Just wanted to know the difference in tone between a redwood top and a spruce top on a mandolin. Thanks, Bruce.
redwood top mandolins
Just wanted to know the difference in tone between a redwood top and a spruce top on a mandolin. Thanks, Bruce.
Re: redwood top mandolins
Use the search feature, as there are several threads that cover this subject.
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But by all means talk to Michael, who has made some extraordinary redwood carved-topped instruments.
Nothing will come close to playing and comparing actual instruments. Talking about it is a poor second!
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Hear here! I've chanced to play one of Michael's redwood topped mandolins many years ago, and it was a sweetheart!
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Like dancing about architecture?Originally Posted by Paul Hostetter
"The problem with quotes on the internet, is everybody has one, and most of them are wrong."
~ Mark Twain
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Like generalizing about the inherent tonal qualities of a given wood species regardless of who's behind the chisel...Like dancing about architecture?
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Exactamente.
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What they said..
writing about music
is like dancing,
about architecture
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Shawn Lane with Blue Highway plays a Dearstone redwood top mandolin and it sounds great...but then again, any instrument in Shawn's hand sounds great...
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LOL - I knew I saw that quote in someone's sig here!
"The problem with quotes on the internet, is everybody has one, and most of them are wrong."
~ Mark Twain
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