Re: Any recent sightings of a Schmergel?
Originally Posted by
allenhopkins
You guys...
First, it's Shmergel. No "c," as pointed out above.
Second, you don't get Shmergel "sightings." You get "adorations."
Third, none of the tiny, close-knit fraternity/sorority of Shmergel Devastator owners, would be foolish enough to admit ownership publicly, much less bring the ultimate mandolin out into general view, where it might be exposed to the elements, jostling from hoi polloi, and other risks. When you have the real Holy Grail of plectral music, you guard it jealously, protecting it from the vicissitudes of actual musical performance. The guy busking in the subway doesn't bring his Stradivarius, now does he?
Keep hoping, fellas, but don't expect to see or hear one in your lifetime. There are an impossibly small number of real Shmergels anyway; Gibson Lloyd Loar F-5's are commonplace by comparison. Closest I've come is meeting a guy who knew a guy whose cousin thought he'd heard that some other guy had seen part of one once. Frustrating, but it's hard to approach dazzling pure mandolin perfection, without a stepladder and sunglasses. Keep hoping.
Aaaah, damn! Busted!
Gotta get up early to pull one over on Allen.
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