Buyer's remorse

[Bryan T]

I've been loving my Collings MT since I received it a few months ago. It is easy to play and sounds really good. However, the day after I ordered it was the day that Collings announced the oval hole model. I wondered at the time if I should have switched my order, but held off since the oval hole was an unknown entity (and also more expensive than my MT). I finally got to try an oval hole today and . . . well . . . I'm not sure I made the right choice. I don't think this is MAS. I think I just made the wrong choice for me as a player.

Has anything like that happened to you?

Bryan

[Jonmiller]

I own an MT-2, last month I was in "Acoustic Vibes" in playing the weekend in Tempe and they had the same mando in an oval-it's was WONDERFUL!!! I just wanted to stay and play it-simply delightful.

[jim_n_virginia]

I think just about anyone who has owned mutiple mandolins will wish they had kept one or two of them, I sure do!

I really wish I had kept my first real mandolin a Mid-Mo M2 when they first came out just for sentimental reasons and I wish I had kept a custom F-5 Flatiron that I bought from Vern Brekke. I played that old mandolin for 4 straight years and I was so used to it.

So now I keep all mandolins I buy just in case so I'll never have buyers remorse! :mandosmiley:

[Bryan T]

So now I keep all mandolins I buy just in case so I'll never have buyers remorse! :mandosmiley:

I think you're confusing buyer's remorse with seller's remorse.

Bryan

[billkilpatrick]

sounds like good advise - if i can, i'll keep all of my four mandolins ... whatever it was that attracted them to me in the first place will probably appeal to me again.

i don't own one and i'm (sort of) constantly on the lookout - but i have to say that "f" hole mandolins - purely from what i've heard on youtube - have a treble-toned, "much of a muchness" about them ... while an oval hole - imho - (every one of them) sounds like a thing unto itself.

- bill

[jim_n_virginia]

I think you're confusing buyer's remorse with seller's remorse.

Bryan

DOHHH! Your right! Nope never had buyers remorse but I sure do have posting remorse! sorry! :redface:

[Bryan T]

DOHHH! Your right! Nope never had buyers remorse but I sure do have posting remorse! sorry! :redface:

Your point still stands. If I were to get an oval hole, perhaps I would really miss my MT.

Bryan

[atetone]

It's too bad they didn't come out with an MT version of the oval hole.
They would probably sell a ton of them at the lower price.

[Coffeecup]

There are a whole mob of sellers out there that make a living by relying on buyers who want something "just a little bit better", be it a mandolin, car or house. It's not necessary to get on that treadmill - just enjoy what you have to the best that you can. In the case of your new Collings, remember what drew you to it in the first place and enjoy that to the fullest.

[Ivan Kelsall]

I've only ever played one Colling Mandolin, that was an MT with 'f' holes & i thought that it was superb !. I think that one is not 'better' than the other,just different. Each of us has different hearing & differents sounds/tones etc. appeal to each of us differently ( just thought i'd state the
obvious). My oval hole Beartooth is a totally different animal than my Fern,that's why i like it so much. Maybe if the Weber Yellowstone 'A' model had been available when i bought my Beartooth,i'd have tried that against the Beartooth,but as i wanted a 'different ' sounding mandolin,i think i'd most likely have picked the Beartooth anyway (maybe),
Saska

[mandolirius]

<It is easy to play and sounds really good.>

Say that back to yourself...slowly and out loud.

<However, the day after I ordered it was the day that Collings announced the oval hole model. I wondered at the time if I should have switched my order, but held off since the oval hole was an unknown entity (and also more expensive than my MT). I finally got to try an oval hole today and . . . well . . . I'm not sure I made the right choice. I don't think this is MAS. I think I just made the wrong choice for me as a player.>

I think most players benefit from having more than one mandolin. For one, you have something to play when your other mandolin is in the shop. Also, f-hole and oval-hole mandos are such different beasts. You almost can't get the whole tonal spectrum the mandolin has to offer without both. If I were you, I'd just start saving for an oval and think of how happy you'll be when you have both. :)

[John Flynn]

I am primarily an oval hole player and I really like Collings mandolins, but from what little I've seen and heard, I am not all that interested in thier ovals. I am somewhat dissappointed in the the sound clips I've heard of them and I don't care for the looks of the large oval hole. Just my personal opinion and I may change that opinion when I get to play one.

But that MT is a great mandolin. I have come very close to buying one a couple of times. No need for buyers remorse, you should be happy with it. I think dollar for dollar it is the best value on a new mandolin on the market.

You can save up for a great oval also. I highly recommend Bill Bussman's Old Wave ovals. NFI, but there was one in the classifieds last I looked, they pop up from time to time and Gruhns has one every now and again. IMHO, you can't buy a better oval at anywhere near the price. At a lower price point, the Breedlove OO is good bet also.

[Tom C]

Quot: "think you're confusing buyer's remorse with seller's remorse."

No, I think he's confusing buyer's remorse with MAS

[guitharsis]

You can save up for a great oval also. I highly recommend Bill Bussman's Old Wave ovals. NFI, but there was one in the classifieds last I looked, they pop up from time to time and Gruhns has one every now and again. IMHO, you can't buy a better oval at anywhere near the price. At a lower price point, the Breedlove OO is good bet also.[/QUOTE]

I LOVE the sound of Bill's ovals. Can't wait to receive mine. Surprised that the Old Wave oval is still in the classifieds.

Do have seller's remorse about a great Eastman 604 purchased from The Mandolin Store and a beautiful Ciani bowlback purchased from Bernunzio's

[JEStanek]

The closest I came to anything like that was through a trade. I traded a mando that I wasn't playing much anymore (Eastman 814) for a Breedlove KF. I really liked the look and sound of the Breedlove but never really got used to the neck. So it sat in a case under the bed. Soooo, I traded it out for a new Eastman two pointer. I'm happy again with the neck and the sound is that new Eastman tight. But, I pick it up and play it often. Win win.

The only other recent thing I have a little buyers remorse for is a backpack style camera bag that I should have gotten the next bigger sized one. Live and learn. Perhaps its good not to have too much disposable income at the moment.

Jamie

[allenhopkins]

I think most players benefit from having more than one mandolin.

Think of the benefits you derive from having a dozen of them! I took my Dobro mandolin to the sing-around last night; bet it hadn't been out of its case in three months. Sounded great... I need to get each of them out to stretch its legs every now and then.

A great f-hole and a great oval-hole -- different sounds for different situations -- hey, it's all good.

[Doug Hoople]

I know it's a little more money, but the option of buying that swaptop mando and two tops, 1 with f-holes and the other with an oval hole, looks pretty sweet.

Takes up less space, too, which keeps the SO happy!

The only drawback is that swapping the tops is a 10 minute operation, so (practically speaking) you have to decide before going out on any given day which one to play. And it makes A/B comparisons tricky, too.

:)

[Randi Gormley]

Ah, I feel your pain. I've had buyer's remorse re: a mandolin only once and it's a painful thing to look at what i bought and regret spending the money. my mistake is something i'll probably have to donate to a tag sale to get anything back on. You, on the other hand, have a great mando that you can trade in or trade up. Provided you're not suddenly noticing the grass is greener, i'd do some research in getting the instrument you want and continue to play the instrument you have. no one is hounding you to make a decision about it in the next five minutes, eh? take your time.