That is soooooooo cool!
That is soooooooo cool!
Charley
A bunch of stuff with four strings
Mandolins: Northfield 5-Bar Artist Model "Old Dog", J Bovier F5 Special, Gibson A-00 (1940)
Fiddles: 1920s Strad copy, 1930s Strad copy, Liu Xi T20, Liu Xi T19+ Dark.
Guitars: Taylor 514c (1995), Gibson Southern Jumbo (1940s), Gibson L-48 (1940s), Les Paul Custom (1978), Fender Strat (Black/RWFB) (1984), Fender Strat (Candy Apple Red/MFB) (1985).
Sitars: Hiren Roy KP (1980s), Naskar (1970s), Naskar (1960s).
Misc: 8 Course Lute (L.K.Brown)
This thread is just pure fun. Thanks to all who dug up this pictures. What a hoot.
Emando.com: More than you wanted to know about electric mandolins.
Notorious: My Celtic CD--listen & buy!
Lyon & Healy • Wood • Thormahlen • Andersen • Bacorn • Yanuziello • Fender • National • Gibson • Franke • Fuchs • Aceto • Three Hungry Pit Bulls
Emando.com: More than you wanted to know about electric mandolins.
Notorious: My Celtic CD--listen & buy!
Lyon & Healy • Wood • Thormahlen • Andersen • Bacorn • Yanuziello • Fender • National • Gibson • Franke • Fuchs • Aceto • Three Hungry Pit Bulls
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
'Saw this is on craigslist...
I love this thread, here's one spotted on fb marketplace.
Old Hometown, Cabin Fever String Band
Silverangel scrolls are a huge turnoff for me.
That's not why you buy 'em... there are plenty of cheap instruments out there with traditional-looking scrolls, but which don't deliver as an inspiring musical tool. I believe our job as luthiers is, first and foremost, to make useful (and ideally inspiring) musical tools. Appearance should be pretty far down on the list of priorities.
I use David Pye's Requirements of Good Design when teaching my students (with some modifications for modern readability by me):
1. It must be useful for the intended purpose
2. There must be some system of proportions which help the user understand the system (frets, bridge intonation, etc)
3. The system must be durable enough to support the intended use (i.e. playable for decades if not generations)
4. The user must be able to obtain it (i.e. a one-off sculpture or donation isn't as valuable as a low-cost alternative which might impact thousands of people)
5. The user must be able to afford the solution
6. The appearance must be acceptable
Obviously, as the price in #5 increases, the requirement for appearance in #6 increases.
I wonder where they get the plans for some of these????
Bernie
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Due to current budgetary restrictions the light at the end of the tunnel has been turned off -- sorry about the inconvenience.
I love this thread. Here's a current one from Ebay:
Old Hometown, Cabin Fever String Band
Jim, thank you for resurrecting this epic thread. I went back to the beginning and chuckled my way through three cups of coffee.
Sue
Yes and it was started Hans Brentrup, scroll depreciator and builder of fine mandolins and guitars. Sadly he had to stop building due to health issues. I feel very lucky to own and play one of his scroll-less models.
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
Blueberry "mandolin" on ebay...
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Blueberry-N...Cclp%3A2334524
Charley
A bunch of stuff with four strings
That's really.... .....flowery.
Sue, when I look up synonyms for "flowery" I am not finding "UGLY".
Charley
A bunch of stuff with four strings
Did you see the other one, same maker, with the devil on it? Perfect for those who have gone down to the crossroads...
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Blueberry-N...4AAOSwLndf29L0
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
I've got a Gibson F9 with an awful looking scroll, the mandolin itself sounds fabulous.
Dave H
Eastman 615 mandola
2011 Weber Bitteroot A5
2012 Weber Bitteroot F5
Eastman MD 915V
Gibson F9
2016 Capek ' Bob ' standard scale tenor banjo
Ibanez Artist 5 string
2001 Paul Shippey oval hole
I'll have to look into that Ray.
Dave H
Eastman 615 mandola
2011 Weber Bitteroot A5
2012 Weber Bitteroot F5
Eastman MD 915V
Gibson F9
2016 Capek ' Bob ' standard scale tenor banjo
Ibanez Artist 5 string
2001 Paul Shippey oval hole
That blueberry is more of a dingleberry, amirite?
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