Worlds okay-ist mandolin player
Relative newcomer
Weber Yellowstone F (2015)
Red Valley EM (2018)
Howard Morris Blue A4 (2023)
Flatiron 1N (1982)
https://youtube.com/@zachwilson54?si=iGum4xPlSj0pbcjj
Congratulations ~ I think you will be pleased with it when it arrives! I was at Dusty Strings last week and got to try out 3 Red Valley instruments (mando/mandola/octave) and they were all impressive. I was pleasantly surprised when I looked at the price tag ~ a real good value!
Post pictures when you get it and enjoy it in good health!
John
... not all those who wander are lost ...
Sounds great!
May it bring you great pleasure!
Eric Hanson
Click #016/ Born on 2/29/08 - Sold to the next Conservator of this great mandolin!
The search has ceased! (At least for now)
Collings A-Style
White #29R : Oh my!! This one is so AWESOME!!
Great! Post your thoughts when you get to play it. I believe you said you got the wide model?
NMD should always be paid time off
2012 Weber Bitterroot F5.
Enjoy!! Looking forward to hearing the sound
Congrats! Enjoy it!
“Without music, life would be a mistake” Neitzsche
Collings MF5-V
Kimble A5
An electric rig with an envelope filter trying to sound like Jerry...
Hope is great, Zach! You deserve it. Congrats!
2014 BRW F5 #114
2022 Kentucky KM 950 Master Model
YouTube Original Recording of My composition "Closer Walk"
Worlds okay-ist mandolin player
Relative newcomer
Weber Yellowstone F (2015)
Red Valley EM (2018)
Howard Morris Blue A4 (2023)
Flatiron 1N (1982)
https://youtube.com/@zachwilson54?si=iGum4xPlSj0pbcjj
What a beauty! Look at that tailpiece!
Eastman MD305 - set-up by Simon Mayor.
Here's a little video of my new Mandolin! Enjoy!
Worlds okay-ist mandolin player
Relative newcomer
Weber Yellowstone F (2015)
Red Valley EM (2018)
Howard Morris Blue A4 (2023)
Flatiron 1N (1982)
https://youtube.com/@zachwilson54?si=iGum4xPlSj0pbcjj
Love it! Awesome picking, Zach. And sweet sound and I'm glad to see you're enjoying it
Those black tuners look so sleek on a body that light-colored. I dig it.
Nice video and thanks for not shooting it headless.
You can see you are enjoying yourself.
Jim
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19th Century Tunes
Playing lately:
1924 Gibson A4 - 2018 Campanella A-5 - 2007 Brentrup A4C - 1915 Frank Merwin Ashley violin - Huss & Dalton DS - 1923 Gibson A2 black snakehead - '83 Flatiron A5-2 - 1939 Gibson L-00 - 1936 Epiphone Deluxe - 1928 Gibson L-5 - ca. 1890s Fairbanks Senator Banjo - ca. 1923 Vega Style M tenor banjo - ca. 1920 Weymann Style 25 Mandolin-Banjo - National RM-1
Sounds and looks great, Zach. Thanks for posting this, it has me even more jazzed for getting mine, which is the same woods as yours and hopefully should sound much like it.
Thanks guys! I really, really like this Mandolin. James was fun to work with and I am truly impressed by his craft! This one was his 210th build! Good number.
Since selling my last flat top, few years back, I had forgoten how much more sustaining the notes are in comparison to my Weber. This I really dig!
This mandolins sound is very rich. I hope it translated enough through my phones recording.
A few particulars/details... for those that care or want to know.
Spruce top
Mahogany back and sides
Mahogany neck
Ebony fretboard
Ebony bridge
Ebony overlay on upgraded tale piece
Rubner tuners
Rosewood headstock veneer
Unbound (EM)
SIT stings (light gauge)
Wegen TF120
Sounds good man!
Congrats and enjoy!
Mine is going to be almost exactly like Billy Brown’s mandolin in the first video on the Red Valley site. He didn’t have the same mahogany he used on that one, so the mahogany on mine will be less fancy, but everything else will be the same.
Last edited by bruce.b; Mar-02-2018 at 7:38pm.
Looks and sounds sweet! You made a good choice.
Well done on SP btw
good-o, zach. you're trying to hide it, but I can see that new mando grin going inside.
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Just send an email to rob.meldrum@gmail.com with "mandolin setup" in the subject line and he will email you a copy of his ebook for free (free to all mandolincafe members).
My website and blog: honketyhank.com
Sounds great!
Enjoy
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