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I bought Kevin's #29 (built all the way back in 1982) used from a guy in 2002. I basically traded a Fender Strat (50th anniversary reissue) for it, and I feel like I definitely did better than the...

I ran across a Rono advertised on Craigslist a couple months ago, and emailed the seller about it because I was curious. Turned out to be Ron, who told me that he had several more for sale as well....

Not to butt in somewhere I don't really belong, but now that both parties posting in this thread, it's probably a bad thing.

Scott should consider closing it, and you guys can resolve this via PM...

Noticed that he offers maple fretboards as an option.

I'm trying to imagine how a transparent butterscotch, Tele-style 5-string e-mando with a black pickguard and a maple fretboard would look.
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Yeah, I saw the post about Andrew's shop, and just felt terrible. Just as he's getting started out as a new (and apparently awesome) builder, too!

I'm not the praying kind, but I certainly do wish...

Since I bought my Schwab (#29) about six years ago, and gotten the SEM-5 that I had Jon Mann build for me, I've considered the possibility of a third instrument that could bridge the tonal gap...

You know, it's really a shame that ol' Ron flaked out and went and got himself into such trouble.

Every instrument I've seen of his is a beauty, and they all sound great!

Nice recordings... I...

Yeah, I'd seen that it had a 1/4" plug. I was a little worried, because some of the things I've read about the GI-10 suggest that the tracking is far superior if you're using the GK pickup. But, I...

You sound like you've got it pretty well figured out.

I was wondering if you'd give your opinion (and a bit of a question as well):

What about a Roland GI-10 + SC55 module for the synth part?...

So guys, to do a little thread necromancy...

I was thinking this morning about getting into the whole synth thing for my emando, mostly because I would like to be able to add some sonic color to...

Frussel, that's a nice lookin' emando.

And I can totally relate to the "frustrated guitar, mando makes sense" feeling, too. I was a violinist for about 12 years before I ever got my hands on a...

In a word, yes.

First off, a lot of electric mandolinists are after a different feel, and a different sound, than an acoustic mandolin. The electric mandolin lets those who are more familiar with...

Funny, I saw the mention of the Sedona, and was about to reply that I knew someone who played Rigels and Schwabs through one, and they all sounded great.

Glad to see you're still looking on here...

EDIT: never mind.

EDIT: never mind.

I have one of Kevin Schwab's early mandolins (#29) and he was great at it all the way back then in 1982. He's only gotten better. Someday I'm going to have him build another one for me.

I also...

So here's a question for you guys:

I have two emandos - a Schwab and a Mann - and I love playing them both. One complaint that I have (and it's got nothing to do with the quality of the...

Rimspoke, just as an aside, would you mind turning off your CAPSLOCK key? It makes it really hard to read your posts.

Definitely. I hope to get one of these made one day when I'm no longer a poor student.

I don't want to venture into crazy Charlie Hunter territory, but I'd love to have a 6-string in 5ths that was...

Well, the Chiquita is still tuned CGDAEB. All except the C string are quite decent for the most part, particularly when I use the G only occasionally.

I'm going to be using the instrument onstage...

The best kind of chord to use (in my opinion) for an electric mandolin, and particular a 5-stringer, is the kind that most sounds like a guitar chord. In the first (the A) the root is on the G...

I thought this was going to be on playing Baba O'Riley on the mandolin (like, the guitar part). That's a heck of a lot of fun, too (gotta use an electric, though).

It's actually not really all that floppy, surprisingly. Since the Chiquita is so short, the strings are actually a bit on the floppy side when tuned to standard guitar EADGBE. I kept expecting the...

Well, thus far I've experimented a few times with different tunings and found that CGDAEB is possible. The C is definitely too low to do much of anything on, but at the very least if I happen to...

That looks pretty cool.

Now you gotta build an Explorer.