Re: Amatus and WB--another one

>
> My brother does have custody of an early 20th century Gibson "A" style
> mandolin. I tried briefly to play it maybe 30 years ago.

An old "bowl" shaped mandolin would be fun to learn how to play. Lots of
old folk tunes from the _Old-Country_ sound good on that instrument. I
check eBay from time to time, but most of the vintage mandolins have
separated seams on the back, cracked necks, messed up peg-boxes, etc. I
would hate to invest in a risky eBay purchase, then spend hundreds on a
luthier to put it right.

A mandolin tunes the same as my "precious". So, it would easier to jump
over to than a guitar. Might be a good project for next summer. Right now,
my music teacher is trying to make sure I don't get any free time. If I
tell her an etude she had me practice was _easy_, I have to perform that
piece perfectly for her, and then get 2-3x more assignments to learn for the
next time.

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Amatus

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"Mark & Steven Bornfeld" <bornfeldmung@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> somebody wrote:
>
>> Do any of you play eukalali (sp) ?
>> I mean the instrument that Tiny Tim played..
>> Do any of you play that instrument?
>>
>
> No. My brother does have custody of an early 20th century Gibson "A"
> style mandolin. I tried briefly to play it maybe 30 years ago. Also
> briefly tried tenor banjo, but as I wasn't in any barbershop quartets I
> gave it up.
> Ukelele in the hands of someone like Shimabukuro is a real instrument,
> though how common this kind of virtuoso solo playing is (not merely as
> strummed vocal accompaniment) I don't know.
>
> Steve
>
> --
> Mark & Steven Bornfeld DDS
> http://www.dentaltwins.com
> Brooklyn, NY
> 718-258-5001


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