Super cool. Thank you so much! I’m assuming that’s a floating pickup? Off to read more about this interesting mandolin ...
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Super cool. Thank you so much! I’m assuming that’s a floating pickup? Off to read more about this interesting mandolin ...
Wow - love the playing and the new mando is stunning. Does it have the Schaller GrandTune machine heads, and if so, how are they?
The mini-Gretsch!
Aaron's little finger has its own postal code.
Sounds and looks great ~ wonderful playing!
Congratulations and enjoy it in good health.
Hi Aaron,
I just wish I could make my Apitius J Model sound 1/10th as good as you can.
I had Oliver build me a Lefty (his second lefty ever). I love the sound and looks
my best friend said mini-Gretch also. Oliver knocked this one out of the park
Keith
Honey, I shrunk the L-5 !!!
Keith,
Every time I pick up the instrument I'm dazzled by the sound AND I've never played a mando with a more comfortable neck. It's really thrilling. As for the look, I never thought about it as a Gretch. It reminds me more of a (mini) 1950's D'Angelico New Yorker. But it's its own thing for sure. And a good thing it is!!
Here's another video of Aaron playing his Yorkville we just posted on social media:
I just have to say that Oliver is the nicest guy I have ever dealt with.
Kept me informed with pictures and progress reports regularly. I am
going to have him build me another as soon as the wife recovers from
my MAS
Looks and sounds great Aaron! Many happy hours await. :mandosmiley:
Aaron, thanks for sharing your “unboxing” of this mandolin with your inspiring-as-usual playing. (I’m on Oliver’s waiting list, not BECAUSE I want to play like Aaron, ... well, truthfully, because indeed I DO want to play like Aaron, and since that’s a pipe dream, maybe if I can have an ax like his ... perhaps start wearing a bow-tie... )
For those of us who care, please consider posting a photo of the backside of this blond beauty!
That mando sounds so good in your hands. We'll take more videos any time you want to post them. :cool: Enjoy!
I'm excited to hear you're on the wait list. I started discussing a mandolin with Oliver in the summer of 2019 so it's been a bit of a wait for me too. And I can happily report that it was very much worth it.
Per your request, I've attached a photo of the back.
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Don, thanks so much! I plan to post more videos with the instrument so stay tuned. :)
Aaron, I hope you don't mind me posting this from Oliver's web site.....
http://www.apitiusmandolins.com/Oliv...og%20Page.html
Beautiful mandolin! Wonderful playing!
Oh, my! That's all I got. Oh, and, as usual your playing is ... sadly there is no chef's kiss emoji available.
Thanks for posting, great playing and showmanship!
That mandolin really has great proportions. If I am reading the builder’s website right, it looks like the demand is so high you have to wait to get on the waiting list.
New video with Mr. Yorkville. Harold Arlen's A SLEEPIN BEE. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYkJTCydM6M
Aaron,
What type of strings do you use on this lovely instrument?
Here's more info (and demonstration) about the mandolin, played acoustically and amplified.
https://www.pegheadnation.com/instru...iY3lT1x1jTa0FU
Extra! Extra!! New video with the Yorkville just posted...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G10CqQgH51k