The best one to come out of the Gibson shop is (just my opinion) the Artist signed by Bruce Weber. No bass bar here, just like a guitar it has X bracing. Mine was made in 1996 and is a F5 - A. I bought it from Mandolin Brothers, sight unseen and had it shipped over to the Uk at a cost of 2,420.00 dollars. At the time these superb instruments were better sounding instruments than Gibson. Then of course, Gibson moved and the Flatiron staff stayed and Weber mandolins were born. Funny. old world. Love your program. Keep them coming.
you play pretty well even with the arthritis. And that mandolin really does punch out some sound now. Funny about the backwards saddle. Always enjoy your videos and i can see why you have repeat business.
I had an incredible Ibanez 27 fret mando flipped the bridge and every time you hit frets 5 or 7,and octave harmonic sounded,like two players!could not afford to keep as my main is piedmont 12 string,now have a hand carved " The Loar" best mando I've ever owned in at least a dozen over the years including a steel mando and a 1904 Gibson F 3 point!Chris Young @ Barbara Salisbury 225vids@ RUclips.com.
Well done Jerry. I'm not a mando expert by any stretch but on a guitar a deep nut slot could cause you some problems with that string not ringing out as loudly. Course it wouldn't make any difference once it was fretted only when played open.
Thanks Dane agreed that could cause a problem. Not the case here. My $.02 worth on deep slots. Its not just the fact they are deep that causes dead/muting/buzzing. It's the angle at which they are cut and very often the width they are cut that actually causes the problem. I see hundreds year in and out that are cut deep that cause no issue whatsoever which is why I say its not "just" the depth. Thanks for watching my friend.
I heard a tip for the hands before you start to play. the tip came from Dr. John Knowles. he often said to freely shake your hands to loosen them up. you only have to do it for a minute or so. I found it works and not for just playing instruments.
I would love to have one of your custom mandolins and be talented enough to play it! I find myself playing the guitar mostly and hardly ever seem to pick up my 2 mandolins that I already have. I will tell you that I once owned a $6000 Weber that was not even in the league with your custom mandolins!
you need to take a page from ElderlyIron and have some "out-takes". The one's with the miss-worded, are the best. A little humor goes a long way for entertainment value. - I never will be as skilled as you - but being a "craftsman" we share skills too. Glad you enjoy your work. :)
Talisman1957 Thanks for the note and idea. It has crossed my mind to do that. But, for the most part I don't seem to have any. I use most of the footage as it is. The bits I don't use are just long boring parts like sanding. Oh well, I'm just a bore I guess. Will see what I can do.
Wow, just out of curiosity I checked prices on Reverb for Flatiron Festivals and they were going for a lot less than I'd expect for an F model Flatiron. Weird. Edit: Mystery solved; made in China.
Bass is fairly easy, but for my money, mandolin is the one that is both easy, and can teach you the most about understanding music. Check out my DVD set on learning the mandolin. I have a video on it and it is available on my website. www.rosastrinworks.com. Thanks for watching.
Still reading these, I hope. Your video--skilled craftsman at work--is valuable, incl. side comments. But you cause many questions when fixing up a good instrument. What about clearances betw. strings and nut? I cut grooves down but had to guesstimate (used a feeler gauge but still guesswork) so the strings could be depressed tolerably easily (inexpensive beginners' mando). Re. brands: I like the sound of mandolin and might move up as I did with trumpets--chose pick o' the litter from the custom shop--and I'd like to know some quality brands, models, and approx. values, new and used (almost certainly used); and how about general range of shop prices for setups, tuneups, minor and big? This this was a good peek in the door; and we don't need virtuoso playing by a skilled craftsman. Worry not!
The only way the nut would help it is when you're playing an open string. When you are noting the string, the nut has nothing to do with the sound. In fact I rarely replace a nut unless the action is just too low at the first fret. The nut has very little to do with your sound. Obviously a bone nut is better than a plastic nut but you really would have to be a dog to hear the difference. At least that's my opinion. And I'm sticking to it. LOL
Need a sound level meter? 8-)) Seriously, a large sound dynamic range is not only hard to capture, but hard on listeners without some compression or "companding" (lessening the sound's dynamic range). In any case, you need an external mic that won't overload for some demos. This ain't the first time! The problem bears some thinkin' on. 8-)
Thanks for watching Bob. It's ts fairly complicated and time consuming as it is. All it takes is money and more time. Unfortunately I don't have much of either.
Good job Jerry, it sounds pretty good Now.
The best one to come out of the Gibson shop is (just my opinion) the Artist signed by Bruce Weber. No bass bar here, just like a guitar it has X bracing. Mine was made in 1996 and is a F5 - A. I bought it from Mandolin Brothers, sight unseen and had it shipped over to the Uk at a cost of 2,420.00 dollars. At the time these superb instruments were better sounding instruments than Gibson. Then of course, Gibson moved and the Flatiron staff stayed and Weber mandolins were born. Funny. old world. Love your program. Keep them coming.
Definitely a difference between the before and after, sounds good!
Thank you Jeff.
It definitely has a wicked good bark to it, seems to have power to spare!
Thanks Randy, I think it really woke it up.
Awesome! you improved it 100percent great video.
Thanks Todd.
Much better sound and I'm certain it plays much easier! I'm gonna have to check out them Flatirons!
Thank you Dan. Of course, I could build you a custom Rosa... for just a "few" dollars more! lol
you play pretty well even with the arthritis. And that mandolin really does punch out some sound now. Funny about the backwards saddle. Always enjoy your videos and i can see why you have repeat business.
