| Mandolin
Collection |
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Gibson
A-1
1912 Oval hole Gibson A-1 with original parts;
she may not be pretty, but she's got a sweet
sound. |
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Victorian
Early 20th century mandolin with lithograph
of lady on the instrument's back. |
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Mandolinetto
Turn of the century Lyon & Healy mandolinetto;
a bit smaller than a regular mandolin. |
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Harmony
Late 1950s “Batwing” acoustic/electric:
great for Blues. |
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Ryder
2004 Steve Ryder 4-string electric with gold
hardware, dual pick-ups. |
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Mandobird
2004 Epiphone 4-string electric with Bartolini
pick-up: a rocker. |
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Rickenbacker
2005 electric mandolin with that distinctive
60s Rock sound. |
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Godin
2004 hollow-bodied electric mandolin with equally
clean acoustic and electric sound. |
Tenor
Guitar/Bass |
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Martin
Tenor
Late 1950s 017-T tuned GDAE; has that warm Martin
sound. |
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Gibson
Tenor
1928 Gibson TG-0 tuned CGDA; dry sound, bluesy.
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Vega
Tenor
1930s Vega archtop tuned DGBE; a gift from Mike
Bolenbach. |
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Ernest
tenor
2005 Joel Eckhaus, gold hardware, 5-way pick-up,
tuned GDAE. |
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Fender
bass
2005 BG-32 short scale acoustic/electric; small
but versatile. |
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Beatles
bass
Jay Turser, short scale acoustic/electric; this
is a fine Hofner copy. |
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Rickenbacker
bass
Late 1970s 4001 Mapleglow with Bartolini pick-up. |
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Knothole
bass
2006 Birdsong Cortobass, short scale: unique
look and fantastic sound. |
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Other
Strings |
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Old
Wave mandola
2002 Bill Bussman: wonderful finish and big
sound. |
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Electric
mandola
2004 Yanuziello, which can Rock or sound jazzy.
|
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Martin
bari uke
Late 1950s baritone with that old sweet Martin
sound. |
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Gibson
bari uke
Early 1960s baritone with a bright sound. |
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German
lute
Late 1940s marching lute, which can be tuned
numerous ways; from Mike's dad's collection. |
|
Martin
guitar
Early 1950s 000 guitar which belonged to Herb
Shellans; it is a treasure of its era. |
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Octave
mandolin
1990s Flatiron: “pancake” top, resonant
and deep. |
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Bouzouki
2004 Richard Sutherland acoustic/electric with
huge sound; won by Mike in a $40 raffle. A finish
so pretty, it glows. |
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Banjo
1890s Pohlman "A" banjo tuned down to G; this
is from Mike's dad's collection of instruments. |
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