The early Breedlove built Stelling makes some appearances on the Don Reno portions of this fine classic video.
https://youtu.be/L4bae7XoMLE
The early Breedlove built Stelling makes some appearances on the Don Reno portions of this fine classic video.
https://youtu.be/L4bae7XoMLE
2019 Duff A-5 #246
1964 Martin A
Ya know, I'm curious, but only mildly curious. Do you think you could give a time point for where in this cotton-pickin' hour-long video that is? Thanks.
But that's just my opinion. I could be wrong. - Dennis Miller
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The first one is at 5:05.
Last edited by fernmando; Sep-12-2021 at 10:52pm. Reason: Clarifying some information on the video.
OK, think I got it. This is indeed an ancient video, with no captions to help locate stuff.
Don Reno's section starts around 5:00, with the strangest rendition of "Duelling Banjos" I ever did hear (he's duelling with himself, playing call and response). The mandolinist takes a ride around 6:30, and there's a closeup of the instrument at 7:00.
That is an odd-looking mandolin. Sounds just fine, though.
But that's just my opinion. I could be wrong. - Dennis Miller
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I remember seeing them advertised. Thought they were neat then. Maybe because they were a higher end brand that seemed "more-than-an-A" while "less than an F". Something different to see. As a player these days, though, I am a dyed in the wool A-5 man.
Yeah, I'm pretty much all about the A's myself, oval holes, though. Did just find an F-4 after a long, long search - still got that oval hole sound I like - and it's been taking a while to grow on me, but it is ... slowly ...
This here is a bit different. Never seen that design before. Double points, yes. Double ... bumps? Nope.
But that's just my opinion. I could be wrong. - Dennis Miller
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The mandolinist is " Bill Reno ", Dons' son.
That thing may be fugly, but it sounds great (the mando, not Bill!)
There is one for sale in the classifieds at the moment...
https://www.mandolincafe.com/ads/176011#176011
NFI
Charley
A bunch of stuff with four strings
Kim once told me that he made approx. 200 F5s for Stelling. He carved every one by hand and never wanted to make another again; hence the production "K" model they developed for his own company. "K" was for Kim....
That is Dale Reno on mandolin. I had the privilege of playing that mandolin in 1979 when Don and his sons were playing up here in Michigan.
I think it was in or around Jackson, MI but it has been so long that I just don't recall. Out of all of the bluegrass legends, Don made himself
accessible to others and I got to play Dale's mandolin in a jam session with him and his Dad. Just the three of us. It was one of the highlights
of my life which I will not forget.
ManjoMan
I think you "misremember" that one.
There were 79 Stelling mandolins when I started making them after Kim had left.
The one in the video has walnut back, sides and neck. It was badly damaged and was around the shop for a long time before someone decided to repair it. I don't know where it is now.
John Hamlett
www.hamlettinstruments.com
Makes one wonder where they are. In 40 + years I have never seen one pop up in a jam, at a festival or anywhere else. Maybe some demented soul is sitting on a cache of early Stelling mandolins.
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