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I recently got my hands on what will be my camping/beater mando, a Gretsch New Yorker, as well as an old banjo. Both have the annoying tailpiece problem where you have to hook loop ends onto prongs...

brunello97, it sounds like you walked in and played it, yes?

Thanks, but that’s resonator guitar, right? I’m looking for a mando

Hi Charley - Although I haven’t played many, I’ve always had Gibson envy. The price range discussed in this thread is appealing to me, so I’m wondering which “small shop” mandolins you like, and I’ll...

thanks, Allen. I did see that a few days ago and spoke to someone at the store. Very nice, helpful, although I didn't catch his name. He said it would probably need a neck re-set, and offered to...

Ha! My guitar friends play like me, so no worries there.

Something tells me I might like a resonator mandolin. I’m sort of a low intermediate player , like to jam with friends, think this might be fun. Any thoughts about what to look for, and what to...

Since there was a lot of good feedback I thought I should share the result. I think I've discovered that I don't like bright-sounding mandolins. This one was probably in the middle of tonal range,...

Oh, I wish I could tell you! I'mm still waiting for it. There was a delay at Carter's in getting it shipped, and then they ran into the holidays. To their credit once it got close to the holidays...

After hearing the raves- and having a nice chat with the friendly Ken Ratcliff - i’m really looking forward to trying it. More than I’ve ever spent on an instrument, but we’ll see!

Pulled the trigger on that an hour ago. We’ll see what shows up on my doorstep next week!

I’m already on it.

I’ve noticed references to a Silver Angel “Econo” model, but I don’t see it mentioned on the Silver Angel website, or maybe I missed it?

Thanks! If I can ever make it up your way, where in no. cal are you?

Thanks for all the advice. BTW, while my user name is NYmando, that’s because i’m from there, but I’ve been living in southern CA for over 40 years. Best mando selection I know of here is 7 hrs up...

Unfortunately I don't live near a music store with a wide variety of mandolins, so I'm looking for thoughts, and sharing an observation. I don't play bluegrass, but mainly accompany guitar players...

I'm not much of a player, so I'll just reply briefly to say that for me the thickness of a pick greatly affects the sound. I play a humble JBovier A5 with a Bluechip, and if I switch to one of my...

I know there have been many threads about this, but in my search I couldn't find the suggestions I was looking for, so here we go. I just purchased an F hole Weber but not sure if I'm going to marry...

Funny you should mention a "quiet" Yellowstone. I had a friend who had a very nice, loud-enough sounding Breedlove (made in the good old days). I went out and bought the same model, but never got...

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Hello All - I know there are a ton of opinions out there, and you can't generalize about different makes, etc., but I'm still asking.
I guess I'm an advanced beginner, on a limited budget, and I...