On Apr 27, 10:28 pm, "Bill M." <[email protected]> wrote: > > Tangent for mando fans - Lynn Dudenbostel used to post on the Kogswell > list. I don't think anyone else there knew who he was.
yeah, i used to get a kick out of that. and i found it very interesting that he made his way to kogswell and discovered that brand of bike geekery. i imagine that all the talk about theory and intangibles (bike handling, planing, design, materials, etc.) appealed to him. musicians and luthiers engage in the same kind of chatter. afterall, the end game is just sound, which is entirely subjective. but some sound is "better" when it comes to music. especially for certain kinds of music. and especially for certain musicians. so, just as some aspire to ride a bicycle that "planes" or exhibits certain characteristics, there are those that want a mandolin that sounds like a '23 lloyd loar gibson or has certain tonal characteristics. so you end with framebuilders such as Alex Singer, Richard Sachs, Weigle, etc.; and luthiers like Stephen Gilchrist, Mike Kemnitzer, Dudenbostel, etc. who are said to make some folks' intangible/ theoretical ideals a reality. of course, you could own a Singer camper, a Sachs cx bike, a Weigle randonneuse and a Hunqapillar for the price of one of Lynn's mandolins. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
