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Marley
1917
Gibson A-1 Mandolin
I've
had Marley since 1996. I had been playing mandolin for about
a year. Since then, Marley has been on many travels and
hikes with me. Since playing with the band Dysfunction
Junction, her top has begun to wear around the soundhole.
She's been very good to me.
Played
on Touch the Moon, Too Soon To Say, I Can't Hold Her Down &
Down in Tuscany |
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Late
80's Taylor 712c
I
bought it used about 10 years ago and it has been beaten and
dropped on the road, but remains my main guitar.
Played
on Far Away From Here, Recipe Box, Too Soon To Say, I Can't
Hold Her Down, Somewhere in Between & It's My Turn |
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20's
Weissenborn Hawaiian Guitar
I
dreamed about these Hawaiian numbers, but never thought I'd
actually find one. This has been source of great joy.
I play it on a Rolling Stones song and a Dave Matthews song with
the band. I also play several songs on it during my solo
set, which led to me adding In Your Eyes to the CD as a
last minute addition.
Played
on In Your Eyes |
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50's
Tenor Guitar
converted into an 8-string Bouzouki/Octave
Mandolin
I
found this for 170 bucks in pretty mint condition and had Micah
covert it for me. The day I got it back, I wrote That's
The Good Thing.
Played on That's
The Good Thing & Down In Tuscany |
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1938
Kalamazoo Mandola
I
love the way this thing sounds. I've written a couple songs
on it. The top has started to sink, therefore, I don't take
it out to gigs anymore. I save it for recording sessions and
capo up my bouzouki to play mandola parts.
Played on Too
Soon To Say & Down In Tuscany
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Waldzither
This
a 9 string mandolin German instrument. It has a beautiful
lute-style soundhole. It has a longer scale than the
mandolin, so I tuned it to an E.
Nothing
like throwing your waldzither in the truck when your going
snowshoeing.
Played on Down
In Tuscany
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Teens
Gibson Mandocello
A
perfect big brother to Marley. I borrowed Charlie Provenza's
Mandocello for the session. He brings it out to his gigs
with the Denver Mandolin Orchestra.
In
the early 1900's Mandolin Orchestras were quite popular.
Therefore, mandolin is to violin, mandola is to viola, and
mandocello is to cello.
Played on Down
In Tuscany. I had fun coming up with this part. I
told Charlie it turned out sounding like an archtop
guitar... He replied, "That's pretty much what it
is..."
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Lolita
Kay
Upright Bass
I
had lent my bass to Bob Tyler. Bob was hinting that he was
falling in love with it. One night we were playing a house
concert in Boulder. He played this hilarious song, Lolita.
The crowd sensed his love for the bass they named her
Lolita. When it came time to pack up, Bob had a choice of
putting the bass in my truck and driving Celeste home, instead, he
put Lolita in the car and I drove Celeste home.... I still
haven't got her back yet.
Played on Down
In Tuscany |
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Regal
Resophonic Guitar
I've
always looked for vintage instruments and fixed them up. I
never could afford a dobro or a national steel guitar. I
picked this up for 300 bucks and slapped a magnetic pickup and it
does it's job at gigs - it makes people go, "look at that
shiny guitar."
Played on Mo'
Trouble Than Love |
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50's
Supro Comet Lapsteel
I
picked this one up on e-Bay. With the legs attached I
dreamed of playing David Lindley licks with the band.
Played on Good
Thing & It's My Turn
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here to see more stringed instruments.
I endorse Pick-up
the World pickups in his instruments. Since I play with
a full band, I have begun installing Pick-up the World pickups and
leave the original pickup in there and wire them in stereo through
a Rane AP13 stereo preamp. But the new pickups sound like a
microphone without the feedback so the instruments sound
great! I haven't found the great amplifier yet, but I'm
working on it. Email me if you want to talk tech talk.
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