Re: Mandolin topics for Elderly Instruments blog
A short treatise on the different types of mandolin –– bowl-back, flat-back with either a canted or a flat top, carved-top in either A- or F-models, plus other types such as solid-body electric, resonator -- maybe even the different "family members," such as mandola, octave mandolin, mandocello etc. -- might be of interest to the general reader, even one who's contemplating buying an instrument from you. Construction differences, styles of music generally played on each type, etc.
We get 'way "into the weeds" here on the Cafe, and I assume you're aiming at a broader audience, one who may have a bit of knowledge of the instrument, but doesn't want to get overwhelmed with minutiae.
Allen Hopkins
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