I had never played a Collings mandolin before. I've owned Gilchrists, Weber, Nuggets, Stanley, and a Henderson. All sounded different. I just got 2 recent/barely played MT2's
One MT2 is...
I had never played a Collings mandolin before. I've owned Gilchrists, Weber, Nuggets, Stanley, and a Henderson. All sounded different. I just got 2 recent/barely played MT2's
One MT2 is...
Purely taste. I've had 2 nuggets. Both great. My favorite high-end mandolin experiences..
I've played a lot of high end mandos from builders chasing the Loar sound and they varied greatly. So I haven't the slightest what a loar is supposed to sound like.
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Gil and Nugget F-5
I currently have a Nugget F and A, Henderson F, Gilchrist A-5 and a Derrington...I want to winnow it down to 2 favorites. It's amazing how different they sound yet are all great. There's no such...
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2014 Gilchrist on left
1991 Nugget on right
I called today to ask about the '79 Henderson at gruhns. Ended up talking to George. He was very nice. He kept steering me toward the Newsons...particularly the one with the 1-1/8 in nut. He's a...
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I'm the seller...photo idea was a combo of lighting/background/humor...
(May have failed on all 3 accounts) Mando never actually touched the toilet (for scratch reasons more than hygiene...)
Joe...
Pretty much everything you'd ever want to know about the modern Gibson master model is here…
http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/showthread.php?24642-Gibson-Master-Models/page9
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