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It appears thou hast misconstrued, sir. 'Tis not Simon, but Dagger, who's a-soarin' on the cittern. :mandosmiley:

A REAL paddlehead! :))

Thanks for that! This thread or sidebar was a revelation for me, and I'll wager for others, as well. I never knew of these aspects of J. Geils' music until now. In fact, even though his name was on...

Holy wow! :disbelief: That is what is called a precipitous dropoff. So for that entire decade, 1500 A-1s (exactly - how about that?) and a total of ten all other models. That's in the neighborhood of...

Well, thank you for that! I wish you'd offered it sooner, would have kept things cooler around here. I'm astonished they had that much in extra parts just - what, collecting dust? - doesn't make...

Thanks for that. I agree with you - he certainly did yeoman's work researching, sorting, and compiling what must have been a daunting amount of material, and deserves compensation for his efforts. I...

Someone once defined fashion as being something you wouldn't be caught dead wearing next year. ;) (Probably not a philosopher.)

And I did, sir, provide you with some numbers, derived from doing some research using the best of my limited resources. As I later stated, these are estimates. And I asked you if you have some...

Thanks for that. I was looking for an online version of Spann's or a pdf in order to formulate a more accurate estimate. There are some 300-400 A models in the Archive dating from this period, but of...

Hundreds. Maybe a thousand, maybe two thousand. Do you know? Then share your information. We're trying to answer a question here, not start an argument.

That may have been true at first, but I seriously doubt they had 4-5 years' worth of stock on hand.

I did a little spelunking in the Cavern of Confusion - ie, Gibson history - because I was...

Right? What in the world? :disbelief:

If you ask me, that is overkill. What's the point of having so many picks? :confused: Pricey ones, at that. I know, no one asked me ... :whistling:

Well, sir, I have news for you. My search skills aren't that great either, though they serve me fairly well, much of the time. They did this time.

It turns out there is indeed a thread about it....

This is very random, and is not a sighting per se but a hearing, and in fact a sort of mis-hearing ... But it provided a chuckle, and I wanted to share it, but not start a thread just on account of...

Right, no video - as expected. BUT some youtube "videos" - live recordings - which surprised me immensely. :disbelief: Even a few from the Royal Festival Hall 9/24/1969, their first time playing...

The worm gears are in the opposite direction of the 1931 in Post #11.

And it's not a Gibson.

Quite so, on both counts. I suggest people enjoy this, if it's the sort of thing they do, quickly, before it disappears. Politics, vulgarity - both interdicted here.



I'm a bit surprised at...

George Youngblood, in Guilford. His waiting list was nearly a year long when I was up there last June. Circumstances being what they've been, he might have got caught up some. Hopefully he'll have...

Eh? That's for the wallet. :confused:

When I wore jeans, I'd use the watch pocket. That's the mini-pocket on one corner of the right front pocket, meant for a pocket watch. Now that watches are...

Congratulations and welcome to the Café! :mandosmiley:

I'll agree with those recommending a local luthier. As much as there may be a good one as recommended in MD - and I was going to suggest my...

I sympathize with you, sir, for the suffering inflicted upon you over the years by spending so much time in close proximity to the death-dealing devil's device, and the derision from others. I...

'Tis lovely, 'tis swell, but 'tis amplified as well. Plenty of sustain thusly has been gained.

Maybe I'm missing something, but as I've been thinking about this lately, more than I ever had before, I've started wondering why two-piece backs are so much more common than one-piece backs. Is it...

I just happened to learn that one of the musicians mentioned in the OP, Richard Brown, has another distinction worth mentioning: he is a board member of the IBMA.

PS: Thanks for starting this...

Have to concur. Sounds better than a budget mandolin, but not worth the asking price - $3000. Sam's a master, but if that's as good as he can make it sound ... Not that they're available anyway, so...