If you DIDN'T win the MT, what was your actual entry?

[terzinator]

I know we had the earlier news thread where everyone was offering up their ideas, but now that the contest is over, I'd love to see the other creative names you actually submitted.

Mine was Copper Belle.

Yeah, not funny enough, but I thought it would look nice on the truss-rod cover.

(Or maybe Scott will post the actual list, in which case this thread could be round-filed.)

[Tommcgtx]

My entry was "La Batea" which is Spanish for "gold-pan" as used for prospecting. I just thought one might find some musical gold prospecting with it.

[Killian King]

Klassischen Session

German translation of Classical.

My thought process was

Bach=German Classical Music
Mandolins are played at sessions

And phonetically it sounds like "Class is in session" which it truly is when you listen to Thile's CD.

I listened to it again last night and it really is incredible.

If the MT2 had been a black top, my name was going to be "Barnabus Collings"

[Eliot Greenspan]

Bachanthilea (Combo of Bach/Bacchanal/Thile), thought I had it in the bag....

[Bertram Henze]

Klassischen Session

For the record, correct German would have been "Klassische Session".

[stevedenver]

Highland Sunset-guess it sounded more like a whisky!

[Dan Krhla]

Paul Bunyan because he had a helluva CHOP!

[bratsche]

Mine was "Suite Partita Pie" - I just naturally analogized that sunburst instrument with a well-baked musical pastry, with the tones and aroma tantalizingly wafting from it, and it made me hungry...

bratsche

[Killian King]

I used Google German.

I would think that contributed to my loss, but after seeing the winning entries I can tell that I was not in synch with the judges, At all!

[Killian King]

Bachanthilea (Combo of Bach/Bacchanal/Thile), thought I had it in the bag....

I like it. Kind of what I experience when hearing the uptempo selections from the disc.

[Jim Bevan]

Annie Maggs

I posited that this would be Anna Magdalena's stage name if she sang and played bluegrass.
(I was on tour in Leipzig when I came up with the idea.)

[MSGrady20]

I put down "Stella Magnifico" in honor to my magificient cat Stella.

[Canoedad]

"Stumpwood" Cuz I was stumped for a better name ...

[Tom Coletti]

The instructions said to Name the Collings Mandolin and Win It, so I phonetically followed the instructions and went with "Anne Dwennett."

...not my best day.

--Tom

[Caleb]

"Viator"

Latin for 'wayfarer, traveler.' I thought it was cool. Apparently I was the only one.

[fatt-dad]

"Banka Mundi" the goddess to protect against the wild beast. Who doesn't need protection from wild beasts?

f-d

[jambalaya]

mine was "the amazing, present praising, titty topping tonebox"
i guess i can't post the reason. it was edited in the other thread. i didn't think it was inappropriate, but that's me. i still like my name though. everyone has nipples after all and belly buttons.

[samlyman]

My entry was Mighty Thunderous (working off the MT theme and the fact that my 2004 MT2 is indeed mighty thunderous). See the back of this beauty in my little Avatar pic.

Sam

[Howie]

The All American

[Patrick Sylvest]

This MT2 Mandolin would most appropriately be named Anna Magdalena, for the second wife of Johann Sebastian Bach. Her work as a copyist of her husband's copositions is well documented and as such, she is credited, at least in part, for its preservation through the ages.

Anna Magdalena was a singer, possessing a fine soprano voice, much like this fine Collings Mandolin. It is said that Johann was first attracted to her voice, as Mandolin aficionados like ourselves are attracted to the voices of these fine instruments.

Johann married Anna Magdalena when she was 20 years of age, continuing the theme of ‘2’. She gave him thirteen children, in addition to his seven from his first marriage, for a total of 20. Many of these did not survive childhood, as was common in this time. She was known to be affectionate and caring of Bach’s children, as this new owner would be of this beautiful Collings MT2.

This would be my second Collings mandolin, the first being an MT, the second, this fine
Anna Magdalena, MT2. I’ve mourned the loss of that MT (due to lack of funds) like Bach mourned the loss of his first wife! How blessed would I be to find such a worthy replacement as J.S. Bach found in his dear Anna Magdalena?

Indeed, Anna Magdalena even hints at the name of the instrument, Mandolin.

Therefore, Let us honor her memory and commemorate Chris' virtuosity by bestowing her fair name upon this, the finest of instruments!


This was what I had before I realized I had to whittle it down to 250 characters.

I have to say, I really enjoyed the challenge and anticipation. Congrats to the winners!

[lorrainehornig]

Dream Catcher...because the so many of my dreams are wrapped up in my mandolin. (It sounds corny, but it's true.)

[bookmn]

The Sunset Limited - The colors of the spruce top evoke the lands connected by this revered train line. This mandolin is a journey linking wood and soul...

[Dave Hicks]

Flutterby - for the butterfly-like shapes on the album cover and the fine flutter of a tremolo.

D.H.

[Scott Rucker]

Strong Emergence - I didn't save my explanation, which was some argle bargle about creating an ordered system in which the total is more than the sum of the component parts.

[Eric C.]

Sweet Ann Marie, because she's my hearts delight.