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Yesterday, 9:35pm

Jim Imhoff replied to a thread Music, Always New :-) in Orchestral, Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

Yes, one reason we have his Mass as the "first" complete polyphonic is because he was so highly regarded as a poet and composer. All his...

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Yesterday, 10:49am

rcc56 replied to a thread A White Gibson H1 Mandola ... Really? in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

I'm afraid archtop.com's info on Gibson mandolins is not accurate. Besides incorrectly identifying the finish as nitro, they also made another...

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Mar-03-2021, 11:00pm

rcc56 replied to a thread A White Gibson H1 Mandola ... Really? in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

Gibson was not yet using nitrocellulose lacquer when the "ivory" top mandolins were made. I too, have always wondered just what Gibson was using for...

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Mar-03-2021, 10:46pm

rcc56 replied to a thread Best way to fix this bowed neck? in Builders and Repair

My impression from the pictures in your second post are that the fingerboard is not original to the mandolin. The cut at the end of the fingerboard...

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Mar-03-2021, 4:59pm

rcc56 replied to a thread Narrow nut channel for truss rod in Builders and Repair

Oh. It thought it was Murphy's magic manufacturing gremlins that installed those nuts. Those ignominious little devils will work cheap enough to...

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Mar-03-2021, 12:57pm

rcc56 replied to a thread Mandolin 'dogs'? in General Mandolin Discussions

Yes, I've played quite a few instruments by makers of good reputation that were either mediocre or no good at all. That's why buying an instrument...

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Mar-03-2021, 12:34pm

rcc56 replied to a thread Narrow nut channel for truss rod in Builders and Repair

I've seen pockets that were so small that I wondered how the factory ever got the nut on in the first place. If a tool can't be found, one can be...

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Mar-03-2021, 10:10am

Jim Imhoff replied to a thread Music, Always New :-) in Orchestral, Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

Got my copy, thank you Victor! For people who don't know about Guillaume Machaut, he was a renowned musician and poet of the 14th century. He...

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Mar-02-2021, 8:28pm

rcc56 replied to a thread Best way to fix this bowed neck? in Builders and Repair

My technique for repairs of this type are to remove the fingerboard, clean up the glue joints, re-glue the fingerboard with hot hide glue, using a...

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Mar-02-2021, 8:09pm

rcc56 replied to a thread Norman and Nancy vid in General Mandolin Discussions

The tune is called "Sage Fields," and the video footage is from the 1987 Central Sun Video VHS release "Planet Riders." As far as I know, the tune...

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Mar-01-2021, 7:39pm

rcc56 replied to a thread KM-1500 neck issue in Builders and Repair

A repairman will have to make an in-hand evaluation to be sure, but the chances are quite good that a plane and re-fret will take care of it.

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Mar-01-2021, 7:32pm

rcc56 replied to a thread Best strings for a Lyon & Healy type C mandolin in Equipment

I always used D'Addario or GHS, 10 1/2 - 14 -24 -38 or 40. I played an L & H style B more or less constantly through the 90's, then traded the...

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Mar-01-2021, 7:28pm

rcc56 replied to a thread Bar frets in Builders and Repair

Well, I'll work on 'em. But don't expect a rush job or a bargain price.

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Feb-28-2021, 12:17pm

rcc56 replied to a thread Bar frets in Builders and Repair

Bar frets are archaic technology. Although Martin, always stubborn to change in the old days, did not discontinue bar frets until 1934, they are...

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Feb-26-2021, 11:23pm

rcc56 replied to a thread Question about CA glue in Builders and Repair

CA has a way of sticking really well when you don't want it to, and not sticking when you do want it to stick. Acetone eats nitro. So does...

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Feb-26-2021, 12:06pm

DougC replied to a thread Some great resources for Irish trad players... in Celtic, U.K., Nordic, Quebecois, European Folk

The website hosts a 'bagpipe tuner'. Isn't that an oxymoron?

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Feb-25-2021, 11:32pm

DougC replied to a thread Peter Ostroushko Passes in General Mandolin Discussions

"Everyone is part of the deal" - That's one of his themes; everyone is included. Peter would have everyone crying at the Prairie Home Companion show...

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Feb-25-2021, 4:47pm

rcc56 replied to a thread Strap for a Martin Style C in Equipment

I just thread a nylon boot lace through the channel in the bottom of the tailpiece and make a knot.

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Feb-25-2021, 11:16am

DougC replied to a thread Peter Ostroushko Passes in General Mandolin Discussions

Peter would always 'think first and then say something'. Often we would not say anything for quite a while, ha, ha. We had kind of a strange...

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Feb-24-2021, 11:41pm

rcc56 replied to a thread Peter Ostroushko Passes in General Mandolin Discussions

Oh no . . .

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Feb-22-2021, 2:15pm

DougC replied to a thread Jewish songs for Tenor Guitar in Jazz/Blues Variants, Bossa, Choro, Klezmer

What is the name of the Book? It seems to have good arrangements for playing chords along with the melody.

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Feb-22-2021, 10:53am

rcc56 replied to a thread Help with exporting Gibson TG-00 - Dot Inlays in Tenor Guitars

Every '30's Gibson with dot inlays that I have seen used real mother-of-pearl dots.

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Feb-18-2021, 3:48pm

rcc56 replied to a thread Need help identifying date of my F2 in Vintage Instruments

Sometimes, I can see the most by viewing the label from several different angles in natural daylight. The instrument has been refinished, and the...

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Feb-18-2021, 3:17pm

rcc56 replied to a thread Need help identifying date of my F2 in Vintage Instruments

The mandolin appears to have had some re-work, and the serial number has certainly been re-written. Without seeing more pictures of the instrument,...

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Feb-17-2021, 11:54am

DougC replied to a thread Concerning Hobbits in Celtic, U.K., Nordic, Quebecois, European Folk

I've always wanted to learn the song where the hobbits danced on the table. I'd dance too. But it's probably safer to play mandolin in the corner. ...

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Feb-16-2021, 6:56pm

rcc56 replied to a thread Early A4 Needs Fairy Godmother in eBay, Craig's List, etc.

On an instrument like that, you don't know how much needs to be done until it's on the bench and you find everything that's loose. But it surely...

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Feb-16-2021, 11:29am

DougC replied to a thread Excellent video on chord tone improv. in Jazz/Blues Variants, Bossa, Choro, Klezmer

Jeff Schneider is obviously a great teacher. I think that a number of musician / teachers are using online tools now. The 'good ones' like Jeff have...

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Feb-15-2021, 7:26pm

DougC commented on blog entry Mandolin Mondays #267 w/ Special Guest Josh Bennett in dbmandolin

Somehow looking at a left handed player makes me dizzy. Ha, ha. So I close my eyes, put on the headphones and enjoy his sound. Maybe I'll just...

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Feb-15-2021, 5:08pm

rcc56 replied to a thread Am I seeing more A style mandolins? in General Mandolin Discussions

CNC or not, it takes a lot more time to carve a scroll, sand it, bind it, and finish it. And then there's making the fancy peghead to go along with...

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Feb-15-2021, 11:00am

DougC replied to a thread Concerning Hobbits in Celtic, U.K., Nordic, Quebecois, European Folk

Like many others, I suppose, the acoustic side was my favorite aspect of Zeppelin. Rick Beato has shown that the arrangement is what makes a tune...

50 replies | 2156 view(s)

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