totonka Posted February 13, 2013 Posted February 13, 2013 Since I sound like a monkey effing a football with this mandolin, Tuesday night is Bluegrass night and I thought I'd bring the H-5 Mandolin down to my buddy Brad to give it a good run through. Now, I didn't have a strap for it, and it still has the old strings on it from when I bought it. I thought it had a great tone to it. The other fellas did too and really liked the look of it.
schundog Posted February 13, 2013 Posted February 13, 2013 Man, that's the coolest thing I've seen in a long time. The way your buddy knows his way around that mando is amazing. Best of luck to you as you take on learning this new-to-you instrument. And, hey, could you PLEASE try to save up to buy a COLOR video camera?! GEEZ, Victor, technology has come a long way, dude...
totonka Posted February 13, 2013 Author Posted February 13, 2013 Man, that's the coolest thing I've seen in a long time. The way your buddy knows his way around that mando is amazing. Best of luck to you as you take on learning this new-to-you instrument. And, hey, could you PLEASE try to save up to buy a COLOR video camera?! GEEZ, Victor, technology has come a long way, dude... That place is bathed in a cheezy red "jazz lounge" light. I don't know the people who run the place well enough to rip the red gel filters off the light.....but I want to. So, B&W it is.
schundog Posted February 13, 2013 Posted February 13, 2013 That place is bathed in a cheezy red "jazz lounge" light. I don't know the people who run the place well enough to rip the red gel filters off the light.....but I want to. So, B&W it is. You KNOW I'm just razzing you; B&W looks great!
Gillnetter Posted February 13, 2013 Posted February 13, 2013 Really good. I like the mandolin players style.
pegleg32 Posted February 13, 2013 Posted February 13, 2013 Those guys are no amatuers. They could perform anywhere. The mando sounds great.
bolero Posted February 14, 2013 Posted February 14, 2013 wow that was **AWESOME** loved the way they moved around the mic, oldschool!! haha great stuff I'm a closet bluegrass fan
High Flying Bird Posted February 14, 2013 Posted February 14, 2013 Those guys were good! How can you pick up that mandolin after seeing that guy play?
StephenK Posted February 14, 2013 Posted February 14, 2013 That was Great! Sippin' me some Moonshine.
FredZepp Posted February 14, 2013 Posted February 14, 2013 It's great seeing the H-5 in action ! .... a couple of kindred headstocks from Kalamazoo.....
schundog Posted February 14, 2013 Posted February 14, 2013 Alright! Thanks Fred, I was hoping to see a pic of those two headstocks together!
totonka Posted February 14, 2013 Author Posted February 14, 2013 Those guys were good! How can you pick up that mandolin after seeing that guy play? Watching and listening to them play is pretty amazing. Watching and Listening to me play is torture.
totonka Posted February 14, 2013 Author Posted February 14, 2013 By way of comparison, this is Brad playing his "regular" mandolin. It is a Kimble mandolin, which are made in Cincinnati, Ohio. His has a great sound as well.
StephenK Posted February 14, 2013 Posted February 14, 2013 Totonka, thought you might find this interesting. I spent a couple hours last summer speaking with Aaron Cowles. He produced all 98 of the Heritage Mandolins'. If I remember correctly 24 where H-5's. The most interesting is that they are all made from 100% of parts left over from Gibson, when they ran out, so did that model. He has all the patterns and notes at his shop. Very interesting. If you come to PSP this summer you should plan and meeting him. Regards, Stephen
schundog Posted February 15, 2013 Posted February 15, 2013 By way of comparison, this is Brad playing his "regular" mandolin. It is a Kimble mandolin, which are made in Cincinnati, Ohio. His has a great sound as well. I keep telling myself that this style is "not my thing," but I can't help but appreciate the musicianship of these guys, and could listen to them for a long, long, time! Thanks for the clips, Victor!
totonka Posted February 15, 2013 Author Posted February 15, 2013 I keep telling myself that this style is "not my thing," but I can't help but appreciate the musicianship of these guys, and could listen to them for a long, long, time! Thanks for the clips, Victor! I never listened to Bluegrass before I walked into a restaurant one night and saw these guys playing. They blew me away and now I'm a big fan of the genre. It really speaks to rural roots, American culture, hootenannies and having a good time. Thanks.
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