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Typical filthy-mouthed american comeback that I was expecting. Your credibility is lost regardless of your credentials when you make personal attacks with such filthy words. The fact of the matter...

Because you were there right? You spoke with Bernardo de Pace... right? The fact of the matter is Bernardo de Pace most likely used the Lyon & Healy based on comfort reasons, and the fact it was a...

Guys the fact of the matter is this, I was asked by the guys at La Bottega del Mandolino to not speak bad about other mandolin shops in Naples and I will respect this. But the fact of the matter is...

Well it's good you support your country, but as a Neapolitan I find it safe to say that no one can match the passion for building Neapolitan bowlbacks like true Neapolitans. And you may ask "how can...

They have ALWAYS worked in Napoli, but they are not English speakers.... How could they get noticed if they weren't built on a big name like Vinaccia or Calace and they couldn't speak English??? Ask...

BTW guys I don't know how to add a picture of myself on my profile so I'll attach one here, just for friendliness my friends.

Guys just a note I spoke with the representative today about the new mandolins. And the De Meglio Vinaccia frankenstein is in the works. Picture beautiful tone with an echo and volume not ever...

Well basically guys these two luthiers have been building mandolins in Naples for over 30 years now. They know the industry in and out and further more they know the classical Neapolitan music in...

You can send an email to them in English and they'll respond to you. Just tell them what mandolin you're interested in and they'll tell you everything. They are very helpful and great guys. I...

I ran into an owner of this mandolin in Toronto. I live in Buffalo right now so I am only a stone's throw away from Toronto. There are many traditional Italian musicians there. I am in awe of this...

Alright guys I know a lot of you guys are interested in modern bowlbacks. However unfortunately for the modern classical mandolinists the Calace workshop now cares about only living on it's name...

Yes Bernardo de Pace chose a Lyon and Healy A because it had nothing to do with tone, and everything to do with unwieldiness. Try playing a bowlback while standing.... It's much easier to effect...

The fact of the matter is you can use any instrument to play any style of music. For instance Andres Segovia could have used a Les Paul to play his classical music, but of course he choose a...

Alright guys first off let me say that I am not a fan of American made instruments. Being a Neapolitan, I guess I am a little too proud of my own people when it comes to mandolins. HOWEVER there...

Thanks for the pictures, it's always great to see more documented evidence on the subject. The fact of the matter is you will see this coat of arms on many mandolin labels because it means it was...

These are pictures of the real deal right? Not the clone. And wow guys de Meglio was so underrated for over 100 years. Finally with this forum we're giving the man some respect that he deserves.

David Bruce Johnson at Moseley's Violins did the work on my de Meglio. He did an absolutely wonderful job. I highly recommend him to anyone.

They are just regular stainless steel frets with an average dimension. I've heard a friend's de Meglio with calace strings, and it sounds the exact same as mine and he has everything all original. ...

For any curiosities regarding what my mandolin is like, I recommend you to the album of my mandolin. http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=138292&id=534472641&l=b0d859bbd9 I hope this link publicly...

Mick you can call me James. My mandolin does not have either a brass nut or a brass saddle. I wanted nothing to do with these as I felt they would wear down quicker for how often I play my...

You know Mick I always wondered why the de Meglios would always sell for nothing, like 200 or 300 dollars. The quality, volume, and echo holds a place of it's own with even the big names like Calace...

One word INCREDIBLE. de Meglio was so eager to crearte quality mandolins. No wonder he wanted to denounce the copy mandolins on his labels. The way he glued the edges one side and then on going...

I thought I'd upload a BETTER foto of my label guys. It's not in bad condition for 114 years old. I will also translate the whole label.

" PROVIDERS OF THE ROYAL FAMILY "
KNIGHT JOHN DE...

Wow that's a LOT of copies! What do you mean you "can't imagine all these guys imported de Meglio mandolins from England just so they could copy them" Are you rebutting the fact that someone...

Yeah you make some very good points. Naples is poor now, but back then it was atrocious. Many people couldn't afford to eat full meals everyday of the month and had to prepare for a day or so...