JEStanek
Nov-07-2010, 10:32pm
Otterly2K and I had the pleasure of meeting up with Graham as he continues his cross country visit (http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/showthread.php?66147-LA-Greham-McDonald-Meet-and-Greet-10-16&highlight=mcdonald) while he was in Philadelphia this past Friday. He brought his two pointer (http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/showthread.php?66131-New-2-point-mandolin) (better true color photos of his mandolin in that thread) and I brought my Brian Dean two pointer and Karen brought her Brian Dean OM.
We had a nice chat and I really enjoyed playing and looking his mandolin over. The tiger myrtle back is very attractive and the mandolin has a great action and a very nice warm voice. It's always great fun to meet the talented people who build and work on stringed instruments. I particularly enjoyed being a fly on the wall as Karen and Graham discussed building and repair work. Here are some photos from the evening... not the best light or use of flash I'm afraid but hopefully you'll get the gist...
Jamie
Graham with my Labraid, Karen with the McDonald two pointer, two shots of his soundhole and points, and Graham inspecting Karen's OM's armrest.
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We had a nice chat and I really enjoyed playing and looking his mandolin over. The tiger myrtle back is very attractive and the mandolin has a great action and a very nice warm voice. It's always great fun to meet the talented people who build and work on stringed instruments. I particularly enjoyed being a fly on the wall as Karen and Graham discussed building and repair work. Here are some photos from the evening... not the best light or use of flash I'm afraid but hopefully you'll get the gist...
Jamie
Graham with my Labraid, Karen with the McDonald two pointer, two shots of his soundhole and points, and Graham inspecting Karen's OM's armrest.
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