Is there life in San Diego

[jshelby]

I want to look for an excellent vintage mandolin, possibly bowlback, while I am in San Diego, next week. Where should I look?
Jeff

[DataNick]

Los Angeles...San Diego is a wasteland for brick n mortar type music stores

[mbruno]

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).

[lflngpicker]

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!

[jshelby]

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.

[jshelby]

Where do I look near LA, Nick? High end, old, A or bowl.

[journeybear]

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.

[DataNick]

Where do I look near LA, Nick? High end, old, A or bowl.

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