Re: Hard question
Your question begs another - what brand / gauges of strings were on the mandolins that you played ?. If they all had the strings on them that they were imported with,then they might not have been the best,either in quality or condition. As we all know,strings & picks can make a huge difference to the overall 'sound' of a mandolin. GHS A270's sound terrific on my Ellis,but my Weber "Fern" sure as heck doesn't like them,& my Ellis doesn't sound too fantastic sportin' EJ74's !!!.
If i had a mandolin with 'tonal' issues like Brick1 describes,i'd need to try a few different string / pick combos to see if i could make it sound better. I've often thought that i should have kept my $400 Michael Kelly 'Legacy' mandolin,just to see if i could have improved it over time,
Ivan
Weber F-5 'Fern'.
Lebeda F-5 "Special".
Stelling Bellflower BANJO
Tokai - 'Tele-alike'.
Ellis DeLuxe "A" style.
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