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I have three rambunctious boys. Rule number one for ALL instruments- if it's not being played, it's in the case. Otherwise, I'll have broken instruments.

Thanks for the prayers TC- everyone down here can sure use them over the next few days.

I'm in DeLand (~20 miles inland from Daytona Beach) and it is getting pretty scary. Good luck everyone. Stay safe.

Thanks for all the responses- I appreciate the insight. Rationally, I KNOW that it makes sense that companies wouldn't give tours for insurance reasons and such- and I don't hold it against them in...

I've been a proud owner of a Weber Special Edition F-style for several years with only good things to say about it- I love it. I was just on a family vacation in Bend and thought it would be really...

I played lots of Eastmans a few years back when I was looking for an upgrade from my Michael Kelly...most sounded really good and I think they'd be a great choice. But I took the plunge sight unseen...

I was in the same boat a couple of years ago- I wanted an electric 8 string and couldn't really find one in my price range. So, for about $300 or so I built one (most of the cost was in the tuners...

I always remember Bill's birthday because it just so happens to be mine, too! As a mandolin player, there's nothing better than sharing your birthday with Big Mon himself (well, maybe if some of the...

Great idea. I'd love to try a new pick.

I have a Michael Kelly A-solid that I bought about 8 years ago when I first started playing. I've played about every sub-$500 mandolin on the market (Kentucky, Epiphone, Fender, Washburn, etc.) and I...

I'd take either one, of course! Chris obviously likes that Loar tone, too, since he plays them pretty much exclusively now. But, if you listen to him play his Loars, his tone still sounds very...

That's a great looking strap. Hope you love it on that Fern.

I use a Digitech RP355 multi-effects processor with my electric mandolin and I love it. For under $200 you can have literally every effect ever made- from Fuzzface distortion to Echoplex delay to...

Joe,

I have tons of love for my Weber (and so do LOTS of others out there) so don't despair! They're great instruments and I don't know why there is so much negative talk about them. Maybe I'm...

Gringosid,

This thread just helps to show how tone is a completely subjective thing, and to each his/her own (and that that's ok). I have a Weber SE F and "hollow and plunky" are two words that...

GratefulDel,

Why is everyone harping on your grammar and writing? They are trying to help you. The way that you express yourself to others is the way you are going to be judged by others. If you...

When I was 19, I wanted to drop out of college (engineering) and go to Berklee to study guitar performance. I had music in my heart and I just had to follow my dream. An engineer friend of mine (who...

I agree- that's a beautiful mandolin and it seems like a good price.

I saw a Weber Bitterroot a couple of years ago on Ebay that was way overpriced. I emailed the seller and gave him a couple of links to examples of similar mandolins that had sold for more realistic...

I've never played the J Bovier, but I have a Weber Special Edition F (which is basically a Gallatin F just like the one in the video above). It's a great mandolin in every respect, especially in...

Another option is a multi-effects processor/pedal like the Digitech RP355, which you can get for less than $200 bucks. It has every effect that you could ever hope to use (and many that you couldn't...

Doing a quick search, it looks like the Mandolin Store sold a used 2004 and a used 2005 Weber Absaroka for $1199 each. That's probably closer to what the 2006 Absaroka is worth than $1750, which...

The A solid is a great mandolin. I bought one as my first mandolin about 8 years ago and have enjoyed it ever since.

I don't think disagreeing is the same as not understanding the issue. After reading almost 300 posts on this thread, I think most posters here (1) love to play music, (2) don't play for a living, and...

My Weber Special Edition has a pronounced V-shape to the neck. I haven't played enough to know if it's typical of other Webers, but I'd assume that they're consistently built.