Congrats! What a beautiful instrument. I'm really liking that grain pattern on the back.
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Congrats! What a beautiful instrument. I'm really liking that grain pattern on the back.
Yeah Greg! Sounds like that Pava has found a good home.
Thank you for a great resource! I was ready to jump on a Kentucky KM950 that was posted today. Ad is already gone, guess I waited to long...
Thanks for this! Super helpful.
So much good information... Thanks everyone, much appreciated. I'm sure I'll be asking more questions soon.
I'm new to mandolin and trying not to create any bad playing habits. Sometimes I catch myself resting my picking hand, lightly on the strings, other side of the bridge, not muting.
I mostly do this...
Sad news.
I got scared when I saw the saxophone, but it fits nicely. Thanks for posting-
I had a planet waves strap on my old KM150 and it worked great. I'm using one on my Eastman MD505 and it also works great. Easy to install, comfortable on the shoulder, very simple.
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I started with a Kentucky KM150, just purchased a Eastman MD505. I'm so happy with the Eastman, but I find myself reading about Pava Mandolins, also looking a lot at the Collings MT. It's a fun...
I couldn't agree more. I just picked up a Eastman MD 505 and it fits like a glove. It's funny how the whole nut width thing works. I prefer a 1 3/4" nut on guitars, But on mandolin the narrower the...
I started off with a Kentucky KM150. I just purchased a Eastman MD505 and I'm blown away. The neck profile feels much better to me.
To my ears the Eastman sounds fantastic. Both mandolins came from...