Re: Monteleones in the Denver Area?
Originally Posted by
Jim Garber
GA 10-string at Gruhn’s.
I remember playing a 10-string at Mandolin Brothers and strangely was not impressed. I think the c-string was not right. Maybe it needed a heavier gauge. That one is odd with the inlays. I am on my phone but someone should post photos.
That GA 10-String Monteleone looks tempting. There is a photo of a less ornate but even more tempting one on page 115 of Walter Carter's book "The Mandolin In America." I too would worry that either the C or E string would be lacking depending on the scale and/or construction. There is a photo of a fan fretted Smart 10 string on page 118 that looks very intriguing. I'd be interested in learning more about these 10 string hybrid Mandola/Mandolins and who else is making them but perhaps that's for another thread.
In the mean time I too have long admired Monteleone's designs in addition to the adventurous Cohen C# mandolins.
Play that which you feel is groovy, get down with your bad self, and shake your money maker if it makes sense for you to do so.
Bookmarks