Mandozone
Jul-12-2006, 11:17pm
This is my first post, and I will say that I have learned alot by reading this board. #Through this board I learned about Steve Perry, of Gianna Violins. #I recently went to Knoxville, TN, to take my son to Freshman Orientation at U of Tennessee. #Steve's shop is only 40 minutes from there, and I needed two repairs on mandos. #Steve welcomed me and helped me right away. #His shop is like the juju doctor's lair, (his work area) and a wall full of beautiful Eastman Mandolins. #Also violins. And a cello he was working on.
I met Gianna and Steve's brother-in-law. #My only regret was that I couldn't stay awhile. I think we could have entered the mandozone. However, my wife and boy, not being players do not understand such things. #Anyway, as I was leaving, Steve plunked a very unusal mandolin in my hands. #It was the Draleon Jazz prototype. Very nice. #I only played it a minute and liked it. #Looks are beautful and the feel nice. #The tone was different, maybe like a blend of round hole and f hole. #I wouldn't have minded if he would have said: "Try this for a few days...". #But he didn't, so mumbling something like "I'd trade my snakehead right now, if I didn't have to sell it", I was on my way. #Thanks for your help Steve, and I'm sure those Jazz Mandos are only going to sound better.
I met Gianna and Steve's brother-in-law. #My only regret was that I couldn't stay awhile. I think we could have entered the mandozone. However, my wife and boy, not being players do not understand such things. #Anyway, as I was leaving, Steve plunked a very unusal mandolin in my hands. #It was the Draleon Jazz prototype. Very nice. #I only played it a minute and liked it. #Looks are beautful and the feel nice. #The tone was different, maybe like a blend of round hole and f hole. #I wouldn't have minded if he would have said: "Try this for a few days...". #But he didn't, so mumbling something like "I'd trade my snakehead right now, if I didn't have to sell it", I was on my way. #Thanks for your help Steve, and I'm sure those Jazz Mandos are only going to sound better.