View Full Version : Info on shepard mandoliins
bluegrassjack2
Mar-24-2007, 6:38am
Can anyone provide info on the Shepard mandolins, Made up in Blackburg, Va.
I see he has a couple adv in the classifies but never hear of him as a buider.
Thanks
Danny Clark
Mar-24-2007, 9:26am
good looking one at Gruhns Guitar.
bluegrassjack2
Mar-24-2007, 3:10pm
ddmusic, have you played it and if so, how did it sound?
mandolooter
Mar-24-2007, 7:48pm
The pic he /her has in the eye-candy section is unusual looking but it could just be the lighting. It seems to have a very circular recurve area...which BTW doesnt mean a thing to me but something I noticed is all. I have never seen or heard one in person.
Danny Clark
Mar-24-2007, 9:25pm
No i have not played it ,there is a sound clip on his website of one tho.
nashvillebill
Mar-26-2007, 7:08am
I played the one at Gruhn's. It sounds suprisingly good- good woody mids- plays well too. The finish on this one is less than stellar, but they have it marked down to $1350. I seriously considered it before finding a better deal on my Weber Yellowstone from a private individual.
doublestop
Mar-31-2007, 5:42pm
I played an early one a few years back. It sounded great, but the hardware he was using at the time was cheap.