I'll give you $100 cash for that x-brace Gil... today! lol
On Jun 8, 12:02 pm, Don <[email protected]> wrote: > Lou's newsletters always contain some interesting commentary and great > tunes. He's released some fine tunebooks too. Check them out > atwww.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 > mandocellohttp://www.HillbillyChamberMusic.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Taterbugmando" group. 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