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So is your plan to enjoy the sweet tones of #69 at home and the responsive voice of #152 with others?

Forgot - the new case appears to be the same Canadian model case but seems cheaper made and definitely is lighter. My only nit - didn't choose for the case and it is serviceable for home use

#69 has the sweetest tone of any mandolin I've personally played. Very balanced but not what you would call bright. Usable but not remarkable chop bark imo. #152 has the same sweet tone but with somewhat brighter and more responsive voice. Kinda best of both worlds between the MT and the brown Pava. Sounds more like the Ellis mandolins I played at IBMA. Nice bark if you want it.

Played in my jam group last night and it sounded great on rhythm. Nice cut on solo. It's louder maybe but pleasingly brighter/crisp for sure.

I'm undecided on 'opening up' but if this one matures like my first Pava I will be a happy picker indeed. Has as much maple figuring as the MT so no complaints to the eye. Plays comfortable. I suspected the neck was slimmer and measuring at the 5th fret I found #152 to be 1/16 or so thinner front to back. Also noticed the neck finish is less glossy/sticky than #69. Not sure why but that was a nit on the first one.

Let us know how the two Pava mandolins compare and contrast!

Originally Posted by 9lbShellhamer

Now I'm heading to Nashville on Friday to pick at Carter's, Cotton, and Gruhns!

Nice - enjoy that. Let us know what catches your fancy.

Yeah - it lost a nice strap

Hopefully the MT gains a better picker in the trade.

Did the MT lose more than its McClung armrest?

I was checking out the Pava Pro at MandoMutt earlier... If I was only 90 minutes away who knows what would have happened! Then again... If I was only 90 minutes away... I may have picked up the Collings MF deluxe earlier this fall and not noticed the Pava. Too many good mandos. Now I'm heading to Nashville on Friday to pick at Carter's, Cotton, and Gruhns!

Originally Posted by Bertram Henze

180 bpm - is that counting one beat per quarter note or per half note?

one beat per quarter note - I think - 4 beats per measure?

The guitar players I play with would say its 90 bpm. Same as you tap your foot (2 beats per measure

It's about that same tempo as the midi playback on the attached tef file

180 bpm - is that counting one beat per quarter note or per half note?

FWIW I went from around 160bpm to 180 by reworking the tune