A while ago... over a year, i made my first post here about my struggle with the neck and sound of Collings MT. I was not in love with it but decided to stick with it. This was a mistake. The advice in this group was to sell it and get something that worked for me but it seemed such a big hassle as I’m in S. Florida where there was very few choices and it was afraid to order one without trying it. Someone locally was looking for a Collings and bought it from me last week so I called the TMS and ordered a Pava A5 with a torrified top... and I wish i had not waited a year. I find this mandolin to be so much more friendly! Part of it is that Dennis did a perfect setup but the tone and the feel works so much better for me. It’s not as loud and does not cut through as well but I really like playing it and my hand is much more relaxed than it was on the sharper v neck. The necks are not massively different but different enough. It has its own character and i find the sound much rounder which i like and I cant stop playing it which never happened for me with the Collings. It’s such a nice mandolin and the experience with TMS was hassle free and easy and fast. I have not tried it with our little quartet yet but I think if its not loud enough i can always put a pick up in it or mic it. Anyway I love this mandolin.
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