I want to look for an excellent vintage mandolin, possibly bowlback, while I am in San Diego, next week. Where should I look?
Jeff
I want to look for an excellent vintage mandolin, possibly bowlback, while I am in San Diego, next week. Where should I look?
Jeff
Los Angeles...San Diego is a wasteland for brick n mortar type music stores
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Nothing aside from Guitar Center... We used to have at least 2 great stores but there's not much these days.
But when are you in San Diego? There are a lot of great jams (which I suppose is a little strange - lots of jams, but few if any folk instrument stores).
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In Riverside or San Bernardino area there are no mandolins worth walking in the door to play. Like Nick said, you have to get close to LA. If there were a mandolin store in San Diego I would head there tomorrow!
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My mandolin is in the shop to have cracks repaired. This happens a lot. Maybe Ill drive to LA and look for a second mandolin.
Where do I look near LA, Nick? High end, old, A or bowl.
Of course there is. I've seen the commercial.
This runs incessantly on local TV. I have no idea why. We've got just about all this right here.
Mandolin life, now, that's another story. In all-too-short supply, most places.
But that's just my opinion. I could be wrong. - Dennis Miller
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McCabes in Santa Monica
https://www.mccabes.com/store/cart.p...category_id=49
Sam Ash
7360 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90046
Norman's Rare Guitars
http://www.normansrareguitars.com/se...=search&page=1
Riverside County
Folk Music Center
http://www.folkmusiccenter.com/instruments.html
Google for more options...good hunting
1994 Gibson F5L - Weber signed
"Mandolin brands are a guide, not gospel! I don't drink koolaid and that Emperor is naked!"
"If you wanna get soul Baby, you gots to get the scroll..."
"I would rather play music anyday for the beggar, the thief, and the fool!"
"Perfection is not attainable; but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence" Vince Lombardi
Playing Style: RockMonRoll Desperado Bluegrass Desperado YT Channel
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