Moderators dtel Posted March 6, 2018 Moderators Share Posted March 6, 2018 Great looking wood working, cool instrument. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T2K Posted March 6, 2018 Author Share Posted March 6, 2018 My brothers and I have searched for information for a while. Every tidbit, every mention of the company dates the mandolin in the late 1890's. Such as Bill's link to Mugwumps, the newspaper quote above from a Louisville, Kentucky newspaper, another Louisville newspaper article mentioning the company gave music lessons during that time frame, and so on. The leather case is rough but the mandolin is in excellent condition. Keith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 That is a very beautiful instrument, Keith! It is pretty obvious that the case has served its purpose well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryC Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Can't help on makers of the instrument, but the mandolin has a very long and storied history in all kinds of music, including classical. Wikipedia is a storehouse of such information, Mahler scored for mandolin in three of his major works, and Beethoven, Vivaldi, and Mozart wrote for it as well. 20th century composers like Schoenberg, Prokofiev, and Webern gave it greater prominence than earlier composers, perhaps due to its smaller voice standing out so nicely in smaller classical ensembles. Paganini probably used it to help keep his fingers nimble. Notable literature[edit] Art or "classical" music[edit] The tradition of so-called "classical music" for the mandolin has been somewhat spotty, due to its being widely perceived as a "folk" instrument. Significant composers did write music specifically for the mandolin, but few large works were composed for it by the most widely regarded composers. The total number of works these works is rather small in comparison to—say—those composed for violin. One result of this dearth being that there were few positions for mandolinists in regular orchestras. To fill this gap in the literature, mandolin orchestras have traditionally played many arrangements of music written for regular orchestras or other ensembles. Some players have sought out contemporary composers to solicit new works. Furthermore, of the works that have been written for mandolin from the 18th century onward, many have been lost or forgotten. Some of these await discovery in museums and libraries and archives. One example of rediscovered 18th-century music for mandolin and ensembles with mandolins is the Gimo collection, collected in the first half of 1762 by Jean Lefebure.[189] Lefebure collected the music in Italy, and it was forgotten until manuscripts were rediscovered.[189] Vivaldi created some concertos for mandolinos and orchestra: one for 4-chord mandolino, string bass & continuous in C major, (RV 425), and one for two 5-chord mandolinos, bass strings & continuous in G major, (RV 532), and concerto for two mandolins, 2 violons "in Tromba"—2 flûtes à bec, 2 salmoe, 2 théorbes, violoncelle, cordes et basse continuein in C major (P. 16). Beethoven composed mandolin music[190] and enjoyed playing the mandolin.[191] His 4 small pieces date from 1796: Sonatine WoO 43a; Adagio ma non troppo WoO 43b; Sonatine WoO 44a and Andante con Variazioni WoO 44b. The opera Don Giovanni by Mozart (1787) includes mandolin parts, including the accompaniment to the famous aria Deh vieni alla finestra, and Verdi's opera Otello calls for guzla accompaniment in the aria Dove guardi splendono raggi, but the part is commonly performed on mandolin.[192] Gustav Mahler used the mandolin in his Symphony No. 7, Symphony No. 8 and Das Lied von der Erde. Parts for mandolin are included in works by Schoenberg (Variations op. 31), Stravinsky (Agon), Prokofiev (Romeo and Juliet) and Webern (opus Parts 10) Some 20th century composers also used the mandolin as their instrument of choice (amongst these are: Schoenberg, Webern, Stravinsky and Prokofiev). Among the most important European mandolin composers of the 20th century are Raffaele Calace (composer, performer and luthier) and Giuseppe Anedda (virtuoso concert pianist and professor of the first chair of the Conservatory of Italian Mandolin, Padua, 1975). Today representatives of Italian classical music and Italian classical-contemporary music include Ugo Orlandi, Carlo Aonzo, Dorina Frati, Mauro Squillante and Duilio Galfetti. Japanese composers also produced orchestral music for mandolin in the 20th century, but these are not well known outside Japan.