H. Bruun Mandolin

**Zach Wilson** · Nov-10-2017, 10:22pm

In honor of Veterans day I had the day off from work and my daughter had the day from school. So we took a drive up to Dusty Strings (Fremont, WA) to look at some Mandolins! They have a nice selection of quality instruments there and it's one of my favorite shops.

I played a couple Webers, a Northfield (nice), a Collings, an Eastman or two and some vintage Gibsons. They have it all! But my favorite was an A5 "H. Bruun". I was blown away by its tone and playability. It was bright yet woody. Really neat. I had never heard of the builder and inquired an employee about it. He said that it was from a local builder from Lynnwood, WA. who has only built a couple mandolins. This one was incredible.

My dream is to one day visit Dusty Strings and leave with that beauty!

**Zach Wilson** · Nov-10-2017, 10:32pm

http://store.dustystrings.com/p-4418...ByCategoryID=7

Here's a link with pics and info. Really nice.

**HonketyHank** · Nov-10-2017, 10:43pm

If it sounds as good as it looks, it could be a bargain. I'm not a huge fan of gold hardware (nothing against it either) but that set of tuners looks really classy from the back side of the peghead. It's funny how a detail like that can grab you.