Re: Who plays the National RM1 as a primary mandolin
Sam,
With my Rigel I-110 out on consignment ... there is just an all Maple RM-1 and my Weber Big Horn oval hole here. I play the RM-1 much more. Now .. part of that is that i'm more comfortable taking it to jams because of its "ruggedness". But i love the added sustain. I've strung it with TIs and that tones down what some may think of as grittiness. Just because it has a volume knob that goes to 12 doesn't mean you have to crank it to that. You just have lots more power and sustain at your disposal. I've already been backed into the corner of having to answer the question of: "If you could only have one ... which one?". It'd break my heart to see the Bighorn go.... but the RM-1 is here to stay.
Ryk
mandolin ~ guitar ~ banjo
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