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Feb-23-2021, 11:06pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread This weeks mandolin that won't get a bid or buyer in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

Interesting (?) truly homemade F-5. I am still trying to figure out what "spuir" is. The top looks like it was patched—maybe he carved too...

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Feb-23-2021, 5:44pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread chop or other rhythm techniques for octave mandolin? in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

That is an over-generalization. Yes, if you play a chord on a mandolin and then quickly mute it, that could be considered percussion and that is...

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Feb-23-2021, 11:08am

Jim Garber replied to a thread 4 x bowlback mandolins for restoration in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

Some quality makers there including DeMeglio, Peretti, Salomone. Could be decent but looks like all need work.

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Feb-22-2021, 8:35pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Small hands and neck width - instruments that fit/don't in Equipment

Sherry: you are on the right track. Play every local one you can for sure. You may find one that excites you. If not you will have a good idea if you...

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Feb-22-2021, 6:18pm

Martin Jonas replied to a discussion Le bal de la marine in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Thanks, John and Christian! I agree -- one of those ineffably French tunes that transports you straight to a smoky Parisian Cafe. Fun to play, but...

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Feb-22-2021, 6:17pm

Martin Jonas replied to a discussion The Trees They Grow High in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Thanks, Mike and Frithjof. I think what makes it so sad is that until the very last line it seems to be heading for a happy end after the narrator's...

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Feb-22-2021, 1:58pm

Martin Jonas replied to a discussion Le bal de la marine in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Thanks, Mike and Frithjof! I agree that it doesn't need to be faster, and in any case I wouldn't be able to do it justice if I rushed through the...

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Feb-22-2021, 10:30am

Jim Garber replied to a thread Mandolin bridge spacing? in General Mandolin Discussions

I am not sure what the standard luthier measuring system should be but I would guess it is better to measure center to center of the width of each...

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Feb-22-2021, 10:09am

Jim Garber replied to a thread Small hands and neck width - instruments that fit/don't in Equipment

About GC used/vintage: they do have an excellent policy of shipping from any store to your local store. Then you have the option of going to that...

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Feb-22-2021, 7:36am

Martin Jonas started a discussion The Trees They Grow High in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

This is a simple instrumental version of this English folk ballad, also known as "Long-A-Growing" and various other variants. The version I used is...

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Feb-21-2021, 7:44pm

Martin Jonas started a discussion Le bal de la marine in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

This musette waltz was written by François Deguelt and Jean-Pierre Mottier, as the tune to a song sung by Deguelt. This is a simple run-through on...

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Feb-21-2021, 5:50pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread 12 string banjolin in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

This could be some variant of the Filipino bandurria which, if so, would be strung in double-string courses, not like a mandriola. Those instruments...

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Feb-21-2021, 5:38pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread What do the numbers mean??? in Equipment

When a maker starts out usually they have a few models either named or numbered. Even post-Orville Gibson had a relatively sensible system for the...

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Feb-21-2021, 3:33pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Small hands and neck width - instruments that fit/don't in Equipment

I have relatively small hands for a person of the male persuasion. If I were commissioning a mandolin I would use my 23 snakehead A-2’s neck which is...

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Feb-21-2021, 2:03pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread What do the numbers mean??? in Equipment

Yes, Gibson’s illogical system. Sorta logical up to the 1920s then in the 1930s they started using the retail price to distinguish some instruments....

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Feb-20-2021, 2:01pm

Martin Jonas replied to a discussion Arran Boat Song in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Great playing, Mike, and such a compelling arrangement with lots of variation between the verses and interplay between the instruments. As John...

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Feb-19-2021, 12:59pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Ernie Ball Earthwood? in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Just curious: what is the scale length of this mandola? I agree with Allen about the two strings per bridgepin design.

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Feb-18-2021, 12:10am

Jim Garber replied to a thread Too Cold to Ship Your Instrument in General Mandolin Discussions

I have had pretty good experience with Fedex Home (formerly called Ground). They seemed the most accurate and at times got there sooner than they...

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Feb-17-2021, 5:55pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Best Oval Hole A Mandolins for Orchestra Playing? in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Personally I can stand a chunkier neck vs. one that is wider. I had a mandolin with a 1-1/4” neck at the nut and found it not great for me. OTOH I...

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Feb-17-2021, 2:30pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Newbie Trying to Make a Choice in General Mandolin Discussions

My main fiddles are completely pointless. :) Most people, including fiddlers don't even notice that they are odd. I do like they way they sound...

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Feb-17-2021, 2:21pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Too Cold to Ship Your Instrument in General Mandolin Discussions

I certainly understand the concern about finish checking. I know there is no guarantee but I think checking usually occurs when you shock the...

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Feb-17-2021, 7:18am

Jim Garber replied to a thread Taft 2 Point in Equipment

Any info on the label if there is one?

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Feb-17-2021, 4:59am

Martin Jonas replied to a discussion Arran Boat Song in group The Song-A-Week Social Group

Very nice new version, John -- interesting how different your phrasing is from how Evelyn has notated it. Thanks to Christian and Mike for the nice...

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Feb-16-2021, 5:23pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Best Oval Hole A Mandolins for Orchestra Playing? in Looking for Information About Mandolins

I was in the NY Mandolin Orchestra for quite a few years decades ago and sat in with them for their 90th anniversary concert. They started in 1924. A...

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Feb-16-2021, 5:17pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Taft 2 Point in Equipment

Looks like an amateur maker to me. Wood choice in interesting. Not sure of the top. Are the back and sides walnut?

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Feb-16-2021, 5:15pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Hidden D'Addario Micro Tuners.... in General Mandolin Discussions

For guitars with round soundhole it is easy. I have one of these Micro Soundhole Tuners inside my Huss & Dalton. It works great. It wouldn't work for...

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Feb-16-2021, 5:02pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread Mandolin musical genres / artists in General Mandolin Discussions

Here's a suggestion: spend some time exploring the Mandolin Cafe mp3 Library. Lots of different genres represented there and there are even son tabs...

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Feb-16-2021, 2:11pm

Jim Garber replied to a thread If you've been envious of the one owned by Mr. Hopkins... in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

Oh, that Mr. Hopkins! The other advantage of the surf-a-lele is that you can stick its headstock in the sand when you dive into the ocean.

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Feb-16-2021, 8:15am

Jim Garber replied to a thread If you've been envious of the one owned by Mr. Hopkins... in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

Sorry for my ignorance—who is Mr. Hopkins?

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Feb-16-2021, 8:07am

Jim Garber replied to a thread Picking practice - Paganini's Perpetuum Mobile? in Theory, Technique, Tips and Tricks

I understand that and it makes sense. What about Kreutzer etudes? My pro violinist friend walked me through those as excellent pedagogy tool even for...

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