Re: New Quandry
*That's* a smart-ass remark? Surely you jest... Tater On Feb 7, 10:27 pm, Don Grieser adobeinthepi...@gmail.com wrote: Glad you got it back and it's fixed. My apologies for the smart ass remark. On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 1:31 PM, mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com wrote: Yessir. I was thinking what a mess I'd be in if I had a one piece back AND a crack. Tater On Feb 6, 10:42 pm, Don Grieser adobeinthepi...@gmail.com wrote: Glad I got a one piece back. g On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 9:35 PM, mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com wrote: I got the Gil back today after a week's worth of it being absent from Fremont Ave. After I finally got the Woodbutcher out of the park(many thanks to Paul Duff) and told him what was going on, his first comment was Congratulations, I see you've got one of my famous self- destructing mandolins. Don't send it back to me! He did say to take it to Hugh at Gruhn's and that he could take care of it. I reckon they must have put the mandolin in a bag with something moist and hung it up for a couple days to swell the crack shut. So today, Hugh told me that it took three tries before the glue would hold and that they were starting to consider using cleats on the seam. Egad. It does sound a little sleepy, but I think it will come around in a bit. Still plenty there. I will say though, I'm getting used to the way this F4 sounds and liking it a lot too. I think I'm gonna keep it near the 'dola where I can get at it easier. A closed case is a powerful deterrent. I got to play a Gil H5 while I was there. It's a big rascal at 17.5 scale length. That didn't seem to matter so much though. Somewhere along the way someone had tried to radius the fingerboard without taking out the frets. There is also a very nice D'Angelico two-point oval hole mandolin there, complete with lamp finial on the headstock tip. I don't think I've ever seen a D'Angelico mandolin, but this one is very good sounding and would be well worth owning. It does not sound like a Gibson or anything else I've heard. The sound is hard for me to describe, but I will say that it is silky and smooth sounding with plenty of mids and meaty treble. If I had the extra cash I think I'd own that thing for a while because it has definitely got a different voice than anything else I've heard. tater On Jan 27, 11:55 am, Mando Chef saltydogli...@gmail.com wrote: guess I should go make some haggis as the burns dinner approaches! thanks for the reminder! Anyone want some? Adam --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugmando@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to taterbugmando+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: New Quandry
Yessir. I was thinking what a mess I'd be in if I had a one piece back AND a crack. Tater On Feb 6, 10:42 pm, Don Grieser adobeinthepi...@gmail.com wrote: Glad I got a one piece back. g On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 9:35 PM, mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com wrote: I got the Gil back today after a week's worth of it being absent from Fremont Ave. After I finally got the Woodbutcher out of the park(many thanks to Paul Duff) and told him what was going on, his first comment was Congratulations, I see you've got one of my famous self- destructing mandolins. Don't send it back to me! He did say to take it to Hugh at Gruhn's and that he could take care of it. I reckon they must have put the mandolin in a bag with something moist and hung it up for a couple days to swell the crack shut. So today, Hugh told me that it took three tries before the glue would hold and that they were starting to consider using cleats on the seam. Egad. It does sound a little sleepy, but I think it will come around in a bit. Still plenty there. I will say though, I'm getting used to the way this F4 sounds and liking it a lot too. I think I'm gonna keep it near the 'dola where I can get at it easier. A closed case is a powerful deterrent. I got to play a Gil H5 while I was there. It's a big rascal at 17.5 scale length. That didn't seem to matter so much though. Somewhere along the way someone had tried to radius the fingerboard without taking out the frets. There is also a very nice D'Angelico two-point oval hole mandolin there, complete with lamp finial on the headstock tip. I don't think I've ever seen a D'Angelico mandolin, but this one is very good sounding and would be well worth owning. It does not sound like a Gibson or anything else I've heard. The sound is hard for me to describe, but I will say that it is silky and smooth sounding with plenty of mids and meaty treble. If I had the extra cash I think I'd own that thing for a while because it has definitely got a different voice than anything else I've heard. tater On Jan 27, 11:55 am, Mando Chef saltydogli...@gmail.com wrote: guess I should go make some haggis as the burns dinner approaches! thanks for the reminder! Anyone want some? Adam --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugmando@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to taterbugmando+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: New Quandry
I got the Gil back today after a week's worth of it being absent from Fremont Ave. After I finally got the Woodbutcher out of the park(many thanks to Paul Duff) and told him what was going on, his first comment was Congratulations, I see you've got one of my famous self- destructing mandolins. Don't send it back to me! He did say to take it to Hugh at Gruhn's and that he could take care of it. I reckon they must have hung the mandolin in a bag with something moist and hung it up for a couple days to swell the crack shut. So today, Hugh told me that it took three tries before the glue would hold and that they were starting to consider using cleats on the seam. Egad. It does sound a little sleepy, but I think it will come around in a bit. Still plenty there. I will say though, I'm getting used to the way this F4 sounds and liking it a lot too. I think I'm gonna keep it where I can get at it. I got to play a Gil H5 while I was there. It's a big rascal at 17.5 scale length. That didn't seem to matter so much though. Somewhere along the way someone had tried to radius the fingerboard without taking out the frets. There is also a very nice D'Angelico two-point oval hole mandolin there, complete with lamp finial on the headstock tip. I don't think I've ever seen a D'Angelico mandolin, but this one is very good sounding and would be well worth owning. It does not sound like a Gibson or anything else I've heard. The sound is hard for me to describe, but I will say that it is silky and smooth sounding with plenty of mids and meaty treble. If I had the extra cash I think I'd own that thing for a while because it has definitely got a different voice than anything else I've heard. tater On Jan 27, 11:55 am, Mando Chef saltydogli...@gmail.com wrote: guess I should go make some haggis as the burns dinner approaches! thanks for the reminder! Anyone want some? Adam --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugmando@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to taterbugmando+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: New Quandry
