I got a boerboel (south African mastiff) recently. She's currently 8 months old and 150 lbs. When I play any instrument she loves to put her mouth on them, whether she's licking or just rubbing her big dumb nose all over them. Because of this I got a bottom of the line The Loar as a beater to play around the house (and the dog). After a few months of playing the beater, I picked up my mid range eastman and lemme tell you, the thing sounded like harps in the hands of angels. Even my wife was impressed with the change in tone between instruments. Nothing to reset your expectations like playing a beater for four months. Lol
I've been chasing tone since I started playing, apparently all it took was a beater to make me appreciate decent.
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