GuyIncognito
Aug-30-2013, 1:58pm
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My early 80's Washburn SN-7 finally arrived the other day. I set it up with a Randy Wood bridge and an Orrico tailpiece (I thought the art nouveau style would compliment the mandolin well) and filed the nut down a little. Aesthetically it's based off the old Lyon & Healy classical mandolins I'm not sure if structurally its the same but it does seem to have a very bright crisp bowlback tone but also loud and woody compared to something like an Eastman which rings a little more. Overall I think I like it, I can already play along with Andy Statman and Jethro Burns a lot better with it compared to my F hole Loar 600. If I decide I really like it in a couple months I might bring it in and have bigger frets put on and the neck radius ed.
My early 80's Washburn SN-7 finally arrived the other day. I set it up with a Randy Wood bridge and an Orrico tailpiece (I thought the art nouveau style would compliment the mandolin well) and filed the nut down a little. Aesthetically it's based off the old Lyon & Healy classical mandolins I'm not sure if structurally its the same but it does seem to have a very bright crisp bowlback tone but also loud and woody compared to something like an Eastman which rings a little more. Overall I think I like it, I can already play along with Andy Statman and Jethro Burns a lot better with it compared to my F hole Loar 600. If I decide I really like it in a couple months I might bring it in and have bigger frets put on and the neck radius ed.