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Yesterday, 8:08pm

brunello97 replied to a thread Bowlbacks of Note in Orchestral, Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

Assolutamente meraviglioso. Please post pictures of yours, if you will. I enjoy the link you shared. The case in finto guscio di tartaruga is...

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Yesterday, 8:17am

brunello97 replied to a thread Who made this mandolin: Angelo Mannello ? in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Fair play to you. Given the bowl ornamentation, Mannello would be one of my first guesses, too. The F holes naturally make one think of Waldo,...

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Yesterday, 7:08am

brunello97 replied to a thread "Marcelli" Bowlback in Looking for Information About Mandolins

What's enjoyable about this mandolin is that it appears to be a low end German-ic copy of a Sicilian copy of a Roman mandolin. The exuberant...

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Apr-16-2021, 10:14am

brunello97 replied to a thread 1920ish Martin built? For S.S. Stewart in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Very much so. I apologize for forgetting about your GGF in this case, but remember now, from previous discussions. The Philadephia / NJ / NY...

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Apr-14-2021, 8:01pm

brunello97 replied to a thread 1920ish Martin built? For S.S. Stewart in Looking for Information About Mandolins

There's a "Stewart and Bauer" mandolin currently at Gryphon which they date at 1905. The label just lists "George Bauer" but the monogram on the...

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Apr-14-2021, 3:06pm

brunello97 replied to a thread 1920ish Martin built? For S.S. Stewart in Looking for Information About Mandolins

And just to avoid further confusion down the line, it wasn't "possibly built by Martin", either. ;) Mick

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Apr-14-2021, 7:10am

brunello97 replied to a thread 1920ish Martin built? For S.S. Stewart in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Thanks, rcc56's for the detailed response. This is an tricky example as Martins mandolins tend to look pretty much like Martins irrespective of...

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Apr-12-2021, 9:53pm

brunello97 replied to a thread Information on this Bowlback in Looking for Information About Mandolins

The OS logo on your mandolin's scratchplate indicates it was made by the Oscar Schmidt company of New Jersey. There's been quite a bit of...

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Apr-10-2021, 6:45am

Jim Garber replied to a thread Feedbacks on my F Mandolin and complete gear :) in Equipment

Very major upgrade and thorough review. I didn’t understand this point about the case:

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Apr-09-2021, 9:41pm

brunello97 replied to a thread Kent Model 201 Bowlback Mandolin in Vintage Instruments

I love it, David. So true. Once you go bowl, you're hooked, no matter how many other types of mandolins you may enjoy playing. Mick

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Apr-08-2021, 6:24am

brunello97 replied to a thread Mandolin by Cousenon a mirecourt in Vintage Instruments

From the Couesnon histoire that Jim posted: "This company still existed in 1956 in Mirecourt, but soon closed its violin-making workshops, to...

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Apr-07-2021, 9:33pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Mando/ Harp WW2 Fell apart in Builders and Repair

A tenor harp is really either a tenor banjo with a wooden soundboard or a tenor guitar with a banjo-shaped body.

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Apr-07-2021, 9:14pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Mandolin by Cousenon a mirecourt in Vintage Instruments

He also wants it to be a Cousenon, not a Couesnon. :)

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Apr-06-2021, 10:08pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread mandolin orchestra library. Help! in Orchestral, Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

You may look into contacting various archives around the country who might be interested in obtaining it and you could negotiate them scanning your...

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Apr-06-2021, 11:45am

brunello97 replied to a thread Kalamazoo KM 11 - What's the current street price? in Vintage Instruments

I've had more than a few KM11s over the years...picking one up and then selling it off as they seem fairly available. I think they are nice...

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Apr-06-2021, 6:44am

brunello97 replied to a thread Pretty Bowlback Naples 1900-ish in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

That would be a fun drive and equally worth exploring the local catfish, fried chicken and curious 'cue variations along the way.... Mick

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Apr-06-2021, 6:39am

brunello97 replied to a thread Fairly old bowlnack in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

interesting mandolin, Victor. The body shape looks backwards in time despite the modern tuners. I wonder if someone was using an older mo(u)ld...

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Apr-06-2021, 6:38am

Jim Garber replied to a thread Post a picture of what's on your bench? in Builders and Repair

Graham: who is building that mandolin?

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Apr-05-2021, 10:27pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Grandfathers Gibson A3 Mandolin in Builders and Repair

My first Gibson was a 1919 A-3 whiteface. It was the best sounding A-model on Mandolin Brothers’ wall. Excellent sounding. Best of luck in restoring...

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Apr-05-2021, 6:49pm

brunello97 replied to a thread Pretty Bowlback Naples 1900-ish in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

I think your post makes a lot of sense (and not just because I have often thought the same thing myself ;)) I think we toss the term "clone"...

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Apr-05-2021, 3:28pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Absolute Silence in Equipment

That looks pretty nifty but would it work just as well to slip foam under the strings near the bridge?

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Apr-04-2021, 10:29pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Pretty Bowlback Naples 1900-ish in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

It could be a genuine non-DeMeglio Since it definitively has traits. On the other hand it also has some non-traits that could easily lead us to a...

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Apr-04-2021, 9:37pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread For the adventurous builder in Builders and Repair

I guess it sort of would look like this:

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Apr-04-2021, 9:24pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread What's your new fiddle tune? in Old-Time, Roots, Early Country, Cajun, Tex-Mex

Very nice but I do think you mean James Bryan.

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Apr-04-2021, 8:54pm

brunello97 replied to a thread Pretty Bowlback Naples 1900-ish in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

I think it's possibly not a DeMeglio, Jim. ;) It could be not a DeMeglio. It has some not-DeMeglio-traits, leading me to be convinced that it is...

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Apr-04-2021, 7:00pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Pretty Bowlback Naples 1900-ish in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

Do we know that this is not a DeMeglio? In any case it has the patent stamp so possibly design was licensed by DeMeglio. It has the behind bridge...

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Apr-04-2021, 6:51pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread High carbon plain strings for E and D pairs? in General Mandolin Discussions

My favorite strings for vintage bowlbacks are Dogal Calace roundwound RW92 and 92b. I believe they are carbon steel.

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Apr-04-2021, 4:53pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread For the adventurous builder in Builders and Repair

that is pretty thin for a mandolin top. And if they need to add epoxy then why not use plastic for the pickguard? There must be some use. I wonder if...

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Apr-04-2021, 4:43pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Absolute Silence in Equipment

Something like this might work: https://www.stringsbymail.com/rosette-tremolo-mute-practice-tool-5806.html or just get some scrap high density...

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Apr-04-2021, 3:57pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Best budget mandolin UK in General Mandolin Discussions

I think with a session like the one you pictured the best you can hope for is a mandolin that allows you to hear your self, no matter how much you...

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