Sorry.....for being too cryptic and being a little facetious. Lou often writes from an authoritative perspective complete with painstaking detail and footnotes. Guess I felt the need to set the record straight. I suppose I should have come right out and said it was a Greg Brown tune. Greg Brown is a favorite of mine and writes some great tunes. When I first heard his tunes "If I Had Known" and "Laughing River" I must have spun them a hundred times. Would have worn them out if they were on vinyl.
Regarding x braced here's what Lou states: "the tone might become 'too wide or 'too tubby' with prolonged use. Also there was a preceived lack of subtlety and nuance in such instruments" "today such cross braced instruments are rarely purchased new, and many people are cautious about even buying a new one." I actually spoke to Mr. Martin when I ordered my 2004 Gilchrist Model 5 cross braced. To be fair I can't recall the conversation verbatim but I don't recall him telling me to stay away from x-braced. He did convince me a one piece back was really important so I ordered mine with that. It sure does look purty not sure it influences the tone though? Interestingly I always thought that tone bar mandolins were generally considered to be more in your face mid-range wise and x-braced maybe had a little more subtlety and nuance; quite the opposite of what is stated above. I suppose though a luthier could build either to sound like the other. Back then I think the general consensus was that x-braced were thought to be a little more versatile if you were going to be playing music other then bluegrass. Not that it all really matters because I really love my Gil and wouldn't have it if not for Tater's influence so thank you! I thought I would mention all this here because of Tater related content. Interestingly the Mike Compton bio is a reprint written from a 1988 perspective. Lou's newsletter is a fun read and almost always includes Bill Monroe content. Another interesting tidbit: Lou cites the "Tanyards" from "Grounded, Centered, Focused" as having "one of the greatest endings in the history of bluegrass" It's a fantastic album for sure. Congrats on the return of the F4, I didn't know it went away? On Jun 6, 9:20 pm, mistertaterbug <[email protected]> wrote: > Strang, > The song "The Train Carrying Jimmie Rodgers Home" was written by Greg > Brown and has nothing to do with me whatsoever. It *is* however, a > damned well-written song. And what exactly is it about an X-braced > Gilchrist F5, according to Lou Martin/Harry Gilmore, that makes it > unsellable? If I had the money, I'd buy it off you in a New Yawk > second. Oh, by the way, I GOT MY F4 BACK! Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!! > > Taterjoy > > On Jun 5, 1:04 pm, 14strings <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I learned some things this month: > > > That the tune "The Train Carryin' Jimmie Rodger's Home" was inspired > > by Tater's stories of home. > > I also learned that my x-braced Gilchrist may be unsaleable ;) > > > Lou's newsletter has a nice little bit about Tater in this month's > > issue as well as some "Paddy" commentary and sheet music. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Taterbugmando" 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/taterbugmando?hl=en.