1989F1502Door thanks alot. I alwsys say... "I'm not very good, but I am real loud! Thanks again.
I had an incredible Ibanez 27 fret mando flipped the bridge and every time you hit frets 5 or 7,and octave harmonic sounded,like two players!could not afford to keep as my main is piedmont 12 string,now have a hand carved " The Loar" best mando I've ever owned in at least a dozen over the years including a steel mando and a 1904 Gibson F 3 point!Chris Young @ Barbara Salisbury 225vids@ RUclips.com.
Well done Jerry. I'm not a mando expert by any stretch but on a guitar a deep nut slot could cause you some problems with that string not ringing out as loudly. Course it wouldn't make any difference once it was fretted only when played open.
Thanks Dane agreed that could cause a problem. Not the case here. My $.02 worth on deep slots. Its not just the fact they are deep that causes dead/muting/buzzing. It's the angle at which they are cut and very often the width they are cut that actually causes the problem. I see hundreds year in and out that are cut deep that cause no issue whatsoever which is why I say its not "just" the depth. Thanks for watching my friend.
a master at work,awesome job
Thank you Eddie.
I heard a tip for the hands before you start to play. the tip came from Dr. John Knowles. he often said to freely shake your hands to loosen them up. you only have to do it for a minute or so. I found it works and not for just playing instruments.
soapbox geezer Thanks for watching and the tip!
Nice job. The mandolin sounds better after the work you did on it.
Thank you Dale.
Sounds a lot better. Looking forward to you working on mine next month!
sounds better for sure
Thanks Drew.
I would love to have one of your custom mandolins and be talented enough to play it! I find myself playing the guitar mostly and hardly ever seem to pick up my 2 mandolins that I already have. I will tell you that I once owned a $6000 Weber that was not even in the league with your custom mandolins!
you need to take a page from ElderlyIron and have some "out-takes". The one's with the miss-worded, are the best. A little humor goes a long way for entertainment value. - I never will be as skilled as you - but being a "craftsman" we share skills too. Glad you enjoy your work. :)
Talisman1957 Thanks for the note and idea. It has crossed my mind to do that. But, for the most part I don't seem to have any. I use most of the footage as it is. The bits I don't use are just long boring parts like sanding. Oh well, I'm just a bore I guess. Will see what I can do.
You might let interruption ad levity - like letting in some dogs and cats into the shop? Jeff likes to add goats and chickens. Just a thought :)
Wow, just out of curiosity I checked prices on Reverb for Flatiron Festivals and they were going for a lot less than I'd expect for an F model Flatiron. Weird. Edit: Mystery solved; made in China.
Very Good Video Jerry!!!!!!!)))👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼😊
A very good video. Thank you for sharing. Which string instrument is the easiest to Learn to play? In your opinion! Thanks for the videos.
Bass is fairly easy, but for my money, mandolin is the one that is both easy, and can teach you the most about understanding music. Check out my DVD set on learning the mandolin. I have a video on it and it is available on my website. www.rosastrinworks.com. Thanks for watching.
Sounds good
Thank you Michael.
Still reading these, I hope. Your video--skilled craftsman at work--is valuable, incl. side comments. But you cause many questions when fixing up a good instrument. What about clearances betw. strings and nut? I cut grooves down but had to guesstimate (used a feeler gauge but still guesswork) so the strings could be depressed tolerably easily (inexpensive beginners' mando). Re. brands: I like the sound of mandolin and might move up as I did with trumpets--chose pick o' the litter from the custom shop--and I'd like to know some quality brands, models, and approx. values, new and used (almost certainly used); and how about general range of shop prices for setups, tuneups, minor and big? This this was a good peek in the door; and we don't need virtuoso playing by a skilled craftsman. Worry not!
I recently had a problem with that thinness in the A string. It went away when I replaced the nut.
The only way the nut would help it is when you're playing an open string. When you are noting the string, the nut has nothing to do with the sound. In fact I rarely replace a nut unless the action is just too low at the first fret. The nut has very little to do with your sound. Obviously a bone nut is better than a plastic nut but you really would have to be a dog to hear the difference. At least that's my opinion. And I'm sticking to it. LOL
Need a sound level meter? 8-)) Seriously, a large sound dynamic range is not only hard to capture, but hard on listeners without some compression or "companding" (lessening the sound's dynamic range). In any case, you need an external mic that won't overload for some demos. This ain't the first time! The problem bears some thinkin' on. 8-)
Thanks for watching Bob. It's ts fairly complicated and time consuming as it is. All it takes is money and more time. Unfortunately I don't have much of either.
Sir i want the price of this mandolin
What is the reason you carve down the finger board ? Thank You.
mike landreth I assume you are referring to the scalloping of the tail of the fretboard. That is for additional pick clearance. Thanks for watching.
Jerry, would a different thickness of the A strings help cure the thinness of the sound?
if the saddle is on backwards but the intonation is perfect what are the issues
None, Thanks for watching.
thankss jerry
I realize this is off subject, but have you made any instruments from Missouri native woods like cedar and Osage Orange (Hedge) ?
Sycamore cut right here on the farm. I have some Osage Orange cut and curing, could happen. Thanks for watching.
Make that String Guard not guard.CY
what's the name of the banjeo intro
A very good video. Thank you for sharing. Which string instrument is the easiest to Learn to play? In your opinion! Thanks for the videos.