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  1. Stephen Perry updates, shop running again, located N. Va.

    Greetings mando peoples. Things have settled down sufficiently that I'm starting to touch mandolins again. I'm just outside of Old Town Alexandria, VA. After fits and starts, my shop is fully up...
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    2021 batch of Forster mandolins

    This years' batch of mandolins will start in a few weeks.

    Lots of choices - most of you know my Big Celtic F model:
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    2018 Frank Tate tenor guitar!

    Just got this lovely Frank Tate tenor guitar from Cafe member gortnamona/Lawrence the other day - it's an absolute beauty! This is one of my favourite jigs (written by Seán Ryan), and always the...
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    Re: Parlour King 19" tenot

    Its been ages since I started this instrument, but I've been slowed down by the weather of late - it's been very humid here in Queensland and that has prevented me gluing things together for weeks on...
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    Hewlett on Octave Mandolin

    Yes I'm wearing green

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  6. Molly Tuttle, Sierra Hull, Sarah Jarosz -Back to Boston/Salt cree

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQN2wl-URqA

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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuW7sNyz-hU

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    Re: High Quality Short Scale Tenor Guitar?

    21.5" or thereabouts is great for CGDA, and yes, I do make a lot of tenors these days. If you've not sat through them all, here is a playlist of my tenor and plectrum guitars on YouTube:

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  8. Re: Tom Kimber on tenor guitar, mandolin and tenor banjo!

    Glad to say Tom ordered himself a Session King tenor a few weeks back. We might have to come up with a Tom Kimber model!
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    Re: Nyberg Flattop Mandolin Build Thread

    And now for something a little different.....a laminated walnut neck with bloodwood center strip....:disbelief: :grin:
  10. Re: Thinking about learning fingerstyle on a tenor

    Nonsense :) Six strings = overkill and besides everyone plays six string



    That's my first resort... I leave the left corner nails of my right hand a bit longer. You don't need six inch nails -...
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    Re: Tenor guitars

    Here's a peek at my three jumbos. Jumbo Mandolin 17" scale, jumbo Tenor Guitar 23" to 24" scale GDAE & jumbo (Tenor) Fiddle 400mm stop length. 190776
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    Re: Tenor guitars

    My tenor was built by David Newton on a Size 2 frame:

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    It has a Carpathian Spruce top:

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    East Indian Rosewood back and sides:
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    Re: Tenor guitars

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    Douglas-fir, Oregon myrtle, and black walnut. Just about the favorite thing I've made.
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    Re: Gypsy Jazz stylez tenor

    Ah, the grande bouche! I have an Earnest Selma tenor made for me by Joel Eckhaus from some excellent koa I gave him. Petit bouche!

    As for a pickup, I would guess an internal microphone or some...
  15. Re: What are some good "Guitar Body Octave Mandolin makers out th

    Did someone say pictures?

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    Re: Hornpipe rhythm

    I would just listen to YouTube videos of good players of Irish music. For the most part hornpipes are played with a dotted timing but how "straight" or dotted they are depends on taste really.
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    Re: Sierra Hull on Steven Colbert

    Nice shirt, Tim.


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eqpt8VDdX4
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    Recent A model Mandolin

    Here is a recent A Model mandolin of mine - I don't make as many of these as I do my Celtic F mandolin, but they're really great.

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    Recent Session King tenor guitar

    Not posted any Session King photos of late - here is one due out the shop today - mahogany back and sides, torrefied sitka top, 22" scale, tuned GDAE.
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    Re: Taran Springwell

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0P0PNmFPcPY

    Bit of gloomy looking film, apt for these gloomy days without any live music, but the Springwell is developing and maturing beautifully, to my ears.
  21. President Garfield's Hornpipe - Writing a variation to the melody

    Hello there!

    I've been having a blast for the last 5 weeks taking online classes from Mr. Dominick Leslie. He's not only a great player, but also a very good teacher!

    I wanted to share this...
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    Parlour King 19" tenor

    Been on with a pair of Parlour Kings' recently - the one relevant to this part of the forum is the guitar on the right. Its a cedrela and mahogany 4 string Parlour King tenor. 19" scale, with a flat...
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    NMD Pomeroy Oval

    This has been in the works for a few months. It arrived today and it's spectacular. The neck shape/size is perfect--extremely comfortable and fast and easy to get around on. Don made it custom for me...
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    Re: New Parlour King tenor video up!

    None. The construction - the laminated sides, and the bracing are the same. The way the instrument works is the same. If there is any difference, it is the smaller tenor has slightly less bass, but...
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    New Parlour King tenor video up!

    Christian and Martin came down to see the the other week and we had a fine afternoon, lots of tunes, lots of tea and plenty of laughs.

    I got the video camera out and shot a few tunes. Here we go -...
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