Wait just a minute! Pat has an awesome A2Z, but this A4 will always be "The Black". :cool:146770
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Wait just a minute! Pat has an awesome A2Z, but this A4 will always be "The Black". :cool:146770
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I want to enter the running for "quickest to insanity". I have to be close to most mandolins in the shortest period of time, though nowhere near the overall title. My first mandolin was a Fender...
I just purchased a Weber Absaroka that has setup #2. Very disappointing, as it was advertised with a recent setup by a luthier I had heard of, so I expected better. The mandolin buzzes on the first...
I first bought a CT55 and TD35, both with right hand bevel. Do not care for the CT55 much, but the TD35 was pretty good. Still used my Wegen Bluegrass at 1mm and 1.4mm a bit more often. Then I...
And his mandolins aint bad either! :))
Sorry, I had to do it.
Here is the sound port on my Black A4:
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The mandolin is loud for both player and listener. Plus, it is a great view of the Virzi!
I have seen round sound ports. Can't remember where,...
Congrats TEvans! I just received my 2010 (#199) today and am very pleased. Sugar maple on this one.
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I have an F-9, but have not been able to compare it directly to an F5G. One of the differences that has not been mentioned is that the current F-9 uses rosewood for the bridge and fretboard instead...
Haha! So glad you posted about this, maybe I am not crazy. As the previous owner of this particular Collings MT-O, my very first thread on the cafe was about how good it smelled. I wondered if...
It is not cheaper to buy a cheap instrument if you already know you are serious about the mandolin and can afford better. The cheap instrument will be money wasted, unless you plan to keep it as a...
Now, he did say he could save for a $1K+ mandolin. Not saying I don't suggest the occasional ham sandwhich, it is hard to resist! In this case however, most suggestions have been pretty reasonable,...
I thought it was great, thanks for sharing. Congrats to Astro and Old Sausage on a job very well done.
Can anyone tell me the name of this song? Thanks!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTbxvxV3ybo&spfreload=10
I have a new F9 and a flashlight, so I decided to see if Adrian is right. IMO, he is. It is pretty clearly machine routed, has about a 1/4" step near the neck, and slightly less but still very...
I also have zero sympathy for a "professional" who makes a deal and then decides to break it for the sake of greed. He made a deal with an acceptable profit margin and then broke it to try and make...
I am not surprised. Very well done David.
Haha! My first thread got one-starred and after I figured out what that meant, I admit it annoyed me. With a little assistance from journeybear, I got over it. :cow:
You still have teeth? :grin:
Haha! I completely understand where you are coming from. In fact, there was a recent thread with questions about Ellis and Red Diamond mandolins where I posted the availability of this mandolin. I...
I love the cafe, but hate what has happened to my bank account due to acute MAS.
Ha! I was so focused on the oval holes, I did not even notice that. Guess that is as close to awesome as I will ever be, so I am going to enjoy it! :mandosmiley:
It is an oval hole A, but there is a used Red Diamond with "no player wear" for sale at Morgan Music for $3799. Someone better buy it before I do.
Not sure what your Givens is worth, but the Parlor in Knoxville wants $4K for a 1979 Givens A with lots of play wear. No, that is not $22K, not even $8K, but not exactly cheap either. You do pay...
I would not take a $120 mando to jam on at festivals. But with that said, I do have a beater, and if I had to jam with it I could. I take it on road trips, fishing trips, and just have it sitting...
It might be good competition for the Crossover. Certainly looks nicer, but if Scott played a typical sample, it may not sound better. My Crossover is anything but quiet and thin sounding - it is...