I saw your name on this thread, and I had a sneaking suspicion that you were going to post a picture of the pianny I'm still green with envy....cowtime wrote: I've got a mandolin and guitar round here, but this my only stringed instrument that gets constant play time
Photo of your string instrument
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izzarina wrote:I had a sneaking suspicion
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I do have a herd of plectrum axes..... photos of them could be seen at: http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/member.php?u=2536
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i'm going to show you mine as well.
http://mahagaine.com/banjo/
the website was made as sort of a presentation when I thought that I want to sell it.
then I've decided that I love it too much
http://mahagaine.com/banjo/
the website was made as sort of a presentation when I thought that I want to sell it.
then I've decided that I love it too much
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Wow, that's a nice one. I like the ornamentation, very tasteful - it is not as overdone as on many other banjos I saw so far. Good that you kept it!
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This is my bowed psaltery. She was built by Eric Meier of Phantasy Psalteries. His work is fantastic and my psaltery has a beautiful sound. I am addicted.
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The chair (a rocker) came from an antique store on Howard St. in Baltimore. (The fiddle, incidentally, from Holzapfel's Violin shop--no longer extant--on Fayette St. in Baltimore) As I recall, re the chair--Jeff had to have its little arts&crafts self. It was in not-so-good condition, and took some gluing and clamping to be the solid rocker it is today.cowtime wrote:You aren"t the only one admiring that quarter-sawn oak A&C chair.Caj wrote:A bit off topic, but that's also a really nice chair.
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Hey Trout!ISU Trout Bum wrote:Ketida - your 'cittern/mando mix' is SSSSIIIICCCKKK!!!! Wow, that is a beautiful instrument!
Best,
Trout
Thanks for the compliment, love my mandos! That one, in particular, is my baby; you should hear the resonance, unbelievable!
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Joe Foley mandolin #268
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That's real pretty. Looks like it was inspired by the Portuguese guitar and mandolin. It has the same round body and a similar head ornament.rh wrote:Joe Foley mandolin #268
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I'm mystified. How come the dowel (on this banjo its square, not round) made of bird's eye maple, but the neck is unfigured (albeit nicely quarter-sawn) maple? I assume that the dowel must be mortised into the base of the neck under the fretboard.
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Not mine.
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I can't imagine the resonance on that thing being sublime.
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Beautiful mando!rh wrote:Joe Foley mandolin #268
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http://northwaystringedinstruments.blogspot.com/
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