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I have no such stories, but bowlbacks are absolutely gorgeous, everyone who I showed mine to said so

There's the Mel Bay Renaissance and Baroque solos for mandolin, which are mostly arrangements from other instruments for the mandolin. You'll have to buy the books though, but personally I think the...

thank you for sharing this!

This was very good, congratulations!

I didn't even know what that was at the time.. heh but yea, I guess I'll save up some money and email him some time

amazing! thanks, I guess I have to go look for some birds eheh!

oh and btw, I'm sorry if I hijacked the thread...

Thanks for your reply. I really don't know, I bought it from Mr Dave Hynds, but he didn't know the maker, only that it is probably from East Germany. Here's the link of him playing it, if you wanna...

wait, is it a quill as in one of those used for writing that you have to dip in ink? Or does it need to be specially made to be used as a pick?

where does one find a quill plectrum nowadays?

Hi. I recently bought a bowlback mandolin which however had no integrated armrest on it. I've been hearing great things about those things, but I haven't been able to realise yet if I can buy one and...

it's kind of weird when he does the glissandos, since it's a fretless instrument, but very nice! thanks for sharing

I see... It just got me wondering, since it's a small instrument and all.. thank you both!

Can bowlbacks really only take ultra light strings? Doesn't that mean I'll loose a lot of sound volume?

well, it's a bowlback, that's for sure

Thanks for the tip! I'll keep that in mind when I finally get my mandolin.

I had not thought of that. I'm really afraid to do it myself, as I would only have one shot at sanding it correctly and if I mess it up I could ruin the bridge for good, and I've never been very good...

It seems that Dave Hynds really is a credited person around here. I't seems I'll need to contact him, but it'll be no use if I can't meet him in person and try his mandolins. Do you know what part of...

I've heard of that luthier for his classical guitars. However, aren't those mandolins the "portuguese-style ones"? I really want a bowlback to be honest. And thanks for the heads up!

They're really cheap, specially for repaired/old instruments, does this mean they're bad? I wouldn't feel comfortable with buying an instrument without trying it first, though... even if I don't know...

Thank you both for your replies. If they can all be used for classical I'll still choose the Neapolitan, as it has my favourite sound and looks as well. Also, I'm from Portugal.

So what I called...

Hi, I'm new to mandolins (been playing classical guitar for about 3-4 years), and recently have been gaining an increasing interest in this instrument. I haven't got one yet, though, and I'd like you...