New Vessel Mandola

[testore]

This is the first mandola based on the Gibson TL model. This instrument is really sounding nice after a day of playing. Rubner tuners, EVO fret wire and a James tailpiece.

[pheffernan]

Is this instrument spoken for, Gary?

[testore]

I have a person here to show it to, but it was made for inventory. It is not purchased yet.

[Skip Kelley]

Gary, that is some kind of fine!!! I'd love to put a pick to that!

[JEStanek]

Beautiful!

Jamie

[Daniel Nestlerode]

Send it over. I've been writing in C, F, and Gm lately.

;-)

Daniel

[pheffernan]

Do you have any sound files of this mandola, Gary? I’m curious if you have any sense on how it compares to a tenor lute conversion, such as the one that you completed for William Smith. I also wonder how it measures up spec-wise to “The Centaur” discovered a couple of years back at ETSU:

https://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/t...hlight=Centaur

I see that your mandola is still available, and I am sorely tempted:

https://www.mandolincafe.com/ads/139632#139632

Sadly, my budget continues to be closer to this one!

https://reverb.com/item/14436163-192...hardshell-case

[testore]

I don’t have sound clips but maybe I’ll try to put one together.

[pheffernan]

I don’t have sound clips but maybe I’ll try to put one together.

That’d be great, Gary. I’d be interested in hearing how it measures up to your H5 mandolas, which are most impressive.

[testore]

Shit, if I could play like Patrick Sauber I’d have a million sound clips available. I did have the Loar copy and the new one side by side this time last year. The one I have for sale was barley two months old at the time. It sounded a little brighter than the Loar copy, but also a little cleaner. Not sure about now since it’s settled in by now.