Got my first mandolin back!

[Johnny60]

Hi folks,
my first mandolin is back in the fold!

Started playing mandolin around 6 years ago, and the one that I started on was a Kentucky KM162 - it's a discontinued A model, with solid hand graduated woods, and a pumpkin top. I kept it for a few months before moving on to an Eastman 505, which I kept for about 3 years.

Long story short, the Kentucky went to some relatives who live in North Wales. We went to visit them in their new home last weekend, and the Kentucky came back home with us! (The relatives know we took it!).

Is it a fantastic mandolin? No, but it has a sweet voice, decent volume and it plays well up and down the neck. Wish it had a radiussed board and slightly larger frets, but it'll make a great "campfire" mandolin, and it's really nice to have it back!

cheers

Johnny

[B381]

Like a family member has returned...

[lflngpicker]

Good to hear of the prodigal return!

[F-2 Dave]

Wish I had some instruments back that I’ve traded off over the years. Congratulations getting yours back.

[MikeZito]

Congratulations on your homecoming, you must be thrilled!

(Now, If I could just get back my old Rigel . . . . )

[Johnny60]

Thanks guys - it's just nice to have it back. And it means that there's a spare mandolin if my, or my wife's, main mandolins need to go in for set-ups, re-frets, etc.

[Hypoxia]

Wish I had some instruments back that I’ve traded off over the years.

Ditto, but for me it's guitars. That ended a quarter-century ago. I especially miss an old Kay dreadnought with a thin fast neck. None of my mandos has ever escaped my clutches. They'll go to the grandkids -- if they ever get off their tablets. I inherited one from grandpa so it'll have a multi-generational heritage associated with railroading and rum-running.

Meanwhile, it's good to have an old friend return. Congrats, Johnny60!