Going back to the video that was just posted, with the A/B comparison of regular CF to the carbon timber, to my (highly untrained) ears, the carbon timber sounded brighter and maybe a little more...
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Going back to the video that was just posted, with the A/B comparison of regular CF to the carbon timber, to my (highly untrained) ears, the carbon timber sounded brighter and maybe a little more...
Re: old vs new Gibsons, or 30's Martins vs modern ones, I'm not sure it's really fair to compare an instrument that's been played for 90 to 100 years with one that's fresh and new. A good mandolin or...
Thanks for this, I'll look into it and see if they have some of the more obscure stuff I like. I'm hearing that Apple Music actually works OK on Android so I'll check that out too. I don't mind...
Hi Friends, there was a thread on this topic in the pre-covid days but I imagine much has changed over the years.
I do support music and musicians in many ways, so I don't want to turn this into...
Hey friends, don't just offer condolences, put a few dollars in the fund. (I just did.) Andy's son was a father of three young children and his family is going to need some cushion going forward. If...
When you get to the Eastman factory, please implore them to make WIDER NECKS!
Then buy a mandolin.
Hi, I'm in the Hudson Valley, just west of the CT border. Jake's Music in Beacon, NY, sometimes has some higher-end instruments, but just checked their website and it's mostly Kentucky's right now....
I was skeptical too, but I dug up some youtube videos of their acoustic guitars and honestly in most cases I couldn't tell the difference between a CF guitar and wooden one. Granted these were...
Thanks, Don. I've wondered recently if NBB is still performing. I saw them any number of times at festivals but oh gosh they've been together since the early 80's so must be getting on in years.
Thanks all who answered my query re: armrests. I guess it would be cool if they offered one in CF too to match but there are plenty out there. I've thought about trying one but haven't so far. The...
Hi Dan, I have a possibly dumb question, but don't people use armrests on a mandolin to keep the sweat and friction of our arms from rubbing off the finish on the top of the instrument?
Since...
Ah, Dan, thank you for reminding us re: neck. Although the email got from them said, and I quote:
As for the strap button, it will be placed in the center, similarly to our ukes. However, if you...
Hi all, I've been corresponding with Klos and they just told me there will be a chrome option for the hardware, not just gold. I prefer the look of Chrome/steel so that's good news for me. Wondering...
Reverb has Webers, Flatirons and Northfields galore in your price range or better.
But also check out Ratliffs. There's one that just hit the classifieds and an A on Reverb, but Audey's basic F...
Hi all, there was a discussion about Flatiron bracing a while ago, which piqued my curiosity about my '83 A5-1. So some weeks ago I bought a little round dental mirror on ebay for less than $3 and a...
Iconic song, I forgot there was a mando break in it.
Obviously the Loars vs stocks question was theoretical and specific stocks would have mattered before index funds were invented. But the "lost your shirt" argument doesn't hold because the whole...
I think you mean inflation does NOT affect everything equally. True, point well taken. I was just stating the general idea that "I bought my instrument for X and sold it for Y" has to take inflation...
Dear good people of the Cafe:
It's impossible to know if something has appreciated or not without adjusting for inflation. So when people say, I bought X for Y amount in 19**, and now I'm selling...
Hi Ian, this is just my personal preference but I think a silver/steel/chrome tailpiece looks better against the black or black twill body. The tailpiece to which you linked is gold and that would...
Could be I misread the page. But either way, that's plenty of time to decide if you like it or not.
I'm in, with a deposit at least.
Went for the color upgrade to unidirectional black.
But it seems like a no-lose proposition, if they have a 30 day return policy.
I mean, "no lose" except...
Hi all, I've been sort of cogitating on getting an armrest for my new Ratliff, and from reading this post and digging around it seems like these are the sources:
McClung = Hill Country / Doug...
Oh, a couple of things here.
Re: Itzhak Perlman, no less an authority than Andy Statman, who has gone out on tour with him in recent years, calls IP a brilliant improviser. That's pretty high...
Hi Dan, I think they said they would do a kickstarter when they were ready and to email them to be notified when it happened. I did, and get their emails regarding all the other instruments they're...