"your posts ... very VERY opinionated ...basing your opinion/recommendations ... pot calling ...kettle... black...sarcasm...comment ...unwarranted...unnecessary...."
A friend emailed me and sent the link to the TME listing, asking what I thought of it but with the time difference by the time I woke up and read the email the Girouard was gone - luckily the friend ended up buying it - I would've felt awful if they'd waited for a reply from me and missed out on it!
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Great! I’m sure they will be very happy.
Mary, I did play the Dude. It was a stunner. It was deep and dark. I felt like I would need to spend a while with it to really know its depths. The Campanella seemed to where it's heart on its shoulder, which with the pricetag was more inclined to take my money on that day. (Unfortunately I was too slow)
Jim
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Playing lately:
1924 Gibson A4 - 2018 Campanella A-5 - 2007 Brentrup A4C - 1915 Frank Merwin Ashley violin - Huss & Dalton DS - 1923 Gibson A2 black snakehead - '83 Flatiron A5-2 - 1939 Gibson L-00 - 1936 Epiphone Deluxe - 1928 Gibson L-5 - ca. 1890s Fairbanks Senator Banjo - ca. 1923 Vega Style M tenor banjo - ca. 1920 Weymann Style 25 Mandolin-Banjo - National RM-1
As someone who doesn't even like to use a shoulder rest when playing fiddle, I can live without the armrest.
"your posts ... very VERY opinionated ...basing your opinion/recommendations ... pot calling ...kettle... black...sarcasm...comment ...unwarranted...unnecessary...."
My A-5 came with it. I don’t know of the original owner ordered it directly from Joe. In any case it was the first mandolin I ever owned that had one. I can live without it but like the look. OTOH I do much prefer both a chin and shoulder rest to play fiddle.
Jim
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19th Century Tunes
Playing lately:
1924 Gibson A4 - 2018 Campanella A-5 - 2007 Brentrup A4C - 1915 Frank Merwin Ashley violin - Huss & Dalton DS - 1923 Gibson A2 black snakehead - '83 Flatiron A5-2 - 1939 Gibson L-00 - 1936 Epiphone Deluxe - 1928 Gibson L-5 - ca. 1890s Fairbanks Senator Banjo - ca. 1923 Vega Style M tenor banjo - ca. 1920 Weymann Style 25 Mandolin-Banjo - National RM-1
Last edited by twaaang; Aug-27-2022 at 6:19pm. Reason: afterthought
He joyously felt himself idling, an unreflective mood in which water was water, sky was sky, breeze was breeze. He knew it couldn't last. -- Thomas McGuane, "Nothing but Blue Skies"
A 2021 Campanella Due hit the classifieds today at Elderly. Let’s see how long it takes for someone to grab it.
Jim
My Stream on Soundcloud
19th Century Tunes
Playing lately:
1924 Gibson A4 - 2018 Campanella A-5 - 2007 Brentrup A4C - 1915 Frank Merwin Ashley violin - Huss & Dalton DS - 1923 Gibson A2 black snakehead - '83 Flatiron A5-2 - 1939 Gibson L-00 - 1936 Epiphone Deluxe - 1928 Gibson L-5 - ca. 1890s Fairbanks Senator Banjo - ca. 1923 Vega Style M tenor banjo - ca. 1920 Weymann Style 25 Mandolin-Banjo - National RM-1
Reading this thread with some interest. Since '94 I have played bass for Dick Staber, perhaps best known for his time with Del McCoury or his wonderful Rounder album Pickin' Round the Cookstove. He bought the very first Campanella prototype directly from Joe. He has recorded extensively and performed with this beautiful instrument but he takes great care of it. Dick just told me he has it on consignment at The Music Emporium. This is a cool opportunity to get a rare instrument that has been played by a great musician.
I believe that sold a while back
It's surprising to me that the one at Elderly is still for sale.
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