That's a sweetheart Dan!!!
Type: Posts; User: Ken Olmstead
That's a sweetheart Dan!!!
Exquisit Dan!! Truly a beautiful instrument!!
Dan, that new Kentucky of yours should be pictured here…just saying'! :)
Nice job Cue! Sounds and looks great!!!
Mandola yes but not to the same degree. Mandocello is fine, as is the guitar and tenor banjo. No alternative treatments this time. My commitment is low. The doctor said I could wear finger cots...
Arrgg, looks like the great experiment is over. After 6 months of playing mandolin again, the finger issue that took me out in the first place is back in full force!! :( Doc suspects that I form a...
Funny, leave $3k in the bank and your "conservative and sensible." Walk around with a $3k mandolin and you somehow become opulent and disgusting. Does auntie have an extra $3k in the bank? Whether...
Lateral, 505s are sweet mandolins. Save your $$ for a bigger improvement which may take awhile. Meanwhile, experiment with strings, picks, setup and God forbid, technique to get the tones your...
Cool time machine though! What a great pickup system! The mandolin was obviously played and loved a bit, no matter what year or make, I always have an instant respect for an instrument that was loved...
Have not spent much time on my Eastman since getting it properly set-up. Great sounding instrument. I don't know how much effort it will get but I do need to find some time to bond with it more!!
On my recent tour of the Baltic cities, this scary fellow in the very medieval city of Tallinn, Estonia (former USSR) pegged me as being from "out of town" despite my substantial efforts to try and...
I have owned some very high end mandolins costing many thousands of $$. Coming back to mandolin after a 3 year hiatus, I knew exactly what I would purchase, a KM1000/1050. I won't be "upgrading." It...
An amazing trip in Iceland and the Baltic cities!! Here are a couple shots of me and my Kentucky. I wimped out at the last minute and grabbed my F model. It was a known commodity and I did not want...
Speaking of my pumpkin top, it will soon be travelling with me to Iceland and a cruise of the Baltic countries, looking forward to some serious bonding time!!!
I will of course pose with it for...
Sure enough! Got my "pumpkin top" just in time but these look great as well!
http://www.sagamusic.com/products/product-details.aspx?item=KM-270
...and you should, looks great!!!
Finally got my KM172 back from the setup guy, ridiculous amount of time but it does indeed play and sound fantastic!!!!
It is so easy to be enticed to buy a more expensive instrument but often you don't get better, just different. Having a well set up, somewhat played in Kentucky in the hands of a player is a valid...
I just got a custom one from Tony for my Eastman Mandola, it is awesome as usual!!
This thread just reminded me that I need to send my check for my Vintage A model...
Yeah, what he said!! :) Sweet man, love my 300e!!
It would be cool to see a new quality brand arise from the ashes in Connecticut. I would love to see a Heritage or a Weber type company develop and reenergize those talented folks. Tough timing, but...
Thanks man! It needs a set up bad but I am loving the sound!!
Since I started this somewhat mammoth thread, I feel it is only appropriate that my 2000th post be in here!!!
Really nice, congratulations!
It would be great if they post pics here!
Cool pictures Bernie!! Looks like fun, I should try and be more adventurous someday!