Your Mandolin Wish List

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What instruments do you want THAT YOU COULD REASONABLY EXPECT TO SOMEDAY GET? (I don't want everyone saying "I want one o' dem dere Loars...)

For me:
Vega cylinderback
Gibson EM-200
Medeiros Travel Mandolin

[woodwizard]

Gibson F4 anywhere from the late teens through the 20's. I'm still saving.

[man dough nollij]

I'm on the waiting list for an Old Wave oval A, and a Mowry 2-point. I'm not worthy, but they didn't ask me that. I hope the OW sounds like the best snakehead, and the 2-pt sounds like Sharon Gilchrist's red mahogany vine inlay Gilchrist. (No pressure Andrew!)

[JEStanek]

Spira OM, Eastman Bacon (Dawg #2), Wishnevsky mandocello. If I'm really flush, a Labraid bowlback would be the icing on the cake. A 4 string e-mando might be fun too. Commodium, mandobanjo. Every time I think the list is done, another pops in my head. D'oh dola!

Jamie

[John Hill]

That amber colored Kimble in the classifieds.

[ncgarrel]

1. F-style Weber with a black front and red back with nice wood. Cool bindings wouldn't hurt but I am not going to be picky. Any model will do. Tone bars and F holes.
2. A-Style Collings to match. Probably with an oval hole and tone bars.
3. Breedlove Quartz OF to abuse on a daily basis. I mean toss it around, leave it on the couch, take it to the toilet when I go, and play it so hard that that people in Oregon feel it. I have my eyes on the one I want right now if she is still available. One dream at a time baby...one dream at a time.

[sgarrity]

Hhmmm.....I already have a great ff hole mandolin. So that just leaves a really good oval hole.
It'll be here next week.....

[John Uhrig]

A nice old Gibson 3-point. I especially like Dan Beimborn's blonde with the torch and wire.
Second choice would be an early black top A-4.

[LVH]

Im buying a poe next, which i will never sell... Then start saving for a bentrup eclipse

[allenhopkins]

Bowl-back mandocello.

[frankenstein]

HMMM ! At this point in time i would say a blonde 3 point Ellis f-5 but i don't think he would build one for me so probably not a reasonable expectation. dream on. other than that a Brentrup oval or F, yet to be determined..

[Jill McAuley]

-Poe Scout

- Weber Bridger A

- Old Wave oval A

Cheers,
Jill

[Kip]

If I could...

I would get a nice F from Lynn Dudenbostel and have him put "The Dude" on the headstock.

Life would be complete.

[John Flynn]

It's validating to see two instruments I already have on other people's lists, the Mederios Travel Mandolin and the Old Wave Oval A. It makes me think I should count my blessings and be more grateful for what I have. Thanks, everyone!

But MAS is a cruel mistress, never allowing her victims complete satisifaction with the mandolins they own! Someday, I plan to get a National Resonator, a nice Irish tenor banjo and a top-notch "blarge" Irish bouzouki. If I really hit the jackpot, I'd add a Collings MT2V, a Mix A5 and a Ryder custom 5-string synth-electric, but I might not get to those in this life!

[mandolirius]

I'm lusting after that Neil Dean two-point in the classifieds. Anyone played one of those?

[opie wan]

HMMM ! At this point in time i would say a blonde 3 point Ellis f-5 but i don't think he would build one for me so probably not a reasonable expectation. dream on. other than that a Brentrup oval or F, yet to be determined..

Sort of funny. I'm saving my money for an Ellis. It's not easy when you're building a house. I play a Sumi.... which is a pretty awesome axe. However, no one builds a finer instrument than Tom Ellis...... Where does he get that fine wood?

[Eric Platt]

Either a Gibson A Jr. or A-, depending on the year. Year not specific. Good tone. Prefer well used, but not needing any additional work. Prefer brown over pumpkin.

Oh, and the toughest part - "reasonable" price.

That's been my main lust for years. Even during the times when I wasn't playing mandolin. Have probably tried close to 100 over the past 20 years. Only one met the criteria. And, of course, at that point, I was broke.

If I keep playing mando this year, one might find it's way home by the time of my birthday in October.

And if not, I'm still awfully happy with my Mid-Mo M-0.

[Steve Cantrell]

Gibson A-Jr.
Ellis F-5
Collings Varnish
Kimble A
Weber Fern

[Lawn Jockey]

-Poe Scout

Cheers,
Jill

You'll love the Poe Scout. Trust me.

My wish would be a Pomeroy oval A.

[Susan H.]

I would like to get a Weber Yellowstone F model mandola, then a Yellowstone or Fern F both in the Weber Desert Dawn finish and matching arm rests from Doug Edwards. I'm just sold on Weber's.

[EdHanrahan]

The early '90s Flatiron F5 Artist model that's sitting in Lark St. Music in northern NJ. Radiused fingerboard, Brekke bridge, Bruce Weber-signed. It looks so good, feels so good, makes me sound so much better than my paltry skills deserve. I'm sortta hoping one of you folks grabs it before I have to explain to my wife why I just blew a bunch of paychecks!

You click down to "Mandolins" while I eat my heart out!
http://www.larkstreetmusic.com/stock.html

-Ed

[tango_grass]

One of these days I'd like to try out a Gil.

I need to know the hype....

[charlesgwilsonjr]

I'm pretty satisfied with what I have now. That said, I did have a chance to buy an A syle Nuggett once but could not quite pull the trigger with that big price tag. Chuck

[Kirk Albrecht]

If I anonymously receive a bag full of $100 bills -

Wiens F-5 or Ellis F-5

If I live within my means and save --

Austin Clark F-5 or Dan Voight F-5
Gibson 20's A or Mowry A-4

Oh, and if I could dream, a Dudenbostel F-5

[frankenstein]

Where does he get that fine wood?[/QUOTE] Opie Wan the Sumi's are totally underated i believe, don't ever sell it , not even for an Ellis. The wood he uses is very very old which is why i kinda laugh at the distressing thing supposedly to add age to your tone when you can buy a Sumi which has great age built in.. i'll wait for the finnish to cure. patients is a virtue.. back to the topic at hand , i'll add an Ellis A-5 because it's a more realistic expectation given our puny exchange rate..