Hi there! My name is Jeff and I am new to the forum and a newbie on mandolin. I started a while back and could play some basic chords, but hadn't really dug in till I was hired to play for a musical, and it put me in high gear. I got hit by the bug and plan on playing the rest of my life.
I started on a Fender FM52-e, which wasn't the nicest instrument :-) A friend loaned me a Ventura F5 copy, which was decent. And recently, I found a wonderful gentleman to trade with to get a real instrument. A Winky Hicks F5 hand-made mando #56 out of 74 so far; sides, back, and neck made from curly maple and top made from red spruce. It definitely needs to be played, but I did some work on it, and bought a LRBaggs Radius pickup for my show. I am pretty stoked!
I am attaching pics, I just wanted to share this, as I am very excited to have my own instrument to really practice and grow on.
Thanks for listening, have a great week, Jeff
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