This is an interesting topic to me, esp. since seriously injuring my left middle finger extensor tendon and taking two months off from playing. Fascinating to see how parts of a piece have come back...
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This is an interesting topic to me, esp. since seriously injuring my left middle finger extensor tendon and taking two months off from playing. Fascinating to see how parts of a piece have come back...
I can always use a fine piece of headwear...need different colors to accessorize the wardrobe properly.
mike
I travel with a low cost mandolin and while it's usually possible to bring it as a carry-on, I remove all the stress and put it inside its hard case and then inside a form-fitting checked suitcase...
I loved my V-pick but gave it to a friend who pays guitar.
Godin A8 has engineered a relatively small neck circumference, although somewhat counter-intuitively
I found the fretboard to be guitar-like and spacious - closer to that of a BL (I've had two)...
I'm not familiar with much more than the iconic performance at Woodstock, which will live as long as the media storing it does and well beyond the lives of that generation, which it arguably defined....
Sorry I didn't mean to attempt a prediction - I have no idea....but it is one business now with one financial interest.
Does anyone really think that they can sell every product variant in both...
Bruce,
Thanks for the update. It's an ambitious effort to merge the two businesses while maintaining both quality, service and some sense of coherence in the product line(s). While I'm a Breedlove...
Thanks Astro - this is the only way this idea would fly. Every other single location is wrong for everyone not from that locale.
I'm certainly a fan of their playability and quality - that seems universal.
Sound quality is another issue and varies from one instrument to another.
I've got an FF that is about as good as it...
My +1 for the Louis Armstrong quote and the comment on 'Classical Crossover'....all the categories are constantly blurring against
those around them - and thank God for that - else we'd have an...
Done...just waiting for my next businesss trip to Boston area to try out an F
I'm on a 'satisfaction plateau' with both of mine, although if my skills improve that might change.
I use a Floodtone as a traveler. It's lacking a bit on the low end but they're pretty small and can be acquired as inexpensively as a mandolin designed specifically for traveling, so your exposure...
Most of us already have mandolins embedded directly in our brains, although the physical surgery isn't quite perfected yet.
I think the MC consensus will be that their build quality and (wide nut) playability are strong points. Some folks like their sound and some don't, since it's not a Gibson vintage sound. I'm a fan...
Harrison,
With your background I don't think you'll be happy with most of what you can get in the $500-600 range,
esp. an F. For good tones the Mid-Missouri/Big Muddy (A) instruments can be bought...
This merger will likely improve BL's customer service and also add some welcome strength to their mandolin line which IMO is not at its high point re: consistency or completeness (the Premier line). ...
Pretty unusual and really well done. I empathize with 'HAD TO'...better you than me, but
I'm sure my turn will come (again) soon enough.
Mike
You kids are having too much fun....:)
I'd say roughly $1,600 - $1,800. Below $1,600 and it looks pretty cheap compared to other options, esp. if it's opened up and sounds good. Above $1,800 and it starts approaching retail for a brand...
You didn't specify a genre of music which could narrow the field. Among the many Pac Rim products, you'll find The Loar (600s used or 500s new) and comparable Kentucky models get plenty of MC member...
Y'all seem to have overlooked the dreaded 'dude', esp. as abused by males of all ages.
MAS and GAS are obvious here, but the biggest red flag I see is that cats and guitars outnumber mandos....
Agree with multidon....tone can be expected to vary by instrument of one model. While my new FF can play it all, I prefer its tone for BG more than for Classical and Celtic. It's fairly loud...
I wouldn't go forward without some protection - either eBay or the MC Classifieds where the community provides some protection,
i.e if the seller values his MC reputation. There are plenty of...