Lou's newsletters always contain some interesting commentary and great tunes. He's released some fine tunebooks too. Check them out at www.louismartinmusicbmi.com All ordering by US Mail only, nothing on-line.
I sure like my X braced Campanella Dué and I'm not too worried about it wearing out. It seems to like a good beating just as much as the Gilchrist. Tater, glad the Model 4 is back where it belongs. On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 8:15 AM, Mark Seale <[email protected]> wrote: > 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]. >> 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. > -- My CD of original tunes played on mandolin, mandola, and mandocello http://www.HillbillyChamberMusic.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Taterbugmando" group. 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