I scrambled to check mine, seems I have the one piece version, should be more reliable. However, that Weber tailpiece looks swell to me!
Oh, and the tailpiece I have on mine will accommodate...
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I scrambled to check mine, seems I have the one piece version, should be more reliable. However, that Weber tailpiece looks swell to me!
Oh, and the tailpiece I have on mine will accommodate...
Just a few months ago I was interested in a mandocello. I saw that Eastman makes one with all solid woods and other good things. I inquired and found out that Eastman has just, on that day, gotten...
Yeah, nice mandolins. I don't look quite so beastly (or angry) anymore, but from the Weber website: me and my aspen https://webermandolins.com/mandolin-artists/clark-savage-turner
A sweeter,...
The reason I play mandolin (or any instrument) is that there was a Weyman mandolin banjo in the closet when I was a kid and I got curious. No one knew anything about it, it belonged to my father's...
Just a quick note: I just got my Eastman 804 (oval hole mandocello, I like them that way) for significantly less than $2K, even including tax and shipping here in my state. If you shop around and...
Funny thing, I've changed my own attitude towards "copies" that tout another name...... I have become, in the last 20 years, a Martin guitar addict :-) and am so very impressed by their quality. I...
Good tip. I will be watching this one!
Agree with Allen. I got the Octajo from Gold Tone. It needed some setting up and care in getting things all the way I like them, but it is now a fine instrument, plays well, sounds good, and I...
This is a fun and interesting discussion. My solution has been (and I am a rank mediocre player anyway.....) to look at the first four fret positions of the guitar being played, turn them upside...
Yes, Gold Tone does have that Bass .... looks a little out of my league :-) They do make a lot of neat stuff.
I did have to work on this Octajo a little to get it right. But once I did a little...
Well, the Octajo arrived and I set it up for playing. It is a cool instrument. Decent sound, a blast to play "banjo" with this octave mandolin fretboard. Can't wait to storm some open mike night...
Of course, I expect to set up the instrument, leaving it a bit high at each end is the right thing to do. I suppose I was just surprised by how high it was, I've not seen that before. It is...
Darn, Wes. I am sorry to hear that. But you do seem to have some nice instruments to play there. If there is anything I can do, somehow, from here in California, don't hesitate to ask.
Clark...
I just bought a Gold Tone Octajo, 21 some inch scale Octave Mandolin with banjo head. It just looks too interesting not to try out. I am having such a blast with my Eastman Mandocello, I figure...
i went and got a couple sets of the D'Addario EJ78's. I will probably want to work the nut slots a bit, the depth is far too high anyway. Don't know if that is true for you other Eastman owners,...
I have my new Eastman 804 mandocello and it is kicking my butt - in a good way. It is challenging to play and I am learning a ton, and my pinky is now in service (I've not needed it much up to this...
I just picked up the Eastman 804 and it is a decent instrument. Well made, the finish is thicker than Martin does on their guitars, but the sound is right there. I like this thing. I do need a new...
Thanks for that, Allen. The top is sunk where the neck meets the body but there is still sufficient angle for playability. The sound is perfectly fine. I'll probably put in another little brace to...
Came onto this one as a gift. In rough shape, but will play if I shim the bridge a bit. Fair sound. "Caving" of the neck (diving under the top, you can see...), lots of cosmetic rough stuff, but...
I can't believe I still struggle with this (was the first big struggle with Guitar, too....) - I've been picking up (after a long absence) my short scale OM made by Eric Darnton of San Luis Obispo (a...
Glad it wasn't worse! I'll pick a couple for ya' every day until you're playin again.
Clark
I certainly won't trust this guy with a hearing test :-)
Clark
I think you have it right. And so far, the medical care seems OK. So much for my common sense, eh?
and its actually on topic :-) .
I was wandering through some physician's offices taking a family member to an appointment, I happened to have my mandolin in a soft case (straps) hung over my...
Dave, you are ruining my chances here :-) . I'm one of those guys and certainly not a great player! But I can say mine is the coolest of all of them (without even knowing what other ones are out...