Re: Adirondack Red Spruce top in the $2-3k range?
I really would not like to generalize too much when it comes to top woods.....I've heard good and bad examples of all kinds. It is, in my opinion, much more down to the builder. I have two particular mandolins that I'd never part with: an Ellis and a Harvey era F-5 Fern. The Ellis is red spruce, the Gibson is sitka... they are both fantastic sounding mandolins....
Gibson F5 'Harvey' Fern, Gibson F5 'Derrington' Fern
Distressed Silverangel F 'Esmerelda' aka 'Maxx'
Northfield Big Mon #127
Ellis F5 Special #288
'39 & '45 D-18's, 1950 D-28.
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