I got the Gil back today after a week's worth of it being absent from Fremont Ave. After I finally got the Woodbutcher out of the park(many thanks to Paul Duff) and told him what was going on, his first comment was Congratulations, I see you've got one of my famous self- destructing mandolins. Don't send it back to me! He did say to take it to Hugh at Gruhn's and that he could take care of it. I reckon they must have put the mandolin in a bag with something moist and hung it up for a couple days to swell the crack shut. So today, Hugh told me that it took three tries before the glue would hold and that they were starting to consider using cleats on the seam. Egad. It does sound a little sleepy, but I think it will come around in a bit. Still plenty there. I will say though, I'm getting used to the way this F4 sounds and liking it a lot too. I think I'm gonna keep it near the 'dola where I can get at it easier. A closed case is a powerful deterrent. I got to play a Gil H5 while I was there. It's a big rascal at 17.5 scale length. That didn't seem to matter so much though. Somewhere along the way someone had tried to radius the fingerboard without taking out the frets. There is also a very nice D'Angelico two-point oval hole mandolin there, complete with lamp finial on the headstock tip. I don't think I've ever seen a D'Angelico mandolin, but this one is very good sounding and would be well worth owning. It does not sound like a Gibson or anything else I've heard. The sound is hard for me to describe, but I will say that it is silky and smooth sounding with plenty of mids and meaty treble. If I had the extra cash I think I'd own that thing for a while because it has definitely got a different voice than anything else I've heard. tater On Jan 27, 11:55 am, Mando Chef saltydogli...@gmail.com wrote: guess I should go make some haggis as the burns dinner approaches! thanks for the reminder! Anyone want some? Adam --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugmando@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to taterbugmando+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: New Quandry
guess I should go make some haggis as the burns dinner approaches! thanks for the reminder! Anyone want some? Adam --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugmando@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to taterbugmando+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
New Quandry
Well, now the back seam on my Gil is open nearly halfway from the button to the heel. Starting to dry out at the heel. Reckon I'll have to get one of them green snake humidifiers to put in my case, once I get it fixed, that is. I called Gilchrist repeatedly the day before yesterday but got no answer. So, I called Paul Duff trying to find out if there was some kind of national kangaroo day going on that I didn't know about. Paul said he'd call Steve. I got a call back from Paul after a bit saying he'd found Steve and that he was doing what any good Scottish lad should do; he was in a park in Melbourne listening to Robert Burns poetry being read. Got a call later from Steve saying he couldn't take my call on his cell phone because he was in the park listening to Robbie Burns poems being read accompanied by musical score and scenic views. Reckon me and the F4 are going to become best buddies. Better look in the case... Tater --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugmando@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to taterbugmando+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: New Quandry
That pretty well freaks me out, Mike. I keep my mandolin hanging on one of those wall-mount jobs. I hate to put it in the case since I take it down every day. I try to keep a humidifier running in the room during winter when the gas heat has a tendency to dry everything out. It usually stays around 40%, which I understand is about right...right? It's something that occurs to me with passing dread every so often. On the plus side, if you have to make friends, that F-4 is a good 'un to do it with. I heard you play it in Asheville and it just boomed. -- Original message from mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com: -- Well, now the back seam on my Gil is open nearly halfway from the button to the heel. Starting to dry out at the heel. Reckon I'll have to get one of them green snake humidifiers to put in my case, once I get it fixed, that is. I called Gilchrist repeatedly the day before yesterday but got no answer. So, I called Paul Duff trying to find out if there was some kind of national kangaroo day going on that I didn't know about. Paul said he'd call Steve. I got a call back from Paul after a bit saying he'd found Steve and that he was doing what any good Scottish lad should do; he was in a park in Melbourne listening to Robert Burns poetry being read. Got a call later from Steve saying he couldn't take my call on his cell phone because he was in the park listening to "Robbie" Burns poems being read accompanied by musical score and "scenic views". Reckon me and the F4 are going to become best buddies. Better look in the case... Tater --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Taterbugmando" group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugmando@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to taterbugmando+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: New Quandry
OUCH! running to fill up my humidifiers right now BTW these are a little less messy then the dreadful green snake me thinks http://store.daddario.com/category/146529/Instrument_Humidifiers --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugmando@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to taterbugmando+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: New Quandry
Out here in NM, I'm lucky to keep them above 30% in the case with constant humdifiying. I've switched to little plastic tubs with a sponge soaking wet in them and a bunch of holes drilled in the top (cost me a couple bucks each total). I've got to refill them every few days. Fits under the headstock in most cases. I know it's not inside the mando like the green snake, but it seems to be working. If your mandolin's gone flat every time you take it out of the case, it's drying out and needs a drink. On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 12:20 PM, 14strings perrypale...@gmail.com wrote: OUCH! running to fill up my humidifiers right now BTW these are a little less messy then the dreadful green snake me thinks http://store.daddario.com/category/146529/Instrument_Humidifiers --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugmando@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to taterbugmando+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
