Dude

[Luna Pick]

Has anyone besides me started their stopwatches on how long that Dudenbostel 1-A at The Music Emporium will last? It was posted a few hours ago.

I know I'm sorely tempted.

[yankees1]

Huh ?

[Charles E.]

How about a link?

[Luna Pick]

Sheesh. Check out the Mandolin Cafe home page. . .

[yankees1]

Sheesh. Check out the Mandolin Cafe home page. . .

I'm glad you edited your original post as I had no idea what you were talking about !

[Charles E.]

Sorry I missed the home page. Nice looking mandolin.

[Dave Reiner]

Sounds interesting. I'll wander over there and check it out tomorrow :-).

Dave

[houseworker]

http://themusicemporium.com/mandolin...ostel-1-a-2012

[Ron McMillan]

That's just dreamy.

[Roger Moss]

It's...too...sweet. Need...insulin.

[John Adrihan]

You gotta give the Music Emporium kudos for the pics they take. The can make a Rover dreamy.

[William Smith]

You gotta give the Music Emporium kudos for the pics they take. The can make a Rover dreamy.

I second that! They make em all look killer.. I really enjoy lookin at em, for sure the super kool styling of the Campanella gourds. Never played a Dude,the price seems alright?

[LadysSolo]

I think I need to win the lottery......

[William Smith]

I think I need to win the lottery......

Yes I can imagine a room with no inch to spare with mandos slung all over the walls! That would be the finest of wallpaper.

[HarrisonMandolin]

Played it this afternoon! It's a beautiful instrument!!

[William Smith]

Played it this afternoon! It's a beautiful instrument!!

So jealous you lucky dog.

[Mandobar]

I played the Campanella the other day. I cannot imagine why it is still there.

The pictures are taken by Andy who works there who is also a professional photographer.

[Demetrius]

I played the Dude today and almost
went home with it. Neck might have
been a little big for me which IS the
reason I didn't leave with it. If you want
A pure no nonsense mandolin that'll just
Keep on giving with little problems. Then
that is the one

[UlsterMando]

They are simply gorgeous.
There is one quietly for sale this side of the shuck.
Seriously tempting.

[CelticDude]

The Music Emporium link led me to look at their other mandolins. The Gilchrist F-4 is also a gorgeous instrument, although a little more than I should spend (to stay married anyway.) In the F4 vein, the Collings MF5-O is also quite nice, and a bit more doable in price. A good time to visit them.

[Atlanta Mando Mike]

I would be very interested if the nut width was a little smaller. That's a little chunky for my taste.

[hank]

I wonder if the chunky neck was for sustain/tonal enhancement or ergonomics. I like them small and flat like Gibson's Loar era but some of those older ones have a richness of tone and sustain that's hard to beat. My blacktop A-4 has that old time hammer dulcimer richness in spades but was awkward to play until I replaced the original nut and string spacing. This leaves the unused portion on the outer edges where it's less noticed. I don't understand everything I know about how the neck plays into the whole but I'm convinced it's more than ergonomics and structural considerations only. I can't imagine much better than getting to compare that Dude and Campanella together in one sitting.

[Mandobar]

For the price of the Gil you could almost get the Dude and the Campanella. I love Joe's mandolins. They feel so comfortable and the tone is so even, full, and rich. I need to hide my checkbook.

[hank]

Ha! Mandobar you make a good point. Bang for buck thinking totally destroys open minded mandolin tasting and enjoyment.

[UsuallyPickin]

As it turns out I just can't own them all ....... alas ..... Gilchrist , Dudenbostel. Kemnitzer, Monteleone ..... I keep buying tickets but I'm not holding my breath ..... The Dude that sold at Carter's this past year is one of the finest mandolins I have ever played. Joy to them that gets this one. R/