction are nothing new... in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

Scale length of 13.2" per the seller's description -- short!

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Jan-07-2021, 7:16pm

allenhopkins replied to a thread Young Sam Bush A5 video in General Mandolin Discussions

I believe Peerce used to introduce himself as the "hippy" band's "social worker."

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Jan-04-2021, 12:49pm

allenhopkins replied to a thread Old mandolins versus new a conclusion in General Mandolin Discussions

All my old mandolins are much more aged than my new ones. I find this consistent across all makes and models. On the other hand, the new ones are...

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Jan-04-2021, 12:35pm

allenhopkins replied to a thread Speed of bluegrass... is it just me? in General Mandolin Discussions

Actually, the phrase came into general use from the title of a 1959 Esquire article by Alan Lomax. Bill Monroe -- and the Monroe Brothers before...

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Jan-04-2021, 12:16pm

allenhopkins replied to a thread HELP with tuning in General Mandolin Discussions

Mandolin tuning (in 5ths) and guitar tuning (4ths and a 3rd) are quite different. Suggestion would be to get a tenor guitar, tuned in 5ths like a...

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Jan-02-2021, 9:20pm

allenhopkins replied to a thread Random mandolin sightings in General Mandolin Discussions

Didn't intend to point out an "oopsie," just thought people might want to read the somewhat extended/opinionated discussion in the other thread. ...

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Jan-02-2021, 9:15pm

allenhopkins replied to a thread Weird sound? in General Mandolin Discussions

So what's a "weird sound?" Is it a rattle, a buzz, a squeal, a ringing overtone? I'm not familiar with any component of a mandolin that could be...

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Jan-01-2021, 3:44pm

allenhopkins replied to a thread Random mandolin sightings in General Mandolin Discussions

Recent thread about Simpson and his bluegrass back-up band when they appeared on Stephen Colbert's show in November.

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Dec-31-2020, 11:28am

allenhopkins replied to a thread New milestone in General Mandolin Discussions

Ah, Grasshopper, I see that you have reached a higher plateau...

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Dec-27-2020, 1:39pm

allenhopkins replied to a thread Suggestions for the Solution of Limited Options Problem in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Googling around, I found a bunch of music stores in Kayseri, many of which seem to stock acoustic guitars. I also notice that Eastman instruments...

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Dec-26-2020, 11:26pm

allenhopkins replied to a thread RIP Tony Rice in General Mandolin Discussions

Still Inside: The Tony Rice Story; worth reading.

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Dec-26-2020, 8:46pm

allenhopkins replied to a thread Thile/Aoife - Fairytale of New York from Wassail in General Mandolin Discussions

Apparently there is no "NYPD choir." Supposedly posed a problem making the original video. If you've an hour or so to spare, there's an...

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Dec-22-2020, 8:04pm

allenhopkins replied to a thread Substantial sale at Bernunzio's in Vintage Instruments

And, of course, I stopped in at Bernunzio's this afternoon, to leave a rare Autoharp for repair, and look at this banjo that's tweaked my BAS (and,...

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Dec-22-2020, 2:36pm

allenhopkins started a thread Substantial sale at Bernunzio's in Vintage Instruments

I may be type-cast as a shill for John's store, but he is having a fairly big end-of-year sale, with several Gibsons and Martins, the Gelas family of...

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