Mine is supposed to be here Friday, no tax.
THE WORLD IS A BETTER PLACE JUST FOR YOUR SMILE!
I’m ready to hear reviews!
Timothy F. Lewis
"If brains was lard, that boy couldn't grease a very big skillet" J.D. Clampett
A brand new mandolin for $30 WITH SHIPPING?
Walmart has really "rolled back" prices!!!
Out for delivery. It should be there by the time I get home.
"It's comparable to playing a cheese slicer."
--M. Stillion
"Bargain instruments are no bargains if you can't play them"
--J. Garber
Let us know Mike, I am curious to know how much setup work I will have to do.
THE WORLD IS A BETTER PLACE JUST FOR YOUR SMILE!
I seriously doubt it will be setup. That's why God created Rob Meldrum
FedEx just delivered a box the size of a mandolin to my house.
"It's comparable to playing a cheese slicer."
--M. Stillion
"Bargain instruments are no bargains if you can't play them"
--J. Garber
Last edited by Jim Garber; Apr-02-2019 at 1:01pm.
Jim
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Playing lately:
1924 Gibson A4 - 2018 Campanella A-5 - 2007 Brentrup A4C - 1915 Frank Merwin Ashley violin - Huss & Dalton DS - 1923 Gibson A2 black snakehead - '83 Flatiron A5-2 - 1939 Gibson L-00 - 1936 Epiphone Deluxe - 1928 Gibson L-5 - ca. 1890s Fairbanks Senator Banjo - ca. 1923 Vega Style M tenor banjo - ca. 1920 Weymann Style 25 Mandolin-Banjo - National RM-1
Probably, $20 less than a $50 mandolin.
Jim
My Stream on Soundcloud
19th Century Tunes
Playing lately:
1924 Gibson A4 - 2018 Campanella A-5 - 2007 Brentrup A4C - 1915 Frank Merwin Ashley violin - Huss & Dalton DS - 1923 Gibson A2 black snakehead - '83 Flatiron A5-2 - 1939 Gibson L-00 - 1936 Epiphone Deluxe - 1928 Gibson L-5 - ca. 1890s Fairbanks Senator Banjo - ca. 1923 Vega Style M tenor banjo - ca. 1920 Weymann Style 25 Mandolin-Banjo - National RM-1
Jim
My Stream on Soundcloud
19th Century Tunes
Playing lately:
1924 Gibson A4 - 2018 Campanella A-5 - 2007 Brentrup A4C - 1915 Frank Merwin Ashley violin - Huss & Dalton DS - 1923 Gibson A2 black snakehead - '83 Flatiron A5-2 - 1939 Gibson L-00 - 1936 Epiphone Deluxe - 1928 Gibson L-5 - ca. 1890s Fairbanks Senator Banjo - ca. 1923 Vega Style M tenor banjo - ca. 1920 Weymann Style 25 Mandolin-Banjo - National RM-1
There's this part of me that says I should put Waverly tuners, a James tailpiece, a Cumberland Acoustics bridge and a pearl nut on this thing.....
I can probably get over this.
"It's comparable to playing a cheese slicer."
--M. Stillion
"Bargain instruments are no bargains if you can't play them"
--J. Garber
Jim
My Stream on Soundcloud
19th Century Tunes
Playing lately:
1924 Gibson A4 - 2018 Campanella A-5 - 2007 Brentrup A4C - 1915 Frank Merwin Ashley violin - Huss & Dalton DS - 1923 Gibson A2 black snakehead - '83 Flatiron A5-2 - 1939 Gibson L-00 - 1936 Epiphone Deluxe - 1928 Gibson L-5 - ca. 1890s Fairbanks Senator Banjo - ca. 1923 Vega Style M tenor banjo - ca. 1920 Weymann Style 25 Mandolin-Banjo - National RM-1
Jim
My Stream on Soundcloud
19th Century Tunes
Playing lately:
1924 Gibson A4 - 2018 Campanella A-5 - 2007 Brentrup A4C - 1915 Frank Merwin Ashley violin - Huss & Dalton DS - 1923 Gibson A2 black snakehead - '83 Flatiron A5-2 - 1939 Gibson L-00 - 1936 Epiphone Deluxe - 1928 Gibson L-5 - ca. 1890s Fairbanks Senator Banjo - ca. 1923 Vega Style M tenor banjo - ca. 1920 Weymann Style 25 Mandolin-Banjo - National RM-1
It's shipped in a Calton isn't it?
tick, tick, tick and we wait for Mike to get home. plus it's good to know why Rob has got a reason for being with us. thank you God.
For those who are interested in what a $50 mandolin sounds like
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nr8IB5rQXps
So that's why God put me on this earth. Wait 'til I tell my wife...
OK, so this puppy has arrived, boxed well, shipped from a distribution center in New Jersey via FedEx. The box it arrived in was a clean Chinese labeled shipping box. Inside that box was the customary triangular (kind of) shaped box that musical instruments are shipped in. Inside that box was a decent little gig bag with backpack straps labeled Irin. There was also a set of Irin mandolin strings and a Irin branded cleaning cloth. I assumed wrongly that the mandolin would have to be strung up. Nope, the strings are on it and are wrapped in paper. The bridge is in place and on a quick examination looks pretty good. I tuned it up. The tuners are a little stiff. Brought it up to tune and it's playable. Could it benefit from a setup? Sure, most musical instruments could but it's pretty playable right out of the box. How does it sound? Pretty much like a Rogue because that's what it is. It's the same instrument only not labeled. It's well built for what it is, the finish is good. I would have no problem recommending this $29.00 Wal-Mart closeout mandolin to anyone looking for a cheap mandolin. I would also have no problem recommending a Rogue. It is what it is, a cheap instrument. If there were any more I'd consider buying them for gifts to kids. As much as some wanted this to be some sort of scam it isn't. One problem I do see, the tuners are an unusual spacing. There seems to be an added gap in the middle on both sides, a tuners change will not be a drop in fit. One final note, when I looked inside there were two cursive upper case L's penciled in on the underside of the soundboard. Yeah, that last one was a lie.
If you got one of these congratulations.
"It's comparable to playing a cheese slicer."
--M. Stillion
"Bargain instruments are no bargains if you can't play them"
--J. Garber
Thanks, Mike.
But how does it sound when you play it like the woman does in the OP?
Are you going to buy the strings in this other thread and review them for us?
https://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/t...27#post1708527
Robert Johnson's mother, describing blues musicians:
"I never did have no trouble with him until he got big enough to be round with bigger boys and off from home. Then he used to follow all these harp blowers, mandoleen (sic) and guitar players."
Lomax, Alan, The Land where The Blues Began, NY: Pantheon, 1993, p.14.
Walmart usually sell First Act. Turns out there is a First Act mandolin!!
https://www.amazon.com/First-Act-MG9...ct_top?ie=UTF8
EEEEK!
"It's comparable to playing a cheese slicer."
--M. Stillion
"Bargain instruments are no bargains if you can't play them"
--J. Garber
Thanks for the review Mike!
Thanks for whoever posted this, now I will never be satisfied with any mandolin I try, I will be forever searching for one that sounds "ethereal, finely broken, clean. "
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