What's The One Mandolin?

[dang]

I've never had the desire to buy any of them back.

I feel like from you, that's saying a lot!!!

[JAK]

Had a nice Brentrup F5, shouldn't have let it go, especially since no more are being made!

[mandroid]

2 Gibson s, Not 1, that came and went, for varied reasons; A40N, & EM 150.

[WoodyCTA102]

An Old Wave blond Octave that was just wonderful in every way. I wasn't playing it that much at the time, but miss it when the mood hits.

[nickster60]

I have been pretty content with the mandolins I have bought and sold. But there is a blonde Guild Jumbo I have always regretted selling. The Spector 80's bass I sold I kick my self everything I play my Fender Jazz.

[mandroid]

Got the Hodson D'jangolin, I like a lot, now, from Mandobar, it needed set up, bridge piece cut down lower..

Got slotted peg hear Schaller tuners for it, resold the originals..

Nickel wound Newtone strings stay bright for years ..

(though their loop formation winding on the plain ones tended to come open, reminding me of why Gibson
Tailpieces have 12 hooks for 8 strings)




...

[LadysSolo]

Still have every mando I've bought, with no plans to sell any of them (although there is a person at church that has been expressing the desire to learn - if that ever really happens, I MAY sell my Loar LM 220 to her.)

[sgarrity]

I still have the best mandolin I've ever owned, my Heiden A5. My former Gilchrist F5 and Blondie the x-braced Gibson MM were a close second and third. Of course my current Kimble F5 can keep up with all of them too. Life is good!

[CES]

I gave my blueburst Fender 62SE (the ones that looked liked Rigels rather than the blobs--of course, Rigels look like Strats, so not entirely sure how that whole thing worked out as it did) to my brother, who's still playing it in a praise band. I don't regret that one at all (gave it to him). The only other one I've let go was a Weber Hyalite OM, which I traded for a Collings MT. I do regret that one a bit. I hear up the youth praise at our church, and there are 3 songs we're doing next week that an OM would fit well in. I really like the MT I traded for, but may have to check out the new Pono and Eastman offerings...

Of course, not having the OM (which I can capo) to fall back on will make me a better mando player, so there's that, but I do miss the OM option...

[Bertram Henze]

My very first mandolin, a cheap East-German one. Despite it having been a personal historical landmark, I can't remember now what became of it.
It was The #ONE mandolin, but then came The #TWO, The #THREE...

[T.D.Nydn]

My 1918 Gibson A4,,didn't appreciate what I had , at the time I thought all great mandolins had scrolls...

[Mike Scott]

Well, I have two. One was my Silverangel A made with fir as the top wood and a beautiful one piece myrtle back. I traded it for a dobro. Big mistake-while I am not much of a mandolin player I really suck on dobro. The other was a Bulldog two point that I sold one of the times that I had decided to quit mandolin. I didn't know at the time this is an addiction!

[Gutbucket]

I've had quite a few that slipped through my fingers. I had a sweet John Ramsey F5 and a great Phoenix Bluegrass model that were probably the best. A Weber Cedar top Yellowstone F model ranked right up there, too. Always on the look out for the next hoss though.

[George R. Lane]

Still have mine but, you never know.

[almeriastrings]

I have never sold one that I wish I could have back, but there was one that "got away", that I wish I had bought...that was a nice Heiden Heritage. Pretty looking thing and it sound rather nice too.