There was up till now very little to find in the way of decent sound bites of J Bovier Mandolins, other than the few webcam recordings from owners.
I would search every now and then to see if anything new came up.
I came across these new videos, showing most of the J Bovier models, in the different finishes.
I thought it was interesting to hear the difference between the A & F, and also between Gloss and Satin. (Of course, individual mandolins will differ regardless of these things, but it is nice to get a general idea.
I think the Satin ones might have the edge on tone, at least in the tone I like most.
Probably the best sounding one is one of the A models, which was surprising.
The only model I don't see here is the F5 Special, which I have.
I would liked to have heard the F5S in gloss and then satin, just to see.
Anyhoo, just thought it was interesting to hear fairly good sound examples of a bunch of different J Boviers.
I love mine, and I am glad to know they all sound pretty darn good.
A5 Blacktop Amber
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Io-l4IJvYnY
A5 Sunburst / Gloss
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5T4UsKsEWZA
A5 Sunburst / Satin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSgNGpVATtY
F5-T Blacktop / Gloss
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJPfEuPZYs4
F5 Tradition Sunburst / Satin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-ITEHZtmzs
F5 Tradition Sunburst / Gloss
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w55hzqJR-BA
F5-Z Blacktop / Gloss
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F30V96ijh6g
F5-Z Sunburst / Gloss
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jojy22Yp6OY
F5 -Z Sunburst / Satin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSMOmTEvfro
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