Pava

[Kevin Stueve]

Had my heart set on winning that beauty, but I keep checking my inbox and nothing

[Bill Kammerzell]

Understood!

[Roger Moss]

Some guy named Greg from Pennsylvania won it. I'm crushed. No Pava for me. I guess I'll just have to find some way to carry on...

[Elliot Luber]

Well, it seems to have gone to a good home.

[Tomando]

To all who didn’t win: (including myself), the good news is: More awareness of the Pava mandolin. Well deserved, an awesome instrument!

[lflngpicker]

I fell short too, obviously. Yes, I did gain insight and growing interest in the Pava line. Hey Tomando-- only 50 miles away! What is that beautiful blonde top F5 in your avatar?

[fscotte]

I just changed my name to Dave this morning.

[Clinton Johnson]

Congrats Greg D from Pennsylvania ! Enjoy the new Mandolin

[lenf12]

It would have been nice to win the Pava but I have my heart set on an Ellis. Sigh...

Len B.
Clearwater, FL

[Mark Wilson]

I heard my old Pava at a jam recently and couldn't believe I let it go. That contest one was a beauty. Congrats to the winner

[devildog]

I keep telling myself it wasn’t let handed so I couldn’t use it.

Or . . .

I already have a Texas mandolin (Collings MT)

[Kevin Stueve]

I keep telling myself it wasn’t let handed so I couldn’t use it.

Or . . .

I already have a Texas mandolin (Collings MT)

Semper Fi

[Jeff Mando]

I'm still mad about a Harley the Lions Club raffled off 15 years ago that I didn't win! Every year I see their booth, I just shake my head..............

[biologyprof]

Congrats Greg D from Pennsylvania ! Enjoy the new Mandolin

Hi Folks and thank you for the congratulations sent my way. Yes, I’m Greg D from Pennsylvania. I’m actually just a tad north of Pittsburgh. Although I don’t post much I’ve been a member here since 2011 when I started to get serious about the mandolin. I played a little in the late 70s on a beautiful Alvarez F5 copy with the tree of life inlay on the fretboard. This morning I was looking over the classifieds and forum as I usually do several times each day. I’ve wanted to pick up another mandolin but as I was telling Scott with 2 sons currently in college and me being on a medical disability since September with a couple more months to go it just didn’t seem to be possible. Then I opened my email and saw Scott’s note to me. The subject said “You’re the winner of the Pava mandolin giveaway”. Well, I couldn’t believe what I was reading. Is this a late April Fool joke? I read the whole thing a couple times before it finally sunk in. I am the winner of this beautiful Pava Pro mandolin. Later I also received email from a rep at Pava. This is all so exciting. Like a lot of you I’ve never won anything except for a Halloween contest as a child when my mother dressed me as a mermaid and made my father pull me around the school ground on a red wagon. Anyway, once the mandolin is delivered I’ll post a pic and maybe a sound byte for you to hear. It’ll be attached to a much shorter note. Promise. I’d like to thank Scott and the Mandolin Cafe as well as Pava Mandolins for making this beauty available to us. This one will become a family heirloom for my sons to play and cherish for many years. Thanks again to all for your good wishes.
Greg D from Pennsylvania

[Tomando]

I fell short too, obviously. Yes, I did gain insight and growing interest in the Pava line. Hey Tomando-- only 50 miles away! What is that beautiful blonde top F5 in your avatar?

Hi, Iflingpicker! That’s my first mando after joining a folk/bluegrass band 6 years ago. A Colling MF glosstop “honey amber”. I put a K&K in it for our gigs. Just recently added a DPA 4099 to it, running 2 channels thru a Grace Felix. Sweet…! Hey, come to Long Beach and visit sometime!

Tom.

[Caleb]

Congrats, Greg. And hats off to Pava! What a cool deal.

[devildog]

Thanks Kevin. One of five Marines in my family. Alas, the only one trying to play the Mandolin.

[Kevin Stueve]

Thanks Kevin. One of five Marines in my family. Alas, the only one trying to play the Mandolin.

I'm the only leatherneck in my family tree and the only one trying to play Mandolin

[Canoedad]

Congratulations Greg! I'm just up the road in Franklin Park. Glad you won. I already have my Pava

[Clement Barrera-Ng]

Congrats Greg. The Pava is a wonderful mandolin and I know you will be blown away by it. I still miss mine. Like Mark above I couldn't believe I let mine go either.

[pheffernan]

Congrats Greg. The Pava is a wonderful mandolin and I know you will be blown away by it. I still miss mine. Like Mark above I couldn't believe I let mine go either.

Which one?

[soliver]

Congrats to Greg!

Of course I wished it was me, but good on you for winning!

[addamr]

Congratulations Greg. I hope you get many years enjoyment out of the New mandolin. thanks to the Mandolin Cafe and Pava for the exciting give away. What a place, this Mandolin Cafe.

Adam

[FredK]

Congratulations to you, Greg! You have a great story. Thanks for sharing. I look forward to hearing what your new baby sounds like.

[Paul Statman]

Congratulations, Greg! I am so happy to learn that it was won by someone who needed it, and got it at just the perfect time. Happy picking, mando-friend!