Daley mandolins

**Slim Pickins** · Oct-14-2006, 12:06pm

Any one own or have played a Daley.? Any report on it. I saw one played this morning by a 15 year old boy. It was great. His talent and his mando.

**kenny m** · Oct-14-2006, 9:15pm

hey mando dude did you see rose of sharon play? if you did tommy that did all the talking has a daley guitar on order as well. everything i've seen and heard of daley's is pretty good.

**kmando** · Oct-16-2006, 5:45pm

There are a couple of players here in Memphis with Daleys. They are great mandolins. I hope to add to the chorus come this spring. My Classic is on order.

**ronlane3** · Oct-16-2006, 6:05pm

Yeah they are good. Good enough that Adam Steffy put down his Gibson to play one.

**Grandude** · Oct-16-2006, 7:20pm

I played #31 about a year ago and ordered one immediately - it had the sound I wanted. He produces approx. one a month, so he must be approaching #50 by now. Last we spoke, he had a waiting list of 22. Call Sim, tell him what you want and you'll come away with the feeling that he knows what he's doing, and can meet your needs.

**dochardee** · Oct-16-2006, 10:22pm

Sim delivered #44 to me the middle of August just before he took a month's vacation in England. I talked to him last week, he's back at the shop.

**DryBones** · Oct-17-2006, 7:22am

Butch Baldassari plays one on his bluegrass mandolin workshop DVD

**Grandude** · Oct-19-2006, 8:42pm

So, Mike Hardee, what did you get? How does it sound? Did it meet your expectatons?

**dochardee** · Oct-19-2006, 8:57pm

Classic model, red spruce top, matte lacquer finish. The mandolin has really opened up over the past two months, I'm very pleased with the tone: classic bluegrass, no excuses. Sim really knows how to make 'em!

**jayslider** · Nov-28-2006, 10:31pm

Hey there Dochardee, If you should see this message, I am very interested in talking to you about your daley. i am just about to order one and I'm leaning red spruce /matte laq. . i am particularly interested in how you like the sound of the red.
you can reach me at jarrettlesko@mindspring.com

**cooper4205** · Nov-28-2006, 11:13pm

will parsons is doing some work on a nice-sounding flatiron F5 that has daley's signature underneath the soundboard

**Steve Stewart** · Feb-12-2007, 5:13pm

I own #48, a standard. I love this mandolin, traded a Weber Fern in for it, and haven't looked back. In the two WEEKS I've had it it's already opening up!!