Re: Old Gibson A, AJr. A 2,3,4 Mandolis
Well, this is just great! I'm so glad to see this, even now, after it's too late. You see, I recently pulled the trigger on a 1916 A-4, assuming it would be a step or two up from the plain A's I've been playing forever, particularly the last dozen years. I'm fine with both of them - great-sounding instruments, both of them, and they play fine, too. But the A-4 sure looks swanky, and also its year and finish are perfect matches for my H-2 mandola. So I didn't put a whole lot of thought into the decision, assuming it unnecessary. Now I'm seeing this ... Well, OK, it is what it is. But I have to wonder - Birch? Really? How do its sonic qualities compare with maple or spruce, or whatever they used on most of the instruments they produced? I'm with the OP - sound is the important consideration, much more so than looks. What's the deal with birch? I'll find out next week when it arrives, but in the meantime, now I'm wondering ...
But that's just my opinion. I could be wrong. - Dennis Miller
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