If an X-braced Gil is unsellable I can't imagine what it would take to actually sell my X-braced Master Model! I think you have it right, the tone bar braced instruments are mid-range monsters and attack the back of a room like nothing else, particularly Steve's instruments, the X-braced instruments tend to have a little more bass/treble response. But, he'll also tell you that the wood used top and back have more effect on the sound than the bracing pattern.
M On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 9:00 AM, 14strings <[email protected]> wrote: > 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]<taterbugmando%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en. > > -- 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.
