Avi Avital's version of Beethoven's Adagio with harpsichord in E-flat major kicks off today's Performance Today. A harp subs for harpsichord. https://www.yourclassical.org/episode/2023/06/26/pt
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Avi Avital's version of Beethoven's Adagio with harpsichord in E-flat major kicks off today's Performance Today. A harp subs for harpsichord. https://www.yourclassical.org/episode/2023/06/26/pt
You might give Dying Breed Music in Searcy, about an hour from Greenbrier, a call. From their website, it doesn't appear they do lutherie themselves, but given the very high-end nature of vintage...
This is a history of early New Orleans jazz that came out in 2008. I'm only a third of the way through it and have some mixed feelings about it overall. It could only have been written by Charters,...
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1910 torch-and-wire F-4, it has the purest tone. I got it for a little less than these usually go for because its finish is so beat.
1910s Stahl bowl back, probably made by Regal. i got...
Thanks, this is super helpful!
Thanks, Allen. I've got a local luthier who might have just the thing in his parts bin. The price on this one defied inflation—it listed for $200—which is why I couldn't pass it up. Wasn't even...
I recently purchased a nice 1924 Weymann mandolute. It's the cheapest model, Style 15. It has good tone, but a makeshift, hand-carved bridge. Does anyone have suggestions for a bridge that would be...
I think Mike is right on the money. I have a similar one with the same kind of artwork on the back. When it came to me, it lacked a head and the person who had it intended to make a flower pot out of...
They're so appreciative!
That's certainly something I would be interested in. At least the outline of your approach seems sound. The one thing I might question is whether you would really want to pitch it to users who have...
So, in 1921, gauges were much lighter. Structurally, as long as the instrument doesn't have structural issues, it can definitely handle that gauge. I bought an earlier 1910 F-4 that had been strung...
Carter vintage has a very similar, probably earlier, three-point, much like the one in the ad that started this thread. Just for reference and to see the instrument in full:...
That Courante was really nicely done! The tone of your instrument is very clear. I'm working on this same suite but have a long way to go.
I have an Army-Navy that I've been playing a lot lately. Though it's in remarkably good shape overall, unfortunately past repairs obscured the label and serial number, and I can't find a FON, so not...
Nice voice on that one!
If you decide to go the bowlback route, there's a very nice looking Ditson in the classifieds being offered for $225 from Bernunzio Music (guaranteed to be well set up). It's ad no. 148673. No...
And rcc56, here are some pics of my two Stahls. 181901181902181903181904
Note scripty label in flatback; the bowlback also has the same scripty label. The binding shot is of the flatback and lacks...
rcc56, my bowlback does have a scripty, florid label.
Yes, my bowlback has a very florid, scripty label.
I think the word "Larson" should be changed to "MacGuffin." In many Hitchcock movies, and other thrillers (and, as Wikipedia points out, the holy grail in Arthurian legend), it's an object or device...
While I've heard reports that reverb.com has had more quality-control issues in recent times, I've had good experiences buying (and selling) on the site. Owned and run by Chicago Music Exchange, it...
I agree with Victor. That headstock shape is characteristic of late-nineteenth- to early-twentieth-century Lyon & Healey models. If memory serves, the alternating rosewood and maple ribs were...
I would recommend Custom Fretted Instruments near Sparta, Tennessee. They have repaired many great things for me. http://www.customfret.com/
Fascinating thread. I would say that, for myself, instrument collecting is one form of OCD behavior that I really don't display in other walks of life, though once upon a time I was very much into...
A recording of Avi Avital playing Bach's Sonata in E minor back by harpsichord is featured on the April 3 Performance Today program. For your listening pleasure (click the Hour One link):...