Mix F4

[Scott Tichenor]

Took pictures of this last Monday when in town for Butch's benefit concert. Believe this is the only carbon fiber F4, or the first one, or... whatever. First something. The folks at Cotten Music in Nashville could tell you. Lousy pictures I take indoors but they'll have to do. Sounded terrific! Think Kim said it usually takes a week to get photos onto their site so as it'd just arrived that day I'll assume photos will be on their site tomorrow.

Also of interest in the store there was a Givens F. I don't get a chance to play many of these so didn't have an opinion. This one was stunning. Huge sound, had a great broken-in/used vibe that really agreed with me.

[Scott Tichenor]

[mandobando]

Hey Scott, I've played that Givens. It's a monster. It's actually one of the better mandolins I've ever played. Wish i had some extra cash!

[woodwizard]

I smell a lot of $$$$ signs for one of those I bet

[mandroid]

Long neck F4 does look right.
the picture of the A4 seemed like the oval hole was out of place.
[to one with a normal A4]
the extra width of the point and scroll at that area
visually makes a difference .

MHO, blacktop over the weave, on the top, and headstock foreward surface would help
reduce distraction from what one was playing,
to what they were playing it upon.
plus I love an Iridescent gloss black.
[though no instrument I have came as such]

{May 'the Schwartz' be with You}

[JEStanek]

Darth Oval! That looks very cool.

Jamie

[Keith Erickson]

Lousy pictures I take indoors but they'll have to do.

There really isn't anything wrong with your camera Scott!!!

Those pics look great!!!!

Thank you for sharin

I was wondering if you had a few moments if you could give a small review?

Thank you,

[Kevin Briggs]

Are the carbon fiber mandolins braced with tone bars and what not? Do they even have bracing?

[Snakebeard Jackson]

one vote for dumb.
sorry guys
looks dumb to me

[MikeEdgerton]

one vote for dumb.
sorry guys
looks dumb to me

Care to elaborate? What looks dumb about it?

[Kevin Briggs]

Looks "dumb"? #That's the best word you could come up with? Someone made that mandolin and took a lot of time to do it. Nonetheless, it was someone who has been a fixture in the mandolin community for a long time.

It looks "dumb"...?

[MikeEdgerton]

I understand somebody thinking an instrument looks dumb, I'm just interested in what he thinks looks dumb. I can name a few dozen electric guitars that I think look dumb, there are some mandolins I think look dumb (that shall remain nameless). It's a valid observation.

[pager]

Just when I think I have my MAS cured, I see this hot little number. YOWZA.
And you say it was stunning with a huge sound? I have to try one of those.
As my dad would have said ... "that looks like it was dipped in liquid bliss".

[Big Joe]

I believe this is the same one Will Kimble had at IBMA. Some of you had opportunity to play it. What did you think?

[Kevin Briggs]

Didn't play this one, but played the f hole model. It was hummy. Lacked punch, but was nice. I wish I would have played the F4 model. The way the f hole model responded made me think the oval would be great.

I can say that the one I played felt good inmy hands, and was easy to fret.

[Kevin Briggs]

I understand somebody thinking an instrument looks dumb, I'm just interested in what he thinks looks dumb. I can name a few dozen electric guitars that I think look dumb, there are some mandolins I think look dumb (that shall remain nameless). It's a valid observation.

Sure, I understand. I just think the word "dumb" is a little crude, but it's beside the point. I guess I'd want to hear more because "dumb" doesn't really say much. It's the equivalent of saying, "I just don't like it, okay!"

[Snakebeard Jackson]

sorry guys
I just don't like it, okay

[Kevin Briggs]

You already said that. Still nothing of note....

[8_stringer]

Well I think they look awesome. Much better than a carbon fiber hood on a Honda with a giant coffee can exhaust that sounds like a bumble bee. Much better use for carbon fiber in my mind. Where can one find even an A style new mad to play in the midwest? I was hoping to see one at Winfield but no such luck. Or maybe I was too busy picking.:D

[Keith Erickson]

Personally I think it looks smart but.....
...back the inquiring minds:

What kind of strings is the Mix F4 set up with?

[steve V. johnson]

Really dumb question... I wonder if the CF 'stripes' will all be diagonal the same way on the tops, or if on can ask if they go parallel to the neck, or... otherwise...?

Stupid damn picky detail question, I know... But the stripes look so nice going (longitudinally?) straight on the back...

I can't wait to play one of these. Any of 'em, actually.

Best wishes to P.Mix & Co!

stv

[MikeEdgerton]

sorry guys
I just don't like it, okay

It's ok not to like it, I was just thinking there was a certain part of it that you didn't like. I like plain mandolins with no binding (I like them with binding too) so, I could understand that as a reason. I was just wondering what part of the package you didn't care for, that's all.

I think that part of what attracts me to the Mix mandolins is the plain jane appaearance. It has that minimalist "just here to do business" look.

[Perry]

Hmmm maybe scrolls are best left to wooden mandos? I own a Mix A5 and I think it's killer looking but this one doesn't look quite right to me.

Having a scroll on a CF instrument begs the question: does the extra air chamber make a difference between the Mix F5 and the Mix A5?

[Keith Erickson]

I think that part of what attracts me to the Mix mandolins is the plain jane appaearance. It has that minimalist "just here to do business" look.

All things work best when they are kept simple- Mikhail Kalashnikov

...and Mike you nailed it #

[woodwizard]

I think I like it but I would like it a lot more if it didn't have that patern of lines across it. I think I would like it more if it was just black.
You know ... wouldn't it be really cool if you could duplicate an awesome wood pattern front and back & sides. They use to do that sort of thing with fiberglass boats. Looked almost like the real mohogany on some of those boats I have seen ... well at a distance anyway. Can you picture an awesome triple flame one piece back of carbon fiber... That would be too cool