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Rod_Neep
Aug-18-2009, 12:08pm
It arrived today.... and I am pretty speechless!
Wow!! I am already enjoying the deep growl of this thing!
More details and photographs in this other thread (http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/showthread.php?t=49538&page=4)
http://www.rod-neep.com/rod/instruments/mandolin-weber-bridger-a-octave/woct00-rod.jpg
Congratulations Rob!
There's just that something special about the D hole Bridger A's that sets them apart.
Fine looking OM. Enjoy it. (As if that would be a challenge?!)
Ryk
clarksavage
Aug-18-2009, 2:11pm
Rod! For whatever reason, I've not noticed you over here on the mando-family side of instruments, I'm used to hearing from you over on the UMGF. I now admire you more than I used to (a goodly amount!) Very fine looking instrument. Wish I could stop by for a jam!
Clark
Very nice! I enjoyed seeing your Weber family portrait too!
Fliss
red7flag
Aug-18-2009, 2:35pm
Beautiful instrument Rod. It is great to see my Octar's cousin. I would love to AB the two. Bet that is one beautiful sounding instrument, also. Pick on.
Wesley
Aug-18-2009, 3:01pm
That's a real tempting instrument. Nice color too. What type of music do you play on it? I have a Davy Stewart Octave mandolin now - it's nice but I bet the Bridger is a real winner.
Rod_Neep
Aug-18-2009, 6:26pm
That's a real tempting instrument. Nice color too. What type of music do you play on it?
Well.... this is my first Octave Mandolin. I bought it to play some traditional English folk songs and tunes. Its a kind of "full circle" thing for me, because when I first started playing guitar in the late 1950s I played that sort of music, and then over the years moved on to other stuff.
"What sort of music do you play on it" is therefore an interesting kind of question! Because I only started today!! So today I have been making my fingertip callouses hurt playing "Higher Germany" and "Over The Hills and Far Away" (two Napoleonic war songs). I'm also doing a lot of experimenting with the sounds, flatpicking and fingerpicking, to see what best I can get out of it, and seeing where its advantages are. One of its big plus points is its superb resonance, so I have found that it is possible to play tunes out of chord shapes very well, because the first "chord" rings on so well that it fills out the harmonies and sound for the single notes of what follows in the tune.
Yep... I'm going to really enjoy this instrument!
Rod
steve V. johnson
Aug-18-2009, 6:59pm
Congratulations, Rod!
May it bring you endless joy.
stv
kidgloves2
Aug-26-2009, 6:41pm
Wow, that's amazing! The finish is just beautiful.
I'd love to see a picture of all your instruments.