I surprised myself this year and didn’t ask Santa for anything musical this year. Why not? Well, primarily because I don’t need anything at the moment. But what are you hoping to find under the tree on Monday morning?
What did you ask Santa to bring you?
I surprised myself this year and didn’t ask Santa for anything musical this year. Why not? Well, primarily because I don’t need anything at the moment. But what are you hoping to find under the tree on Monday morning?
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Ibanez M-522
Gold Tone GM 10 Frypan
Re: What did you ask Santa to bring you?
A couple of D’Addario mini headstock tuners and some Curt Mangan monels.
Girouard A
Silverangel A
Eastman 615
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More practice time
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Honestly, just more time spent playing music with friends...
And maybe a new Wegan or BC
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Eastman MD-514 (F body, Sitka & maple, oval hole)
Klos Carbon Fiber (on order)
And still saving my nickels & dimes & bottle caps & breakfast cereal box tops for my lifetime mandolin.
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Some CDs and some books.
I've bribed Santa to bring me a new (used) mandolin, but it won't be here until after Christmas.
D.H.
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Right on! Keeps us postedOriginally Posted by Dave Hicks
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I gave Santa's elves information about a few books (The Celtic Mandola Book, Blues Mandolin, and R Crumb's Heroes of Blues, Jazz & Country) plus some pointy Pickboy picks for my bowlback.
I also discussed with Santa a Klos CF Mandolin, but he is not able to get those any sooner than anyone else can
Santa is definitely bringing me tickets to see Mike Marshall and Daryl Anger at the Groton Hill Music Center in MA, it's a wonderful venue and I can't wait.
Last edited by Sue Rieter; Dec-23-2023 at 6:01pm.
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I'm all right. I got my "Christmas present" real early, back in late summer, when my new home dropped in my lap. There is a chimney, but the fireplaces are boarded over, so it's just as well for him, too.
So I asked him to bring peace on earth and good will to men - and women, too. Some carols need to be updated, but it's hard to adjust traditions - and meter.
But that's just my opinion. I could be wrong. - Dennis Miller
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A time machine to back up a little? 80 is on the horizon.
David Hopkins
2001 Gibson F-5L mandolin
Breedlove Legacy FF mandolin; Breedlove Quartz FF mandolin
Gibson F-4 mandolin (1916); Blevins f-style Octave mandolin, 2018
McCormick Oval Sound Hole "Reinhardt" Mandolin
McCormick Solid Body F-Style Electric Mandolin; Slingerland Songster Guitar (c. 1939)
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Re: What did you ask Santa to bring you?
I asked to get my young fingers back.
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A plane ticket and some more picks
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He came early, bringing my a Northfield “The Rival” archtop guitar on Wednesday.
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An Eastman MDO305E-SB octave mandolin.
The Mandolin Store has faster shipping than Santa, though, so it already came.
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A barrel of talent and a new amp.
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Arrow Manouche
Arrow Jazzbo
Arrow G
Clark 2 point
Gibson F5L
Gibson A-4
Ratliff CountryBoy A
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A new Perry Jones Mandolin stand!
Billy Packard
Gilchrist A3, 1993
Weber Fern, 2007
Stiver Fern, 1990
Gibson 1923 A2
Gibson 1921 H1 Mandola
Numerous wonderful guitars
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The old hippy in me asked Santa for Peace and Love!
Happy holidays, guys.
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The Eastman 315 was my gift to myself.
From others I asked for a strap, several different picks and types of strings, a metronome and the book Mandolin from Scratch.
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I bought myself a couple sets of Curt Mangan light Monel Strings to try out on my 1922 Gibson A-2. I had a coupon code and was able to save 20%.
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Asked Santa to bring me something different. Not the usual spruce and maple. Oh, and in the shape of an A model.
It just might work. (Apologies to Gene Wilder.)
Brentrup Model 23, Boeh A5 #37, Gibson A Jr., Flatiron 1N, Coombe Classical flattop, Strad-O-Lin
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Yoshimura RS-12 for my Pan America Special.
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On Earth Peace.
Now that may be more than Santa can provide from his factory on that ever-dwindling polar ice shield...
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Santa, in the shape of my faraway eldest son, sent me a music shop voucher.
And my other family will most likely send me bottles of single malt, to which I have no objection.
As it happened, I was discussing mics with the fiddler at our Christmas ceilidh on Saturday night and he showed me his 30yo (approx) SM57, still going strong, so I think I know what I'll buy with the voucher.
It's about time I turned up to drop-in gigs with a mic as well, rather than just my instrument, which puts a strain on the availability of band-owned mics.
Any advice about leads?
Here are pictures, if I can get them to show up, of the ceilidh crowd doing a run-through on Saturday night. I love playing dances!
Bren
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Well, I did not ask for anything but yesterday I found an Apollo "Mike Marshall" signature pick that I lost about six months ago. Happy day.
Charley
A bunch of stuff with four strings
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My daughter gave me a Mandolin Cafe mug so I'm good
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