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Denis Kearns
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Bass Builder Undertakes Mandola Build
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Phil Crump also has experience with redwood. He made my OM with an old growth redwood top. It’s very nice. And, incidentally, a few years ago Phil...
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Aug-12-2022,
12:27pm
Denis Kearns
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Jerry Capehart
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Your mandolinetto was most likely made by the Regal company. Yours is identical to the Regal “guitar-mandola” styles 212 and 214; the exact model...
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Aug-11-2022,
7:28pm
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Help identifying a mandolin
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Looking for Information About Mandolins
Welcome to the Cafe! Make sure you check out the Learn/Listen button at the top of this page. Lots of good information and a bunch of tabs for some...
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Aug-11-2022,
7:20pm
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Weber Bridger mandolin
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I’m one of the lucky ones who has a Weber Bridger F with the “round(ish) sound hole” and it’s a really nice instrument (see below for those who are...
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Aug-10-2022,
7:33pm
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Essay on Mandolin Orchestras
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Orchestral, Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance
Hi Lee - Sounds like a fun group. I did a very quick read through of the document and have the following comments. I could do a more careful...
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Aug-08-2022,
9:14pm
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Midrange Cases; worth the expense?
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That’s a new situation. I had looked a bit ago and they were still out of stock. Also, as with everything, the price has undergone a healthy...
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Aug-08-2022,
8:41pm
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Laberte et Magnié mandolin of uncertain vintage
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Looking for Information About Mandolins
Well, I went out and got a new mirror with a flexible arm and took a look at the inside of the top. Everything looks like it’s solid spruce. I...
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Aug-06-2022,
9:11pm
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Laberte et Magnié mandolin of uncertain vintage
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Looking for Information About Mandolins
So, maybe it’s from the early 50s, which might explain the use of laminate, and incidentally, would make it the same vintage as me.
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Aug-06-2022,
9:07pm
Denis Kearns
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Laberte et Magnié mandolin of uncertain vintage
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Looking for Information About Mandolins
Below are a couple of photos which to me, indicate laminate construction. The first shows the inside edge of the sound hole. At first I thought...
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Aug-05-2022,
1:07pm
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Laberte et Magnié mandolin of uncertain vintage
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Thanks Mick & Nick for your thoughts and information. I should have expected something related in the archives, but was more fixated on the folks at...
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Aug-05-2022,
12:34pm
Denis Kearns
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20's-30's Regal tenor guitar bridge
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Tenor Guitars
That’s Mahogany!!!
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Aug-05-2022,
12:32pm
Denis Kearns
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20's-30's Regal tenor guitar bridge
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Tenor Guitars
Here’s an illustration from Carlin’s book on Regal Instruments. Unfortunately, the book contains only drawings for the tenor guitars. The one below...
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Aug-04-2022,
8:21pm
Denis Kearns
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Laberte et Magnié mandolin of uncertain vintage
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Hi All - I’m trying to figure out the vintage of the French Laberte et Magnié mandolin which I picked up this morning via a local ad. The sides and...
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Aug-02-2022,
10:20am
Denis Kearns
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Comments on the Value of Gibson A4 Mandolin with hard case
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My understanding is that an A4 of that vintage should have Handel tuners, not plain ones. The lack of Handel tuners would be expected to lower the...
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Aug-01-2022,
4:58pm
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Wood Anatomy
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I had intended this comment for the “tone rite” thread, but it closed before I had completed the post. Even so, I would still like to share my...
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Jul-22-2022,
11:15am
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Hawktail announces new album coming August 12 - Place of Growth
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Thanks for the link. As a botanist, I really liked seeing that a herbarium specimen was used to announce some excellent music, but I can’t find any...
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