View Full Version : Engelmann spruce roll call
Jonathan Peck
Nov-14-2006, 11:42am
Who's playing a mandolin with an engelmann spruce top? I'll go first - Mowry F, engelmann top, red maple back, neck and sides.
-jonathan
Brady Smith
Nov-14-2006, 12:03pm
Johnny Staats
Dave Dearnley
Nov-14-2006, 12:07pm
I've got a Collings with an Engleman top.
My Mowry has an Ad top.
Jonathan Peck
Nov-14-2006, 12:29pm
It would be interesting to get our Mowry's in the same room someday.
Kevin K
Nov-14-2006, 12:40pm
I play an '01 Summit with Engelmann. Love that tone.
I have a Bill Davis and Passernig with engleman tops. Both have great tone.
first string
Nov-14-2006, 1:51pm
Another Engelmann Mowry owner here. I've been playing a lot of mandos in the last year or so, and it has defitely led me to a love of Engelmann. It may not be the traditional option, but it has a wonderful sound all its own, which I have come to prefer.
Stephanie Reiser
Nov-14-2006, 2:23pm
Chris Thile's Dude #5 is Englemann.
Most of the mandos I build are Englemann, as well.
Daniel Nestlerode
Nov-14-2006, 2:48pm
My '07 Vessel (http://vesselmandolins.blogspot.com/) will have an Englemann top.
Daniel
Jonathan Peck
Nov-14-2006, 2:56pm
My '07 Vessel (http://vesselmandolins.blogspot.com/) will have an Englemann top.
Daniel
I like the copy of Monroe's Loar - pre restoration with the "The (name scratched out) logo on the headstock. What's the story on that one? BTW- his finish work looks deep and rich, very nice. Congradulations!
-jonathan
musical mama
Nov-14-2006, 4:04pm
I recently purchased an '02 Summit F100SG that is terrific!! My Washburn sounded really good, but this one rings like a bell! Wow!
My Collings MT has an Engelmann top. Pretty durned nice little mando. At least I like it....
-Jon
G. Fisher
Nov-14-2006, 5:33pm
My "81" LaPlant #6 and "05" Brock #88 both have Engelmann tops.
SternART
Nov-14-2006, 5:47pm
Lawrence Smart uses a lot of it.....grows right next to him in McCall, ID
Potosimando
Nov-15-2006, 6:00pm
Couple of Gils and couple of Givens...all 4 w/ Englemann tops (some of my earlier favorite mandos I've owned in the past also had/have Englemann tops, if I remember correctly--Coombe, G. Baird, Old Wave, Donaldson). Big Englemann-top fan here.
craigmurray
Nov-16-2006, 9:06am
My Heiden is Engelmann with Red Maple back/sides/neck. #Here is a link to some photos (http://www.mandolincafe.net/cgi-bin/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=15;t=27913;hl=heiden+f81)
Rick Schmidlin
Nov-16-2006, 10:33am
My Roy Noble guitar in Engelman.
Question: Is Engelman a sub for sitka or a replacement?
Quavers
Nov-17-2006, 5:05am
My Weber Fern has an englemann top.
Klaus Wutscher
Nov-17-2006, 7:28am
Used to have an Apitius with Engelmann. Very clear, bell - like tone. Fine mando!
2002 Krishot with Engelmann top.
mandolooter
Nov-17-2006, 8:43pm
yep...mine does too
Salty Dog
Nov-17-2006, 11:04pm
BRW #12 and BRW #61 both have Engelmann tops. #They take a little longer to mature but give a better long term result.
8ch(pl)
Nov-18-2006, 5:32am
My Mid Missouri -4 (1998 vintage) has an Englemann top.
Daniel Nestlerode
Nov-18-2006, 1:27pm
My '07 Vessel (http://vesselmandolins.blogspot.com/) will have an Englemann top.
Daniel
I like the copy of Monroe's Loar - pre restoration with the "The (name scratched out) logo on the headstock. What's the story on that one? BTW- his finish work looks deep and rich, very nice. Congradulations!
-jonathan
Jonathan,
You can ask around the Cafe or ask Gary himself. #I think the buyer of Gary's distressed F5 is a Cafe member. #Great mandolin BTW (I had the privilege of playing it for a few tunes in a jam setting), and it has an Englemann top. #My mando, though not distressed, will have a top from the same billet.
That mandolin is the reason I considered ordering from Gary. #I've played 2 of his F5's and 2 of his A's. #Gary's work is top of the line. #
Daniel
squirrelabama
Dec-06-2006, 12:24pm
My Vessel A5 deluxe (may of '06) has an AMAZING Engleman top. Check out the wide grain! this one has the sweetest, bell like tone, and punch...what punch!! -Geoff
Brad Weiss
Dec-06-2006, 12:55pm
My Mowry A style (currently on Andrew's workbench) will have an Engelmann top. More pics will come soon!
Alex Fields
Dec-06-2006, 8:54pm
I'm not sure what kind of spruce my Parsons has, but my custom Daley is going to have Engelmann for sure.
Rick Schmidlin
Dec-07-2006, 10:17am
My Roy Noble guitar has a Engelman Top and I love it.
Seems like maybe I read somewhere that all Collings MTs have Engelmann spruce tops. 'Zat true? Mine certainly does, in any case. It sounds terrific.
Peace - JonT
Potosimando
Dec-07-2006, 11:09pm
squirrelabama, that sure is a good looking A. From what I can see from the photo, the top grain looks like that on my Givens, which is quite wide on the "outside", toward the rim, but much more narrow/tight toward the center (especially tight under the bridge). If memory serves me correctly, this "wide-outside/narrow-inside" top grain is a technique for enhancing tone. Anyway, great looking A you got there.
jasona
Dec-14-2006, 1:06pm
Was listening to Don Steirnberg last night and heard the wet overtones on his mandolin. Is it also Engelmann?