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Bernie Daniel replied to a thread Tone bar question in Builders and Repair

Yes I meant that they made approximately 300 (or less?) Loar-signed (or the first) F-5 mandolins.....

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Jan-17-2021, 6:09pm

Bernie Daniel replied to a thread Tone bar question in Builders and Repair

Thanks! That last sentence is extremely interesting IMHO! I've always fount it interesting (ironic? whatever) that the standard for F-5s comes from...

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Jan-17-2021, 4:48pm

Bernie Daniel replied to a thread Tone bar question in Builders and Repair

Good comments! The philosophy of violin makers seem to me to be so totally different -- they seem to use minimal amounts of hide glue so that the...

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Jan-17-2021, 4:42pm

Bernie Daniel replied to a thread Tone bar question in Builders and Repair

Great comments! Thanks! Now I will think about this some more with a fresh viewpoint!

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Jan-17-2021, 2:54pm

Bernie Daniel replied to a thread Tone bar question in Builders and Repair

Thanks Richard, I definitely like the idea less mass ( or minimal mass) for the top and the tone bars! I am totally convinced that tone bars make...

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Jan-17-2021, 2:42pm

Bernie Daniel replied to a thread Tone bar question in Builders and Repair

Thanks John! I had heard that at least one other noted mandolin maker (do not recall who for sure so I don't want to guess) also ventured the...

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Jan-17-2021, 12:46am

Bernie Daniel started a thread Tone bar question in Builders and Repair

I think most builders include shaving the tone bars in tuning a mandolin top board? But I wonder what is the limit in thickness and height that...

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Jan-16-2021, 11:45pm

Bernie Daniel replied to a thread Mandolin flagship song? in General Mandolin Discussions

Yeah I read that article when it came out about a decade ago I guess? But I had heard that story about the mandolin player getting the short end of...

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Jan-16-2021, 6:41pm

Bernie Daniel replied to a thread Mandolin flagship song? in General Mandolin Discussions

Maggie May is definitely forgettable AFAIC anyway. Ray Jackson the mandolinist got only couple hours of studio musician pay for adding that cool...

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Jan-08-2021, 4:46pm

Bernie Daniel replied to a thread Virzi build plans? in Builders and Repair

Thank Mike! :) Awesome just what I needed. And thanks also to Mr, Hovington!

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Jan-07-2021, 2:39pm

bbcee replied to a discussion Week #48 ~ Shove That Pig's Foot A Little Closer to the Fire (OT) in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

I'm dying of envy - a guitarist and fiddler to play with! Tell Amy she made the right decision, she sounds like she's been a folky forever. What...

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Jan-06-2021, 1:48pm

bbcee replied to a discussion Week #48 ~ Shove That Pig's Foot A Little Closer to the Fire (OT) in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

That's how it's supposed to go, Mike. Sounds really good. Nice little Monroe moment there at the end of the fourth A, and the ending caught me by...

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Jan-06-2021, 11:37am

bbcee replied to a discussion Week #48 ~ Shove That Pig's Foot A Little Closer to the Fire (OT) in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Thanks Mike & Kevin - that's "just" an Eastman MDA815 mandola, which I wound up putting a Cumberland Acoustics bridge on. With the right pick, it's...

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Jan-06-2021, 7:37am

bbcee replied to a discussion Week #48 ~ Shove That Pig's Foot A Little Closer to the Fire (OT) in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Really nice swing, Simon, and I dig the bass part. Is that you, or is it imported? Kevin, I'm having the same issue as John - we're both in...

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Jan-05-2021, 9:08am

bbcee replied to a thread 2020 tribute Vessel A model in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

Beautiful aesthetic, Gary, and that is one nice piece of mahogany. Is the tailpiece your design?

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Jan-03-2021, 7:12am

bbcee replied to a discussion Newbie from the UK! in group Newbies

Hello Bex, and welcome to this great resource! I hope you learn a lot. Playing mando is indeed therapeutic (as well as being a bit of a black hole,...

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Jan-02-2021, 7:41pm

Bernie Daniel replied to a thread Virzi build plans? in Builders and Repair

OK thanks. From your link it looks like we are talking about the set of plans by Ted Davis drawn from the Lloyd Loar signed number 73992? I see a...

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Jan-02-2021, 1:40pm

bbcee replied to a thread New toy day in Four, Five and Eight-String Electrics

I've been lucky enough to own an octal 30's Gibson amp back when I thought guitar was cool. My hat's off to the maker for realizing there's a market...

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Jan-02-2021, 12:54pm

bbcee replied to a discussion 2020-12 Tune of the Month - The Girl I Left Behind Me in group Newbies

Really nice arrangement, phb256, it makes that mandocello's strengths come out. Is it your own arrangement, or are you using someone else's? I...

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Jan-01-2021, 8:58pm

Bernie Daniel replied to a thread New Tuners for Vintage F2 in Builders and Repair

I hope they did not try the Gibson polish though...

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Dec-31-2020, 2:46pm

Bernie Daniel replied to a thread Virzi build plans? in Builders and Repair

Well in that case, I could probably just buy said Guild of American Luthier's blueprint. Do you know if it has a number?

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Dec-31-2020, 2:42pm

Bernie Daniel replied to a thread Virzi build plans? in Builders and Repair

Thanks a lot! :)

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Dec-31-2020, 10:47am

Bernie Daniel started a thread Virzi build plans? in Builders and Repair

I did a search this morning for a thread with the plans for building a Virzi tone enhancer but came up dry after looking through a dozen or so...

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Dec-30-2020, 7:25am

bbcee replied to a discussion 2020-12 Tune of the Month - The Girl I Left Behind Me in group Newbies

Good stuff, Hank! Love the variations on the melody. Still trying to get used to you without the beard ... :cool:

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Dec-23-2020, 2:31pm

bbcee replied to a discussion Week #56 ~ The Girl I Left Behind Me in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Thank you, @Gelsenbury! I guess you could get the mandola and mime to a Youtube vid, using this sound track... or images like Ginny does? I've...

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Dec-23-2020, 2:19pm

bbcee replied to a discussion Westmorland in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Nice job, you two. That's a great arrangement and recording, especially being cross-Atlantic! Ginny, wishing you the best in getting back to...

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Dec-23-2020, 2:15pm

bbcee replied to a discussion 2020-12 Tune of the Month - The Girl I Left Behind Me in group Newbies

Thanks Louise, that was totally the intention! Easier said than done, as we all know.

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Dec-22-2020, 4:26pm

bbcee replied to a discussion Indian Ate the Woodchuck in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Sounds great and excellent string control, Mike, thanks for sharing!

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Dec-22-2020, 2:06pm

bbcee replied to a discussion Week #56 ~ The Girl I Left Behind Me in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Thanks very much, gents, very much appreciate it. I should point out that "octave-strung" just means that one of the mandola's Cs and one of the Gs...

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Dec-22-2020, 2:00pm

bbcee replied to a discussion The Clare (Old Favorite) in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Good stuff there, @Simon! Very enjoyable.

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