[citation needed] Traditional mandolin orchestras remain especially popular in Japan and Germany, but also exist throughout the United States, Europe and the rest of the world. They perform works composed for mandolin family instruments, or re-orchestrations of traditional pieces. The structure of a contemporary traditional mandolin orchestra consists of: first and second mandolins, mandolas (either octave mandolas, tuned an octave below the mandolin, or tenor mandolas, tuned like the viola), mandocellos (tuned like the cello), and bass instruments (conventional string bass or, rarely, mandobasses). Smaller ensembles, such as quartets composed of two mandolins, mandola, and mandocello, may also be found. Unaccompanied solo[edit] Niccolò Paganini Minuet Silvio Ranieri Variations on a Theme by Haydn Song of summer Raffaele Calace Prelude No. 1 Prelude No. 2 Prelude No. 3 Prelude No. 5 Prelude No. 10 Prelude No. 11 Prelude No. 14 Prelude No. 15 Large prelude Collard Sylvia Minuet of rose Ugo Bottacchiarri I have stood on the banks Heinrich Koniettsuni Partita No. 1, etc. Herbert Baumann Sonatine, etc. Siegfried Behrend Sense - structure John Craton The Gray Wolf Perpetuum Mobile Variations from Der Fluyten Lust-hof Sakutarō Hagiwara Hataoriru maiden Takei Shusei Spring to go Seiichi Suzuki Variations on Schubert lullaby City of Elm Variations on Kojonotsuki of subject matter Jiro Nakano "Spring has come" Variations Prayer Fantasia second No. Serenata Beautiful my child and where Prayer of the evening Variations on September Affair of the subject matter Makino YukariTaka Spring snow of balladsballads Jo Kondo In early spring Takashi Kubota Nocturne Etude Fantasia first No. Yasuo Kuwahara Moon and mountain witch Impromptu Winter Light Mukyu motion Jon-gara Silent door Victor Kioulaphides Accompaniment with solo[edit] Ludwig van Beethoven Sonatine in C major WoO 44a Sonatine in C minor, WoO 43a Adagio in E♭ major WoO 43b Andante and Variations in D major WoO 44bb John Craton Dioces aztecas The Legend of Princess Noccalula Giovanni Hoffmann 4 Quartet for Mandolin, Violin, Viola, and Lute 4 Divertimenti for Mandolin, Violin & B.c. Johann Nepomuk Hummel Sonata in C major Op.35 Vittorio Monti Csárdás Carlo Munier Spanish Capriccio Mazurka for concert Waltz for concert Bizaria Aria Varia data Mandolin Concerto No. 1 Raffaele Calace Mandolin Concerto No. 1 Mandolin Concerto No. 2 Mukyu motion Tarantella Song of Nostalgia Elegy Mazurka for concert Silvio Ranieri Warsaw of memories Enrico Marcelli Gypsy style Capriccio Fantastic Waltz Mukyu motion Polonaise for concert Hans Gál Divertimento for mandolin and harp Such as a duo for the mandolin and guitar Norbert Shupuronguru Serenade for mandolin and guitar Franco Marugora Grand Sonata for mandolin and guitar Kurt Schwaen Slovenia wind Dances such as Dietrich Erdmann Sonatine Mari Takano Light of silence Rikuya Terashima Sonata for mandolin and piano (2002)[193] Duo[edit] Hans Gál Op. 59a Sonatina for 2 mandolins (1952) John Craton Charon Crossing the Styx (mandolin & double bass) Four Whimsies (mandolin & octave mandolin) Les gravures de Gustave Doré (mandolin & guitar) Six Pantomimes for Two Mandolins Sonatina No. 3 for Mandolin & Violin Hermann Ambrosius Duo Geoffrey Gordon Interiors of a Courtyard (mandolin & guitar) Sean Hickey Mandolin Canons (mandolin & guitar) Giovanni Hoffmann 3 Duets for Mandolin and Violin Serenade for Viola and Mandolin Tyler Kaier Den lille Havfrue (mandolin & guitar) Hideo Saito, Jiro Nakano Du edge Martino Jiro Nakano Medaka, revolving lantern Positive Hattori Concerto for two mandolin and piano Mari Takano Silent Light for mandolin & harpsichord (2001) Two Pieces for Two Mandolins (2002) Concerto[edit] Giovanni Hoffmann Concerto for Mandolin and Orchestra in D Major Antonio Vivaldi Mandolin Concerto in C major, Concerto for two mandolinos in G major Concerto for two mandolinos, 2 violons " in Tromba"—2 flûtes à bec, 2 salmoe, 2 théorbes, violoncelle, cordes et basse continuein in C major Francisco Rodrigo Arto (Venezuela) Mandolin Concerto (1984)[194] Dominico