Re: Where's the mojo?
My Weber Absaroka, f holes, could have been the last Mando I bought, but I didn't discover the mojo until I had it refretted, speed neck and neck profile reshaped. Wasn't overnight, so I bought a few others along the way, all very nice.
But the Weber is what I take to play out 90% of the time. Sometimes the mojo needs a little help. Ymmv
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Re: Where's the mojo?
To think that a single purchase of a mandolin in the low-mid price range, unsampled, will possess full mojo, and be your final mando...this might be unreasonable. I have a full mojo mandolin, and I'm poor, and I'm getting a new mandolin. MAS is a sickness. I have several awesome fiddles and am really thinking of looking for another. What reasoning leads you to think one is the right number to own while desiring mojo?
2007 Weber Custom Elite "old wood"
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Several nice old Fiddles
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Re: Where's the mojo?
In 2000 I bought am A style Dearstone mandolin from Ray. I can't say it was or will ever be the last mandolin I will ever buy, I've bought several since then. But I can say, with no doubt at all, it will be the last mandolin I ever sell.my MAS flares up and I buy a mandolin but since the 'stone none have been my main axe they are just play things,the Dearstone is my love. I've said many times my wife or children may sell it after I'm gone but I won't.
Re: Where's the mojo?
Mojo is in the heart of the beholder, right? This has all been a HUGE help!
I made an offer on the Redline. From what I've gleaned, they're consistently high quality for my price range. In Tennessee, they'd have to be.
If that doesn't work out, it'll be the Gallatin, no tears. And if THAT doesn't work out, I'll take a break, save a little more money, and try again at the end of the year. (Those new Northfield Model M's, for instance, which one of you pointed me to, are temptation with a mint on the pillow!)
Got my mojo working - thanks to you all! I'll let you know what happens. I'm expecting a call from the Redline seller soon.
Re: Where's the mojo?
There's a Flatiron A model (f-holes) in the classifieds. It's south of a grand. NFI.
f-d
ˇpapá gordo ain’t no madre flaca!
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Re: Where's the mojo?
Mission accomplished! Just bought this: https://reverb.com/item/1595967-redl...014-spruce-top
That should keep me in trouble for the duration.
THANK YOU to everyone who gave me advice and suggestions. Couldn't have done it without you!
Now excuse me while I learn how to work the dern thing . . . .
Re: Where's the mojo?
Well played! Now, tear it it up!
f-d
ˇpapá gordo ain’t no madre flaca!
'20 A3, '30 L-1, '97 914, 2012 Cohen A5, 2012 Muth A5, '14 OM28A
Re: Where's the mojo?
Congrats!
I dig the red.
Do yourself a favor, find a teacher or mando class at a music school. Youll progress much faster than on your own, and, have more fun too.
Re: Where's the mojo?
Nice!Originally Posted by Charlie Bernstein
Bradford and Franzke is a great shop to deal with!
And a great price for an American handmade mandolin. Steve Smith is a great craftsman.
That's a great looking mandolin! Enjoy it!
Re: Where's the mojo?
Well done Charlie, well done.
You don't have to think about your next mandolin for maybe a year or so!
Re: Where's the mojo?
Good to know!
What's a cavaquinho?
Re: Where's the mojo?
A cavaquinho is a Portuguese/Brazilian 4 string instrument somewhat like a ukulele. Usually has a bit shorter scale length than a mandolin by about 1/3 to 1/2 inch. It can be strung and tuned like a 4 string mandolin. Electric cavaquinhos make pretty decent electric mandolins.
Re: Where's the mojo?
Cool. I'll Google some images. Sometimes I think it'd be fun to get a Mexican vihuela, but I have enough problems!
I had a friend with one of those scooped-out armadillo thingies - a caranga? - that made some interesting sounds. Probaby not the world's most versatile axe. And I read that Danny Ferrington is making instruments out of gourds now. The vegan alternative. Save the armadillos!
PS -
Just Googled cavquinhos and found this:
https://reverb.com/item/4168066-gian...IL8P8HAQ&pla=1
Looks like a sure-fire CAS-reliever to me!
Re: Where's the mojo?
...not to mention the African vuvuzela.
...and yourself.Save the armadillos!
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Re: Where's the mojo?
Thanks for the vuvu link. My next instrument! (And they're huge with with all those finger-free lepers, I'm sure . . . .)
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