Re: What is the most mandolins you've owned at one time?
When we moved into our current house (2004), I carried in over 30 mandolin cases. I was in the full blaze of the craziness!
Now, most were, "Made in Japan" solid wood, a-models. I was doing a bit of low-level horse trading and having a great time! I'd get one or two, change out the strings, braid a strap, give it proper action and sell it after carrying it to a few jams. I got great exposure to different sounds, how same models varied and the like.
Really enjoyed seeing some of the products from that time too!
Then I bought a mandolin of a somewhat different character - my first Flatiron. I started running through a few of the, "Nicer" mandolins too. That was fun, but the risk profile was a big larger. I mean there were a few multi-thousand dollar jobs that I just didn't like. It's hard to sell a, "Nice" mandolin that you think is lousy!
Different strokes, eh?
Now I have my 1920 A3, my 1983 1N, and the two I commissioned in 2010 - my Cohen and my Muth.
What else could I need (not that I don't look occasionally for a Sam Bush Gibson!).
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¡papá gordo ain’t no madre flaca!
'20 A3, '30 L-1, '97 914, 2012 Cohen A5, 2012 Muth A5, '14 OM28A
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