Caudioso Mandolin Concerto in G Major John Craton Mandolin Concerto No. 1 in D Minor Mandolin Concerto No. 2 in D Major Mandolin Concerto No. 3 in E Minor Mandolin Concerto No. 4 in G Major Concerto for Two Mandolins ("Rromane Bjavela") Gerardo Enrique Dirié (Argentina) Los ocho puentes for four recorders, mandolin and percussion (1984)[195] Johann Adolph Hasse Mandolin Concerto in G major Leopold Kozeluch Concerto for piano, mandolin, trumpet and double bass in E♭major Giovanni Battista Pergolesi Mandolin Concerto in B♭ major Giovanni Paisiello Mandolin Concerto in E♭ major Mandolin Concerto in C major Mandolin Concerto in G major Johann Nepomuk Hummel Mandolin Concerto in G major Armin Kaufmann Mandolin Concerto Dietrich Erdmann Mandolin Concerto Herbert Baumann Mandolin and the Concerto for Strings Brian Israel (1951-1986) Concerto for Mandolin (1985) Sonatinetta (1984) Surrealistic Serenade (1985) Makino YukariTaka Mandolin Concerto Julian Dawes Mandolin and the Concerto for Strings Tanaka Ken "Arc" for mandolin and orchestra Vladimir Kororutsuku Suite "positive and negative" Avner Dorman Mandolin Concerto Mandolin in the orchestra[edit] Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Opera Don Giovanni" Gustav Mahler Symphony No. 7, Song of the Night Symphony No. 8, Symphony of Thousands Symphony Song of the Earth Willem Pijper Opera Halewijn Romance sans paroles Symphony No. 2 Symphony No. 3 Ottorino Respighi Symphonic poem Festivals of Rome Niccola Spinelli Opera A Basso Porto: Intermezzo for mandolins and orchestra Antonio Vivaldi Oratorio Juditha triumphans George Frideric Handel Oratorio Alexander Balus Arnold Schoenberg Opera Moses und Aron Variations for Orchestra Anton Webern Five Pieces for Orchestra Giuseppe Verdi Opera Otello Igor Stravinsky Ballet music Agon Rodion Shchedrin Ballet music Anna Karenina Sergei Prokofiev Ballet music Romeo and Juliet John Craton Opera The Curious Affair of the Count of Monte Blotto Bruno Maderna Opera Don Perlimplin, ovvero il trionfo dell'amore e dell'immaginazione György Ligeti Opera Le Grand Macabre Giovanni Paisiello Opera Il barbiere di Siviglia, ovvero La precauzione inutile Domenico Cimarosa Opera La finta parigina See also[edit] List of mandolinists List of mandolinists (sorted) List of string instruments Stringed instrument tunings Pandura Greek bouzouki Bluegrass mandolin Mandola Octave Mandolin Mandocello Mandobass Cittern Irish bouzouki Portuguese guitar References[edit] Jump up ^ Hostetter, Paul (11 November 2008). "Paris Swing Mando". mandolin cafe.org. Retrieved 25 May 2017. The Paris Swings, for the moment, are pressed tops instruments - they are not carved ^ Jump up to: a b 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJkizak Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 I'd like to see his methods of bending/gluing those strips together. JJK 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 Sierra Hull 2016-10-23 Bach: Invention #6 in E Major - E Tune Larry, I can't get the link to paste correctly from my phone, but look up this video on youtube. Done on mandolin and bass. @LarryC I think you might enjoy it. Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Marvel Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 9 minutes ago, BigStewMan said: i scored a 1937 or 1938 Kay, cello - head, archtop acoustic. Very nice looking guitar. That would be very cool! My guitar play buddy from highschool has a 1930s Washburn, when they were a real US company. Rosewood back and side, spruce top. The body is tiny, about the size of a Les Paul (with no cutaway and 3 or 4 inches deep) He paid $35 for it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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LarryC Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 Bruce, your fund of knowledge and curiosity is truly endless!! I'll look up the Invention Larry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 13 hours ago, LarryC said: Bruce, your fund of knowledge and curiosity is truly endless!! I'll look up the Invention Larry @LarryC Here is the link. I believe Sierra Hull did her first album at age 13. She plays various styles, and I love her octave mandolin performances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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