Well .... no not only one. No... R/
Well .... no not only one. No... R/
I love hanging out with mandolin nerds . . . . . Thanks peeps ...
I have one and a half...
"Well, I don't know much about bands but I do know you can't make a living selling big trombones, no sir. Mandolin picks, perhaps..."
I have a mandolin and a banjolin or madolin-banjo, as you choose, so you can decide whether that's a yes or no.
I've but a single mandolin, For now.*
Bought an Eastman MD315 last April, having never played a mandolin before. For those who are unaware, the 300 series have a matte finish. About 6 months in I noticed a shiny spot on the lower bout. I assumed it was potato chip residue and felt shame. Then while watching myself in a mirror I noticed that I tend to brush the lower bout with my fingers while strumming and that the shiny spot was in essence a wear mark. So, rather than a stigma of shame, the shiny part became a badge of honor and an indication of hours spent practicing. I reached for another potato chip...
*I am in the process of building an e-mando so when it is finished I shall no longer be monogamous.
One Heiden A Mandolin, one Violin, one Pisgah Banjo , keeps me busy.
Just one? Yes. Just one flat top mandolin. Just one Gibson oval hole. Just one Breedlove. Just one octave mandolin.
Am better with bikes, where I'm now down to two.
Brentrup Model 23, Boeh A5 #37, Gibson A Jr., Flatiron 1N, Coombe Classical flattop, Strad-O-Lin
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Does having just one mando-banjo count?...although I own 4 other wooden top mandolins.
Count me in. When I was fortunate enough to get my Randy Wood F 5 back in 1993 I discovered my MAS just went away...........and it's still gone.
I have just one acoustic guitar, just one electric bass, and just one ukulele . . . but just one mandolin? Not happening!
I have one.
It has served me admirably.
If I have a situation in which I might need a second, “I know a guy...”
Timothy F. Lewis
"If brains was lard, that boy couldn't grease a very big skillet" J.D. Clampett
I have 2 right now, an Eastman 605 and an Epiphone MM-30. I would only have one, but no one wants to buy the Epiphone.
I bought my first two mandolins at the same time, an archtop and a flattop. A bowlback followed a few months later.
My instruments go into three categories
- wall hangers, never played: 5 (one of those is the bridgeless violin that haunted my youth)
- half dormant instruments, played occasionally for videos and other purposes: 3 (mandolin, TB, electric TG)
- active instrument played in sessions (and rare gigs): 1 (OM)
the world is better off without bad ideas, good ideas are better off without the world
I have one,,and I have another one also....
Me, but I'm pretty much a newbie. I've played borrowed instruments on and off, but only bought my own mandolin last fall.
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Please be patient with me, I'm only half-baked.
60+ years an amateur musician, lots of instruments, but only one mandolin.
Eastman MD304 (and yes, I like it a lot)
I have two now but it took me more than 30 years to get there.
Just one, for a short while longer, my Beavertail pancake, which IMO, is a great little mandolin. It has a very sweet, beautiful tone.
I have only one guitar. Does that count?
Lots of people have a whole house full of guitars...
I'm not rich but I've lived long enough to collect some things.
It's kind of like collecting dust. It just happened.
Larrivee Parlor guitar
Collings Mandola
Collings MT mandolin
Custom Collings MT2 mandolin
A very old violin probably from England about 1804
A new violin that I 'made' in 2000
1 car, 1 wife, 3 cats, no children, ...3 bikes and a tandem bike. (anyone want an old tandem bike?).
Have only one mandolin, a Collins MT.
Mandolin is a second (third if you count bass) instrument and I am supremely satisfied with this mandolin at the moment.
I could, one day, see buying an f of some brand just because..... but that may be a very long time from now.
My Eastman MD315 is my one and only mandolin, but I have a few other instruments.
I have two, but one's for sale. I bought the upgrade before unloading the other one. Now I'm waiting for better weather (May?) so I can take the extra one outside to photograph and post.
I have only one but I keep my eyes open in the Café classifieds and sponsors websites. Another one is calling my name; I hear it - I just need to find it.
"If your memories exceed your dreams, you have begun to die." - Anonymous
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