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    Re: Looking for 90s mandolin player

    Somewhere I have a Rich Mullins video in which 4 members of the band play a Bach Invention, all on mandolin. He (humorously) introduced it as being "really gross". I didn't see any mandolin when I...
  2. Re: Recording King A-style mandolin on the cheap.

    I haven't had one of their mandolins in hand but I have purchased 3 of their guitars: a tenor, a Dirty 30's OO, and a Swamp Dog resonator. I really can't complain about any of them. The tenor and OO...
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    Re: Impressions: Northfield A5 Special

    As an owner of both a Collings MT2 and a Northfield A5 Special, I found this interesting. In my case the 2 are not really comparable as I bought the MT 2 in 2002 whereas the A5 special I purchased ...
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    Re: Sam Grisman in Seattle

    I caught their show when they played on the Oregon coast. No Dawg for that one. Their show was heavy on Dead music and lighter on the Dawg stuff, or so it seemed to me. Great show, lots of fun.
  5. Thread: Road Trip

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    Re: Road Trip

    "One of my problems is that all of the arguments in favor of waiting & saving for a 515/v also apply to waiting & saving even LONGER for an 815/v."
    I am fortunate to have a couple of other pricier...
  6. Re: Does anyone own one of the Eastman varnish finish mandolins?

    I own an Eastman MD 815v. I bought it 4-5 years ago. Actually, it was an impulse buy as I wasn't looking for a new instrument that day. I walked into the music store and saw it, a distressed finish,...
  7. Re: Gilchrist Using The Tone Traveler On Mike Compton's Mandolin

    I bought a Tone Traveler unit a couple of months ago, just on a whim. At the time I was willing to take the claims with a grain of salt, realizing that I might be proving the null hypothesis. I have...
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    Re: New Northfield A5 special coming my way

    Love my A5 Special
  9. Re: What’s the oddest mandolin related gift you’ve been given?

    She's a keeper!
  10. Re: What’s the oddest mandolin related gift you’ve been given?

    My (then girlfriend, now wife) snuck in and took a picture of my mandolins and then presented me with this painting for Christmas;195589
  11. Re: How Has Collings' MT-2 Line Changed Over Time

    I actually bought my MT-2 there back in 2004. The owner then ,Bob (?) was a super cool guy. At various times he seated me in a sound room with his Loar and Gilchrist and let me have at it. Sadly he...
  12. How Has Collings' MT-2 Line Changed Over Time

    Hi, rare poster here on the cafe. I bought my MT-2 back in 2004 and still like it and play it regularly. I remember that Collings started with the MT-1 early on and there were a few of those before...
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    Re: Do you name your instruments?

    Yes, but not all have names yet. My Collings I named Eunice after my grandmother who gave me some money that I used to buy it 15 years ago. My other A5 I call Jerry after the maker. My snakehead I...
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    Re: Mandolin in the Hospital???

    I used to be a provider for the emergency department in a small rural hospital. I always kept my mandolin in my office and when ER was slow I would pick a few tunes. It was audible out on the ward...
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    Re: Pickguard or no pickgaurd?

    I don't really think that I need a pickguard for playing but something I do with my pinkie really tears up the tops of my mandolins. I don't plant it but sort of lightly touch the top and I guess...
  16. Re: How has the mandolin changed your guitar playing?

    Playing mandolin has greatly enriched my guitar playing, I think. It seems like two different areas of my brain are communicating so that when I learn something on one, it isn't long before it...
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    Re: Mandolin In Elvis Songs?

    I went to one of his workshops once. I don't remember anything about tuning that he might use but I remember he said that he would have the mandolin strings slightly out of tune so it would sound...
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    Re: Informal Poll

    Funny, that's about the time I was in the situation of wanting to buy a new mandolin. And rather uniquely in my life, I had enough cash on hand that I could have bought just about any mandolin that I...
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    Re: The Obvious 12/26 Question

    Got this Martin 00-28! Ok, I got it for myself but nobody else was stepping up and somebody had to do it.

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    Re: Naming your Mandolin

    I have my grandmother's name stamped on the tailpiece of my Collings. Sort of commemorates her as when she passed away, she sent a little bit of cash my way that I used to fund the purchase. Since...
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    Re: Collings MT2- Two Weeks in

    179874 Guess it must be 15 years now and still seems better every time I pick her up!
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    Re: Toddlers mandolins and flying

    I always just clip a luggage strap onto the handle rings of my (Collings MT2) case and that works fine for me. Of course I can't afford one of those fancy cases:grin:
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    Re: Post A picture of your favorite "A" model

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    My trinity: '04 Collings MT2, '24 Gibson A1, 2018 Firth A5
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    Re: John Sullivan F

    aa
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    Re: John Sullivan F

    This is a clip of one configuration of the band Jackstraw doing their Tuesday night gig in Portland, OR. David Pugh is putting his Sullivan F5 through its paces. Sorry about the poor sound quality...
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