A few years ago I had the pleasure of meeting Peter Mix at CMSA 2000 in Atlanta. During dinner, Peter expressed that he was impressed with The Sound of the American Mandolin, by Max McCullough and Tony Williamson. He was inspired by the portrait they presented of the wonderful world of instruments produced in this country earlier in the century. It occurred to Peter that there was a need for people to know, and to see and hear, what kind of work is being done today that was inspired by those wonderful vintage instruments.
We live in what could certainly be considered a "golden age of luthiery". The instruments being built today represent a respectful nod to the work that was done early in the century. Many of the instruments today are based very closely on those original instruments, but there are some wonderful departures. This Mandolin Video series will present a few of the instruments being build today. Notably in this effort is what's not here. There is so much more out there. But, here's where you can help. If you have an instrument that you would like to include in this series, and access to a video camera, here's your chance to participate. The guidelines for submissions are here.
Enjoy,
John Baxter
All tunes played by Peter Mix, except where noted.
| Mandolin Videos | ||
|---|---|---|
| Instrument | Builder | Tune - Mp3 file |
| Introduction - Peter Mix | ||
| Woodley F-5 | Doug Woodley | Untitled original in Dm by Peter Mix |
| Newson F-5 | Paul Newson | "Argentina" by Peter Mix |
| Newson F-5 Description | Paul Newson | |
| Duff F-5 with Virzi | Paul Duff | "This I Know" (early version) by Peter Mix |
| Monteleone Grand Artist | John Monteleone | "Robin Heud" by Peter Mix |
| Dudenbostel F-5 | Lynn Dudenbostel | "Tom & Jerry" |
| Phoenix Neoclassical | Rolfe Gerhardt | "This I Know" by Peter Mix |
| Nugget F-5 | Mike Kemnitzer | "Robin Heud" by Peter Mix |
| Rigel G95 | Pete Langdell | "Shebeg Shemore" by Turlan O'Carolan |
| Rigel A+ | Pete Langdell | "St. Anne's Reel" |
| Rigel R100 with Virzi | Pete Langdell | "Lady Be Good" |
| Rigel G5 (played by Jacob Jolliff) | Pete Langdell | "Summertime" |
| Boots Imperial | Eric Foulke | Untitled original in Dm by Peter Mix |
| Rose F-5 | Darby Boofer | |
| Newson Mandola | Paul Newson | "Chorando Em Sao Paolo" (chords) |
| Duff H-5 Mandola | Paul Duff | "Lord Inchiquin" by Turlan O'Carolan |
| Weber Mandola | Bruce Weber | Dm Swing Progression |
| Woodley Mandola | Doug Woodley | "Sophia In Paris" by Peter Mix |
| Old Wave Octave Mandolin | Bill Bussmann | "Chorando Em Sao Paolo" (chords) |
| Duff K-5 Mandocello | Paul Duff | "St. Anne's Reel" |
| Tom Mix Mandocello | Untitled Original by Peter Mix | |