I just flew on Aer Lingus and had both a carry-on and a mandolin. No problem. They didn't even weight the carry-on luggage, which was unlike Australia where every in-country flight you should be...
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I just flew on Aer Lingus and had both a carry-on and a mandolin. No problem. They didn't even weight the carry-on luggage, which was unlike Australia where every in-country flight you should be...
Thanks again for the advice
Thanks, that is a helpful start.
You probably noticed I got the notes of the strings wrong - I want to play it tuned D-A-E-B
It is a handmade modern instrument with about a 16.8 inch scale. It...
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I played a mandola tuned like this and liked it, essentially the top 3 strings are tuned an octave below mandolin. It gives you an octave sound with an easier reach and action.
Does...
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I am currently gigging with a couple acoustic trios and I really like playing with an Audio Technica AT831 lapel mic. It always sounds good, it is simple, I can move around and I can...
Which number D'Addario set is that?
Thanks for the advice, I will do that.
Just so I know for the future... What if it goes flat? What does that indicate?
I've read the book, and listened to several interviews. Did they make any mandolins during World War 2? I have pre and post war Gibson mandolins, but no banners.
I am using medium light strings, usually goes sharp...
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Good advice, thanks
I have a number of mandolins and this one, a 1935 A-50, consistently has a problem staying in tune. I have lubricated the nut and saddle with graphite, installed Golden Era tuners and I still have a...
Hello from Santa Cruz, CA. I play a 1931 National Style 1 mandolin and Triolian Resonator with the Trolley Drops Jug Band. Check out our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/thetrolleydrops/
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I think you got a winner at a fair price. All set up and ready to go makes it worth more in my opinion as it can be hard to find someone to do the work well, and of course Randy Wood has a good...
Post a video of your 1935 A-50 please, I am really enjoying mine...
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I currently have about 10 vintage mandolins and I regularly play them out of the house at gigs, jams, parties, festivals etc. Some of them are very good about staying in tune (in a variety of...
For the country blues like you have described, you can't go wrong with a Kalamazoo! I think the mandolins have a wonderful blues sound and are generally easy to find, to play and to set-up. I have...
Good reply, clever.
Luckily my family and my wife just think I am a little crazy... and they are right.
Style 1 guitar seems like a reasonable place to start...
I had fun reading your various trips down the MAS road - Thanks to all!
I would have to give it some thought before I could write my list down, but in the meanwhile if you are interested in MAS...
Does anyone know about the mandolin Ricky Skaggs is playing? Is it the famous one I think it is, with the Gibson logo gouged out with a penknife? Where is that mandolin now?
One of my blues mandolin heroes is Herb Quinn from New Orleans, who played and recorded with Babe Stovall. This tune is a classic with some wonderful mandolin and guitar interplay on the breaks:
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The radius is a great pick-up; no matter how loud the room is, the pick-up sounds natural and doesn't feedback.
However, I wanted to swap it to another mandolin. The clear putty stayed on the top...
I gotta agree with all that... my 1933 A 50 is amazing sounding (and has a great sunburst), and has more tone and volume than my 1924 Snakehead. Plus my Kalamazoo's from the 30's also have a...
The Gibsons lines such as Kalamazoo, Cromwell, etc - both mandolin and archtop guitars - were all pressed and NOT carved. I am pretty sure my Stradolin from the 40's is pressed as well but I have...
I had the Dobro version before I traded it to a friend who really wanted it. It was a good sounding mandolin that was a fun addition with other instruments.
A friend recently bought a...
Do you still have your A-50?
I also have one from 1933 (based on the FON and the Spann book) that has had some repair work but still looks great. I traded for mine a couple of years ago and finally...
I have an oval hole A50 from the 1930's and I am setting it up. The bridge was off it when I got and I wondered if anyone knows where the Pat 18 - 21 stamp would go on the bridge relative to the...