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Today, 9:02pm

brunello97 replied to a thread Double-sided, double-necked violin in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

Channeling Jerome Lester Horowitz (aka Curly Howard): Hysterical porpoises. Mick

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Today, 8:56pm

brunello97 replied to a thread My Grandfather's Mandolin in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Thanks, Mike. The one on Reverb doesn't have the mahogany back I associated with A-40s. (That might be an erroneous assumption...) Are you...

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Today, 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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Today, 8:49pm

brunello97 replied to a thread Very thin fretboard on a bowlback in Builders and Repair

I haven't taken in a stray in mezzo alla strada Italian bowl for some TLC in some time now. Y'all are making me feel the itch. ;) Mick

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Today, 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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Today, 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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Today, 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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Today, 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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Today, 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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Today, 3:16pm

brunello97 replied to a thread My Grandfather's Mandolin in Looking for Information About Mandolins

This one on reverb looks very nice. A bit of a nice surprise to me. One would have thought Monkey Ward would be marketing a KM-21 or at most a...

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Today, 2:48pm

brunello97 replied to a thread Italian folk music on mando in Celtic, U.K., Nordic, Quebecois, European Folk

I know that's right, Simon! And I know Sheri agrees. This is dance music, first and foremost. And as any Texan knows, if you can't dance...well,...

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Today, 11:53am

brunello97 replied to a thread Italian folk music on mando in Celtic, U.K., Nordic, Quebecois, European Folk

That's what I know, Sher. And then there are novice fisarmonica players like me, who derive their (limited) playing skills from their mandolin...

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Yesterday, 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-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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Jun-26-2022, 10:15pm

brunello97 replied to a thread Bow in bowl back neck (joint?) in Builders and Repair

Thanks, Jim. A Harwood, you say. Have you had a look at the thread here on Harwood mandolins and guitars? I have a special place for...

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Jun-25-2022, 7:58pm

brunello97 replied to a thread Bow in bowl back neck (joint?) in Builders and Repair

Jim, we were just discussing bowlback mandolin fretboards in another conversation here. ;) That's why I enjoy the Cafe vibe of the MC. It's...

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Jun-25-2022, 5:00pm

brunello97 replied to a thread Very thin fretboard on a bowlback in Builders and Repair

The above advice is right on. I've done the above described fretboard replacement operation on numerous bowlbacks, and one of the major side...

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Jun-24-2022, 7:22pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Vintage Identification in Looking for Information About Mandolins

I also found some iron on hardwood veneer that works very nicely to raise the action of a bridge and allows it to follow the slight curved contour of...

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Jun-24-2022, 7:15pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Where to donate a couple old mandos? in General Mandolin Discussions

Here's one place but I assume you would have to ship it to NY City: https://musican.org/instrument-donations/ An international org:...

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Jun-24-2022, 8:45am

brunello97 replied to a thread Raffaele Calace? Knock off? Questionable label. in Looking for Information About Mandolins

So many of the Japanese label bowls I have seen from recent ('60s-present) have been Calace inspired, so it must have started somewhere and, Wendy,...

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Jun-23-2022, 4:26pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Never Returned (Stolen) Brilliantone Mandocello in General Mandolin Discussions

Not that this makes any difference but these Leland instruments were listed in my 1912 Lyon & Healy catalog so are older than 1930s. I don’t think...

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Jun-23-2022, 8:39am

brunello97 replied to a thread Odd old Puglisi mandolin in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

Missed this when it was first posted. That rosewood back is amazing, Bruce. Mick From David: "Seen them and played them Nice tone...not...

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