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Thanks, all. Tony emailed me yesterday, said he was buried in work, and asked me to email in a month to discuss my custom job. All is well!

I've written him twice over a two-week period to request a custom tone gard, but no response. Is this usual? Am I being too hyper?

Bruce Johnson

VERY important to just sit, listen, and play as many as you can. The "brand" doesn't tell you everything--and can have you paying
more $ for less of the sound YOU want.

See? I told you so!

(And I know what "autocthonous" means, and you don't--well, you probably do.) (Did I spell it right?)

Have I found it? In northern Minnesota I heard one at Lloyd LaPlant's (one of his). Outside Staunton, Virginia I heard one at John Schofield's (a 70s Monteleone), in Knoxville I heard one at The...

SO important to play many and compare--and take your time. Brand names will tell you only so much! (although Collings A's are very consistent in their sound)

Aesthetics only: bound f-holes remind me of Roy and Dale Rogers' costumes.

OK, I'm sorry to be negative here, but I feel that I must say that whenever he took a break, I couldn't wait for it to end. Yes, he "sold" it to audiences, but, in my opinion, even on the recordings,...

How did it happen, Gary? Why is the case a convertible?

7/6/12 and looks like Summit #400 is sold

That's Summit Artist #400 that I saw this morning in the classifieds 7/3/12

1) There is a tremendous sounding Parsons A at Gruhn's for #1500, a steal! 2) I'd really want to give a test drive to the Summit Artist for under 4k just post here in the classifieds--not by me or...

Good points, Adam, but this is a bricks and mortar store; it appears that they haven't updated their website in many years. I was wondering if their posted prices for mandos which don't exist affect...

What does it do to instrument prices when stores leave ancient info up on their websites? I just saw an EXCELLENT price on the four Summit Artists at finemusicalinstruments.com
but when I called,...

oh, man.--get it for that price!

Hey, David. Mine's #384. I
Yours was at MassMusic? Mine was at Gruhn's; you probably played it sometime--an Artist with varnish finish--the darker look you describe as more typical. I feel liek...

I just played about 60 good ones in Charlottesville, KNoxville, and Nashville a week and a half ago. Take a look at my reviews here:...

f-d, that is cool; glad we're realted now. And I agree with Ivan above. I bought the mando never having heard the name Paul Schneider, although the name Summit was familiar. He deserves some...

whoops==it's a varnish finish. not lacquer. my bad==NO! My good! (Is Kasmiri naan different from regular naan? we ate a bunch of naan)

Excellent! Thanks all. I'm going at it Wed.

Thanks, OldGus and Ed.

sorry!--posted earlier under different title

One of the best times I’ve had in recent years was mandolin shopping last week with my brother, David Johnson, in his hometown of Nashville, TN. I had just come from looking at the fabulous herd of...

Yep, there it is signed in 1978. THANKS!

I want to replace the pearl with ebony, but there's no screw. And what a good source for ebony or horn tuning buttons?
Thanks!
Bruce