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Jim Garber replied to a thread Shutt mandolins in Vintage Instruments

That one would serve as an excellent paddle should one find oneself on Shutt’s Creek. :)

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Jan-15-2021, 10:19pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Trillium longscale mandola demo in CBOM

From the little I know about NHs they are usually in the range of violas, more or less. Is the tenor lower in pitch? I have always loved the...

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Jan-15-2021, 10:12pm

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

Lately into Québécois land: Gigue du Forgeron, Marche de St. Laurent, Gigue du Sous-Marin, Reel du Semeur, and a few whose names I can never remember.

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Jan-15-2021, 7:47pm

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

I had one of the ones with the “resonator” years ago. It was all laminated IIRC.

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Jan-15-2021, 5:32pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Trillium longscale mandola demo in CBOM

that nyckelharpa looks rather cool. Is it your own design or did you copy an older instrument?

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Jan-15-2021, 10:44am

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

Good luck, Eugene! Actually, since I never used that style pick, can you post the dimensions and thickness of the ones you prefer? Are they...

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Jan-15-2021, 7:29am

Jim Garber replied to a thread Trillium longscale mandola demo in CBOM

Very nice playing and singing. A friend just lent me his 25 year old Trillium octave. I heard that Bob was making only a limited number of...

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Jan-14-2021, 11:11pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Ranieri - Art of the Mandolin in Orchestral, Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

Maybe I am a bit confused here but how do you know it is in public domain? I have the Cranz editions and book 1 is copyrighted 1956, book 2 1959.

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Jan-14-2021, 5:29pm

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

You also might talk to Nik Monnin of Apollo. He works with PEEK and casein and might be interested. Of course the market is a bit small, to say the...

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Jan-14-2021, 3:01pm

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

To continue... have you contacted Clayton or Dunlop or anyone else to see what they would charge for making some picks to your specifications? I...

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Jan-14-2021, 8:29am

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

Eugene: you remember the old days here when we had a very active classical section. I bought a sheet of Ultem plastic and made a few Roman style...

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Jan-13-2021, 9:48pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread The Joy of an OM in CBOM

In the last 6 months or so I have gotten interested in OMs and I missed some excellent ones at great prices. However, I remembered many years ago a...

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Jan-13-2021, 9:33pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Old vs New Oval in Looking for Information About Mandolins

You may be right, Peter. Perhaps it is the bridge placement on the shorter necks but my two x-braced mandolins: 83 Flatiron A5-2 and Campanella...

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Jan-13-2021, 7:52am

Martin Jonas replied to a discussion Week #537 ~ Sunset over Ayr in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Thanks, Frithjof -- that sounds really nice! What's the instrumentation? Simon: I think 150bpm is a bit fast for this tune. Martin

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Jan-12-2021, 9:17pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Apollo Picks ! in Equipment

I also bought a PEEK b 1.25mm—my favored BC is a TP50 and I wanted to have something similar to compare. I posted a brief report on another Apollo...

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Jan-12-2021, 9:13pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Anybody fixed this kind of left thumb aggravation? in General Mandolin Discussions

Another wild guess here: you are gripping the neck way too tight. Relax and enjoy playing. I actually don't know why you would get a callus or...

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Jan-12-2021, 9:08pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Old vs New Oval in Looking for Information About Mandolins

It depends on what you consider a traditional oval A. I was in your boat a few years ago—what I wanted was a modernized version of a Gibson A which,...

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Jan-12-2021, 8:53pm

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

Also, no need to post in multiple places for the same questions. I replied to your other thread with a link on how to post photos.

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Jan-12-2021, 8:48pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Early Gibson A4 - Different Inlays? in Equipment

I believe that only a few A-4s had the "artist" style inlays. I imagine that they would have offered it as a custom thing in 1918 but this mandolin...

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Jan-12-2021, 6:31am

Martin Jonas replied to a discussion The El Paso Waltz in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Thanks, Christian -- it's a fun tune, but it took a while for me to figure out the phrasing. Martin

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Jan-11-2021, 8:18pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Mid-Mis for sale in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

Forum rules are you cannot sell directly from these pages, however you can submit an ad in the classifieds section when you are ready to sell. And if...

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Jan-11-2021, 8:15pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Supertone Mandolin in Builders and Repair

The best thing you can do is to post some photos of your mandolin. If you need instruction to post a photo, go to this link.

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Jan-11-2021, 8:07pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread F'in Mandolin Shootout with a Nugget, Gilchrist and Hogan! in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

In that case, I will take the Nugget. :)

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Jan-11-2021, 6:32pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Differences between Eastwood Mandostag and Godin A8 in General Mandolin Discussions

Check out this thread with Eva Scow playing a Godin. She certainly makes it sound great for swing.

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Jan-11-2021, 6:05pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread F'in Mandolin Shootout with a Nugget, Gilchrist and Hogan! in Videos, Pictures & Sound Files

The obvious conclusion to all of this is for all of us to do what Jake did: buy them all. Might have to sell a car or two but hey—I’m not really...

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Jan-11-2021, 5:20pm

Martin Jonas replied to a discussion Week #537 ~ Sunset over Ayr in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

phb256: As John said, the mandocello is great for drones. Play double stops with adjacent open strings, or in fifths or fourths, or exploit the...

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Jan-11-2021, 3:59pm

Martin Jonas replied to a discussion A Starry Night for a Ramble in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Thanks, Simon -- sounds lovely on the OM! I also recorded this jig early in lockdown last year, as a set with "Roaring Jelly" on solo tenor guitar:...

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Jan-11-2021, 12:06pm

Martin Jonas replied to a discussion Week #537 ~ Sunset over Ayr in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Callum: That's a really nice solo mandolin arrangement -- I really like the way the harmony notes fill the gaps in the melody notes and the very...

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Jan-10-2021, 10:35pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread tailpiece woes in General Mandolin Discussions

You might contact an Eastman dealer and ask them to contact Eastman about that tailpiece. I seem to recall another thread of someone who had the same...

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Jan-10-2021, 10:33pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Blonde Loars ? in Vintage Instruments

It is cool to see Pete playing mandolin. He and John Cohen lived pretty close to me and I was friends with John and played with Pete a couple of...

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