Re: Passernig, who's tried them?
I have an A5 model by him and it is seriously wonderful. I taught a workshop and used it for at least half of the days. One of the class, the owner of a really nice Collings, got to play both side by side and commented that he did not have to work as hard to get the Passernig to sound as he did the Collings. It is very responsive, so you can get good tone at both ends of the how-hard-you-pick-it spectrum and everywhere in between. Most F hole mandos I have played do not have this luxury. He ever reworks the case, to better support the instrument. Definitely a fine craftsman with a great sense of what makes a great players instrument. Passernig's are wonderful.
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