Loudest mandolin

**Jonathan Peck** · Sep-06-2007, 10:08am

What is the loudest mandolin you've ever heard?

**Tim2723** · Sep-06-2007, 10:12am

My Michael Kelly pluged into 50,000 watts at the NJ State Fair.

**Jonathan Peck** · Sep-06-2007, 10:15am

I didn't realize that you can power a light bulb with a mandolin

**Tim2723** · Sep-06-2007, 10:21am

Yikes! I wonder what that thing does?

**fwoompf** · Sep-06-2007, 10:25am

Originally Posted by (Tim2723 @ Sep. 06 2007, 11:21)

Yikes! #I wonder what that thing does?

Math!

**Chris Baird** · Sep-06-2007, 10:27am

Wow, that thing must be great at breaking in a new instrument. Put your mandolin inside and expose it to Monroe at 1000 decibals.

**bradeinhorn** · Sep-06-2007, 10:31am

nice try on this thread, captain:D

my daley is pretty loud i'd say.

**adgefan** · Sep-06-2007, 10:32am

A friend's Daley. A banjo killer if there ever was one.

**fatt-dad** · Sep-06-2007, 10:42am

My Flatiron.

f-d

**MandoBen** · Sep-06-2007, 10:43am

Somebody once said he thought I had an amplifier inside my BRW. More than once people at very loud bluegrass jams have said my BRW is the loudest instrument in the room. I guess it helps to use a Tone-Gard, J75 strings and a 2.5mm Wegen pick.

**ALog** · Sep-06-2007, 11:07am

Kicking Mule mandolin made in Oklahoma...LOUUUUUUUUUD!

**johnhgayjr** · Sep-06-2007, 11:11am

Three Daley's in my neck of the woods (including mine) and all three honk pretty good.

John Gay
Memphis

**sgarrity** · Sep-06-2007, 11:13am

Fatt-dad's Flatiron has all the volume you'd ever need in a mandolin. And great tone too. Another extremely loud mando is Billy Bright's Gilchrist. An amazing instrument...

**Jonathan Peck** · Sep-06-2007, 11:20am

Originally Posted by (bradeinhorn @ Sep. 06 2007, 11:31)

nice try on this thread, captain:D

my daley is pretty loud i'd say.

Brad, I thought your Kelley was louder than the Daley. Either way, they both are loud and cut nicely in a jam.

I also think the the 'x' braced Flatirons cuts very well.

**MikeEdgerton** · Sep-06-2007, 11:21am

My Gibson F5G with J-75's on it. The second loudest is my Gibson F5G with J-74's on it.

Sep-06-2007, 12:38pm

WHAT THE?

?

Is that guy trying to send a message to Jupiter?

**AlanN** · Sep-06-2007, 12:42pm

**jefflester** · Sep-06-2007, 12:46pm

Originally Posted by (Zman @ Sep. 06 2007, 10:38)

Is that guy trying to send a message to Jupiter?

In space, nobody can hear you chop.

**Jonathan Peck** · Sep-06-2007, 12:49pm

Originally Posted by (jefflester @ Sep. 06 2007, 13:46)

Originally Posted by (Zman @ Sep. 06 2007, 10:38)

Is that guy trying to send a message to Jupiter?

In space, nobody can hear you chop.

Oh darn!

**John Flynn** · Sep-06-2007, 1:26pm

Well, my Old Wave oval is not the loudest mandolin I have heard, but it is the loudest oval I have heard. The loudest unamplified mandolin I have heard, by far is a National Resonator. You can talk about your Daleys and Gils all you want, but a National will smoke 'em all for volume. The tone is not traditional, but it's not bad either. There is one in my future! If you narrow it to traditional, wooden construction with F-holes, I am not an expert, but I remember a thread on this years ago where there was a consensus that at least for for pure volume, Stiver mandolins were a serious contender.

**JEStanek** · Sep-06-2007, 1:31pm

This one when your fingers go through it...

Jamie

**fatt-dad** · Sep-06-2007, 1:38pm

My Stiver was loud (should have kept that one, sigh. . .). I kept the Flatiron 'cause it was X-braced and for some reason, I figured it was unique that way.

Just how loud are those early mandobanjos?

f-d

**mandroid** · Sep-06-2007, 1:44pm

See New National Resonator Mandolin thread...

My Vega mando-banjo is requested to be pointed away from others in the jam circle,
but still loses out to the piano player, so I bring the electric and wee amp.

anyone want to give standard Decibel numbers? , its less subjective..
gentlemen start your DB meters..