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Love these on guitar, very excited to give them a try!

It is probably out of your price range, but I got the Eastman El Rey for exactly this purpose and it is great. Really quiet, but still able to be heard and feels like an acoustic mandolin (albeit...

Yeah, I got a Tacoma as part of a trade for an different instrument, I figured I would just turn around and post it right to the the Classifieds... but I’ve had it for almost a year now and I don’t...

Really nice guy. Plus I find his voice super relaxing.

Just got back from another excellent trip to Elderly Instruments in Lansing where I had a chance to play a ton of mandos. There was an Ellis, a Weber Fern and a Givens that really stood out.

But...

That’s... for lack of any other words... damn sexy.

One million percent take it. Every bluegrass jam I have ever attended has been super cool about beginners joining.

As long as you don’t show up and try to command the spotlight from day one people...

Backed this on Kickstarter, looking forward to it!

Quick update - I tried throwing on some .42 acoustic guitar strings per Len B's suggetsion above.

The strings that had been on there were allegedly .44s.

This made a pretty big difference....

Thanks for all the replies so far. Here is a pic of the bridge taken from just behind it.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pcDuJ8p-Og-LqYBG7Oh_426oUyr0Joxu/view?usp=sharing

Thanks, that is good info. Will post a pic in a few hours when I'm home.

Thanks, I did check this as one of the first things, was hoping it would be that easy!

I thought of trying that too, but unfortunately there is not as much selection for mandocello strings as there is for mandolin strings.

The nut is filed super low. I should have mentioned that this thing actually utilizes a zero fret so I don't think the nut actually affects intonation in that case.

The bridge slots are super...

Thanks in advance for any help/suggestions!

I just picked up one of the B-stock Gold Tone mandocellos that was on the classifieds. Overall nice instrument - a subject for a different thread.

I...

Just a word of caution here, yes, a firmer pick grip can deliver more sound, but it is going to hinder you down the road.

You should be delivering power to the string from your wrist, not your...

I have been wondering about this too! I think this is a knockout looking mando, I've been waiting to hear it since it was announced!

Lucinda Williams - Lake Charles

https://youtu.be/Na1Lv3eAcCk

I saw him at Watermelon Park a few weeks ago and he was in a sling.

I was bummed at first, but he had Andy Leftwich on mandolin and, holy smokes, that dude can pick. The band is great, I wouldn't...

Sierra is awesome and I'd say has the edge on Billy as a songwriter, but in terms of stage presence and the ability to melt faces it is really hard to get on Billy's level.

Ha!



Now that's a beauty! Little expensive for a festival beater though! ;)

Thanks! I tried a search, but didn't turn up anything, huh.

Anyway, useful thread, sounds like they are nothing special beyond the cosmetics, bummer.

I was thinking about picking one of these up as a beater to take to festivals, but there is zero information out there about them.

Was wondering if anybody here had a chance to play one.

The...

Worth saving $200 more and taking a short flight to Elderly in Lansing or Carter's + Gruhn's in Nashville as some one suggested earlier.

Down here in Maryland there is House of Musical Traditions...

That is a great line up! I am really curious to hear the new format.