View Profile: Eugene - Mandolin Cafe Forum

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...

12 replies | 1483 view(s)

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.

2026 replies | 706626 view(s)

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.

3 replies | 239 view(s)

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?

12 replies | 1483 view(s)

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...

12 replies | 438 view(s)

Jan-15-2021, 10:22am

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

Yeah . . . That's why I have Galli on my short list.

12 replies | 438 view(s)

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...

12 replies | 1483 view(s)

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.

4 replies | 275 view(s)

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...

12 replies | 438 view(s)

Jan-14-2021, 5:16pm

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

I've looked at the online custom-order forms, but they amount only to getting something printed in bulk on their standard lines of picks. I've tried...

12 replies | 438 view(s)

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...

12 replies | 438 view(s)

Jan-14-2021, 12:50pm

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

Yes, I recall. Thanks for the thoughts.

12 replies | 438 view(s)

Jan-14-2021, 12:43pm

Eugene replied to a thread Raffaele Calace Mandolin Virtuoso Bolero Rare 78 rpm in Orchestral, Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

A bit more than two hours of this material has been compiled to CD, but it's not at all easy to lay hands to it:...

1 replies | 152 view(s)

Jan-14-2021, 10:53am

Eugene replied to a thread Sounds I wish would enter my earholes in Orchestral, Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

Another sound I wish would enter my earholes is a professional recording—or any recording or performance, for that matter—of Calace's concerto for...

8 replies | 452 view(s)

Jan-14-2021, 10:41am

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

Yes, of course, but many of the old ones and my personal preference favor longish, perhaps just shy of 40 mm.

12 replies | 438 view(s)

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...

12 replies | 438 view(s)

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...

23 replies | 728 view(s)

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...

79 replies | 9513 view(s)

Jan-13-2021, 3:26pm

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

Wider and shorter. I like this profile for guitars (although it's been a very long time since I've applied plectra to guitars). Perhaps oddly, I've...

12 replies | 438 view(s)

Jan-13-2021, 1:09pm

Eugene started a thread Polyetherimide plectra in Orchestral, Classical, Italian, Medieval, Renaissance

I really doubt it, but does anybody know of any pick makers fashioning Neapolitan-type pletcra of polyetherimide (which goes by the trade name Ultem...

12 replies | 438 view(s)

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...

10 replies | 585 view(s)

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...

15 replies | 792 view(s)

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,...

79 replies | 9513 view(s)

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.

2 replies | 226 view(s)

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...

8 replies | 353 view(s)

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...

2 replies | 402 view(s)

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.

1 replies | 397 view(s)

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. :)

13 replies | 1652 view(s)

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.

6 replies | 277 view(s)

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...

13 replies | 1652 view(s)

Eugene
Weirdo a pizzico

Mini Statistics

More 7 Friends

Rob MacKillop

Jim Garber

John Bertotti

mtndan

Ed Goist

Roger Mace

2 Groups

Bowlheads Unanimous

Ohio Pickers

Join Groups 0 Permission Groups

Recent Visitors

Basic Information

About Eugene

Contact

Statistics

Total Posts

Total Thanks

General Information

7 Friends

Ed Goist

harper

Jim Garber

John Bertotti

mtndan

Rob MacKillop

Roger Mace

Eugene Weirdo a pizzico

Mini Statistics

More 7 Friends

2 Groups

Join Groups 0 Permission Groups

Recent Visitors

Basic Information

About Eugene

Contact

Statistics

Total Posts

Total Thanks

General Information

7 Friends

Eugene
Weirdo a pizzico