<t>Hi Cosmicmechanic. Probably not this specific type of instrument although it is interesting...never seen one before quite like this. It appears to be more of a modified bass guitar. I'll probably demonstrate a mandola (tuned a fifth below a mandolin A-D-G-C) or a mando-cello, (one octave below a ...

LOL!! I wish....

Hi Chasplaya, I believe I mention during the commentary that this guitar is courtesy of Gryphon. If I didn't, I certainly meant to, as that's where I was sitting when I recorded this! Cheers, Mike

If memory serves, it's one of my own tunes called "Graduation Day". Glad you liked it! Mike

<t>Hi Haoli...<br/> <br/> Glad you like the vids, does my heart good to hear the nice comments. I'm afraid there are no CVD DVDs...we haven't even put out a new CD in 12 years! We still enjoy playing together though, scattered all over the map as we are. I think our next tour is in the San Francisco...

<t>Hi Marc,<br/> <br/> Somewhat, but mostly we're dealing with a difference in the way tension and sound waves are distributed across the top between these two different construction styles. It would be more akin to the difference in sound between an f-hole archtop acoustic guitar and a round hole f...

<t>For anyone interested, I thought I'd start a discussion on f-hole mandolins versus round hole mandolins with regard to tone and construction. Gibson made both varieties, with the round (or oval) hole mandolins pre-dating the f-hole models by twenty plus years beginning in the late 1890's. Basical...

<t>In response to Jim, who left a post describing his 1931 Martin 0-18K: Koa wood Martins are very interesting pieces. These guitars (and Martin Koa ukes) were made primarily in the 1920's-1930's when Hawaiian music was enjoying widespread popularity on the Mainland. Eventually, supplies dried up, a...

You are correct, sir!

There's a few lefty Martins up at Gryphon Stringed Instruments in Palo Alto CA. www.gryhonstrings.com