Wintergrass 2013!

[doc holiday]

Work is done for the week and I'm Bellevue bound.

See y'all there!

Sippin' coffee @ Cafe Zingaro, Bellevue after the morning traffic rush. Fiat 500 rental rarin' to go

[zeke]

And I believe my guitar playing road mate will be grabbing some single malt upon departing SEA-TAC! See you all soon!

[Spruce]

Just hit town...
Gawd, I want to live here!
(Not)...

[mandopete]

Hands down my favorite instrument of the entire festival. Here's an octave mandolin built by Austin Clark. He built it for Joe Craven and it was on display at his booth awaiting it's new owner. I probably put an extra hour into it's break-in period

[Mandobart]

Another great Wintergrass. Highlight for me? Octave mando tasting with Darol Anger and Sarah Jarosz.

[chip]

Yep, another great Wintergrass. Highlights for me was playing Glasswebs loar, nice dude. Tried to trade him a bunch of stuff about six months ago for it but that didn't work, the Kenny Smith/Grisman tone poems, 4 hour intensive with John Moore and seeing California. What a great weekend as usual.

[Glassweb]

Yep, another great Wintergrass. Highlights for me was playing Glasswebs loar, nice dude. Tried to trade him a bunch of stuff about six months ago for it but that didn't work, the Kenny Smith/Grisman tone poems, 4 hour intensive with John Moore and seeing California. What a great weekend as usual.

Well Chip, maybe if you had included some tires with that Range Rover... (;o)

Yes, Wintergrass is an exceptional event... got to see many old friends and make some new ones... just a great, great party for anyone into acoustic music and instruments... and people!

[chip]

Ok...I'll throw in the tires and a car wash.....

[Spruce]

A few pics...
Fletcher Brock takes a Gilchrist F4 for a spin...



Andrew Mowry checks out one of Austin Clark's F5s...



Andrew's 'dola...
One of my favs of the show...
Red Spruce over Red Maple...



New tailpieces install at the Clark booth...



A few shots of Sam Albright's Douglas Fir topped mando:

[mandopete]

Here's a shot of David Grisman's mandolin aresnal from the Tone Poems live performance. I suspect there will many more "good" photo's from this event in a future publication of the FretBoard Jounal since they were one of the sponsors of the event.

[Pete Martin]

Glassweb's Loar is mighty impressive. Someone should buy it, it is top shelf!

[Pete Braccio]

Sam Albright's mandos were all fantastic players. He had five there, with the four brand new ones each having a different top wood. I'm pretty sure that that Douglas Fir topped one pictured above was my favorite of the bunch.

Pete

[mrmando]

Here's a shot of David Grisman's mandolin aresnal from the Tone Poems live performance. I suspect there will many more "good" photo's from this event in a future publication of the FretBoard Jounal since they were one of the sponsors of the event.

Let's see. On the left, 3-pt Gibson F4, Vega cylinderback, L&H Bernado de Pace signature model. Then Loar, Lil' Pup, Epiphone Strand, SS Stewart Snow Queen, and are the two on the right both D'Angelicos?

(I wasn't there, which is why I have to guess.)

[MONami]

I too was pleased and surprised that the Albrights were so nice. Good looking as well.

Sam Albright's mandos were all fantastic players. He had five there, with the four brand new ones each having a different top wood. I'm pretty sure that that Douglas Fir topped one pictured above was my favorite of the bunch.
Pete

[MONami]

Last year, I played and liked Austin Clark's mandolins, but it was after enjoying his larger bodied instruments--guitars, octave mandos--that I realized just how good Austin was. I ordered a mando, which I have enjoyed for several months since arrival.

Hands down my favorite instrument of the entire festival. Here's an octave mandolin built by Austin Clark. He built it for Joe Craven and it was on display at his booth awaiting it's new owner.

[swinginmandolins]

A video Ken Cartwright recorded with permission of the Tone Poems Session.

[Glassweb]

Thanks for posting this session!

[swinginmandolins]

Thanks to Ken for taping it!!

[mandomedic]

Thanks for getting that posted here Terry.

[swinginmandolins]

No problem Ken! Thanks again for recording this. If I could have gone for one reason that session would be it!

[mandopete]

Well, speaking of the aforementioned Mr. Cartwright, here's a picture of him and buddy who were both sporting really nice Ellis A-5's. I believe the mandos were both built about the same time. They sounded pretty good too!

[mandomedic]

That's my friend Mark Rausch from Silverton OR. Both of our Ellis mandolins were made in 2009. Mine is #150 and Mark's is #162 I think... Played so much mandolin, guitar and bass that my fingers are sore.... but happy.

Well, speaking of the aforementioned Mr. Cartwright, here's a picture of him and buddy who were both sporting really nice Ellis A-5's. I believe the mandos were both built about the same time. They sounded pretty good too!

[Sam Albright]

Whoa... thanks for the feedback. I think I'll have to pull some more old fir down off the rack. Nice to see everyone. Made it back over the pass and it's snowing again. I'm ready for spring.