German luthier Afred Woll restores and sells historic mandolins, including Emberghers. I see 4 Embergher mandolins and a mandola on his site now. They have the advantage of being restored and set up...
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German luthier Afred Woll restores and sells historic mandolins, including Emberghers. I see 4 Embergher mandolins and a mandola on his site now. They have the advantage of being restored and set up...
Kudos to C.J. Lewandowski, Abby Lee Hood, and the Cafe for bringing us this informative and inspiring article! I'm excited to check out these bands! Thank you!
Hi Igor and welcome!
Although "MAS" - Mandolin Acquisition Syndrome - can become quite an obsession, before you decide to get it there are several things to consider.
1. What kinds of music...
So beautiful!
Gorgeous!
when your daily sustenance consists of 4 tiny courses.
I will try the first suggestion - I don't want to take a chance damaging either the mandola or the guard.
Thank you for your help!
Hello,
I am hoping for some advice on how to remove the pickguard from a 1921 H4 mandola.
There is a loose pin going into the bridge. The pin going into the neck seems fine. The bracket on...
Now I'm spinning down the rabbit hole of scrolldom.
I've only focused on early Gibsons at this point (though the Monteleone above is a stunning, elegantly balanced, and beautifully executed...
So it was the slot in the nut. I didn't dare do the cut myself so I took it to the fabulous Frank Ford at Gryphon Stringed Instruments who graciously fixed it with the flick of a file.
In trying...
Greetings,
I'm wondering if players/builders/collectors would post photos/descriptions of what they consider a "perfect" scroll and why.
I've seen some scrolls where to me there is an...
Thank you all so much for the input - I'll try the slot test and also look at the bridge angle. It does seem odd that it is just one string. I did change the string (twice - same string size,...
Hello,
After a routine string change, one of my A strings now sounds dampened compared to the other A and the rest of the strings.
I've checked for obstructions along the string's path from the...
Rob, thanks for the E-book and have a great 2018!
I go weak in the knees seeing those coffee buttons! The icing on the cake!
I've found a Vintage Fender Princeton Reverb with tubes that works well for my solid-body Fender Mandocaster. It has a warm tone that is not as strident/piercing as some other amps I've tried. It...
Hey there Carlton,
Jody Stecher teaches mandolin (and Dagarbani Dhrupad!) in San Francisco. I used to alternate my lessons from sursringar to mandolin and to banjo from week to week. NFI, by...
Hello there,
Is anyone planning a mandolin tasting in the SF Bay Area? If so, please let me know! Perhaps I could help, but I don't have a venue to offer just yet.
Thank you,
Jason
I placed my pre-order. Yay! Congratulations to Paul Fox and to Walter Carter!
I'm curious about the points - are they dovetailed (Loar-style)?
It really is just gorgeous. Do you know what Steve calls this particular color? Also, is this braced with tone bars?
I think the standard Gilchrist tailpiece has now replaced the clamshell on the Model 1s. Here's #682 from 2011:
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Gorgeous mandolin! Is the fretboard elevated like a regular F5 or more like the Model 1?
Did Gibson make any mandolas and/or mandocellos with a snakehead? I didn't seen any in a quick search of the archive.
Would anyone care to share what their favorite recordings of classical, medieval, and/or Renaissance mandolin are? It would be nice to hear why you consider it a favorite as well.
I'll start it...