Re: Mandolin sound changing over time
Originally Posted by
JeffD
While it may or may not be the case (and we have argued it here often enough - just search on "opening up") I certainly would not buy an instrument that didn't already sound great hoping that it would sound better in time.
People do though. I mean, I never have- the instrument has to 'speak' to me (in some undefinable way) - I have to hear the possibility of great playing or great sound (either 'this will be great after a setup', or 'the action's a little wrong', etc.), otherwise I'm not interested. And plenty of nice properly set-up instruments haven't spoken to me.
My point is that you might have an instrument change, or you mightn't. Play what you like and let it be.
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