Jake Wildwood
Nov-24-2012, 3:37pm
I love this mando... very tempted, of course, as I'm a Vega fan. Work included: bowl seam repairs, fret level/dress, cleaning, setup. It had a couple of old bowl repairs to begin with that weren't done perfectly, but are sturdy.
Sounds excellent. It sounds a lot like my Martin flatback (40s) but with a bit more sweet clarity and less suckerpunch. Reallllly sounds good in open tunings for fiddle tunes.
More pics & writeup here! (http://antebelluminstruments.blogspot.com/2012/11/c1912-vega-bowlback-mandolin.html)
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Sounds excellent. It sounds a lot like my Martin flatback (40s) but with a bit more sweet clarity and less suckerpunch. Reallllly sounds good in open tunings for fiddle tunes.
More pics & writeup here! (http://antebelluminstruments.blogspot.com/2012/11/c1912-vega-bowlback-mandolin.html)
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4elO_Rh2M8A/UK_J7U37dzI/AAAAAAAAd5Y/AeqPbO0muiE/s1600/vebo1.jpg
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IK5JvxpnAaw/UK_J8521fDI/AAAAAAAAd5o/dRcOixZLhw8/s1600/vebo3.jpg
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