{"id":7,"date":"2009-10-15T21:39:09","date_gmt":"2009-10-15T19:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mandoisland.com\/wordpress_mi\/?p=7"},"modified":"2017-11-06T16:16:43","modified_gmt":"2017-11-06T14:16:43","slug":"the-new-grand-concert-mandolin-by-labraid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mandoisland.com\/?p=7","title":{"rendered":"The new Grand Concert Mandolin by Labraid &#8211; Built for Mandolinist Joe Brent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Joe Brent<\/strong> and <strong>Brian Dean<\/strong> have developed a new mandolin, the <strong>Grand Concert<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The first videos played with this mandolin are available at youtube, and I think that there will be some discussion about this new type of a mandolin.<\/p>\n<p>Brian Dean has made a video with pictures from the construction of this mandolin, with music played by Joe Brent on the mandolin.<\/p>\n<p>Slow Motion played by Joe Brent<\/p>\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Joseph Brent &amp; Brian Dean\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Xgni6kb8CLU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The form of this mandolin resembles a small guitar, it has a true back and a second protective back that allows the true back to be a real resonance back. Joe Brent wanted an instrument that sounds clear from the lowest string up to the 27th fret, and one that could be played in a standing position. He also wanted an instrument that allows him to play with an ensemble without amplification. And I think he has got what he wanted.<\/p>\n<p>The first video shows Joe together with clarinet and double bass:<\/p>\n<h4>Astor Piazzolla: Bandoneon<\/h4>\n<p>Joseph Brent, mandolin<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kenrobinsonmusic.com\/About_Ken.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ken Robinson, clarinet<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.eddykhaimovich.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eddy Khaimovich, bass<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This video shows, that the sound of this mandolin has no problem to compete with a clarinet &#8211; this is one of my favorite videos:<\/p>\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Astor Piazzolla: Bandoneon\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oybSaSRh-64?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h4>Joseph Brent plays &#8216;Race For The Prize&#8217; by The Flaming Lips<\/h4>\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Flaming Lips: Race For The Prize\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ce8YOqv8HRw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h4>Joseph Brent plays &#8216;Slow Motion&#8217; by The Flaming Lips<\/h4>\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Flaming Lips: Slow Motion\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H_U1sX1wS9A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h4>Additional Information<\/h4>\n<p>Website Brian Dean: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.labraid.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Labraid<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Website Joe Brent: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.josephbrent.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.josephbrent.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>CD tip (Amazon partnerlink)<\/p>\n<h4>An Englishman in New York by Joe Brent and Alon Sariel<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-eu.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=DE&amp;source=ss&amp;ref=ss_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=wwwmandoislan-21&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=DE&amp;placement=B00I5302XO&amp;asins=B00I5302XO&amp;linkId=&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joe Brent and Brian Dean have developed a new mandolin, the Grand Concert. The first videos played with this mandolin are available at youtube, and I think that there will be some discussion about this new type of a mandolin. Brian Dean has made a video with pictures from the construction of this mandolin, with 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