Sorensen Mandolins

[DataNick]

Nick, One spike for A. That's the banjo I built in college . . . more of a relic than anything else.

Steve

OK, Thanks!

I'll bring mine to accomodate all the players...

[Lee Roy]

Chris.

Steve is right.. I an currently using a leather string through the gap between the body and the neck however I may place a strap button on the top point as Steve mentioned I am doing with my Mandola.. Hope this help and keep picking'

[Lee Roy]

I gotta say, my MAS is seriously brewing. It had been on hiatus for a couple of years, but after seeing these two-points, Lordy.

Question: haven't seen any pics of a strap attached to one of these Sprites... do you usually attach a button to the upper horn? Or are folks tying a strap to the heel, like on my Collings MT, below?

Chris.

Steve is right.. I an currently using a leather string through the gap between the body and the neck however I may place a strap button on the top point as Steve mentioned I am doing with my Mandola.. Hope this help and keep picking'

[Mandolindian]

Wanted to post a review of my new Sorensen F8 that I've had for about a month now. I first met Steve almost a year ago when I wanted a Blue Mandolin and had fallen in love with his Pacifica design. After playing the Ocean Burst Pacifica he had at his shop I was blown away and we planned the build (soon to be finished). The one thing I really liked about Steve was his outside the box thinking and his mandolins reflect this.
So since the beginning of 2013 I've been lucky enough to play all the Sorensen models except for his Flagship F8 model and all have been amazing instruments and so when he finished this F8 over the summer I loved the wood on it and kept track of where it went and when I had the opportunity to buy it I jumped on it!
So this is Sorensen #28 finished this last summer and man what an amazing instrument! I was already familiar with the feel of it and when I took it out of the case it was like putting on your favorite pair of jeans. These mandolins brand new feel and sound like they've already have age on them.This F8 already was displaying woody hollow tones on the low end and bell tones on the high end. It was amazingly balanced and very responsive to pick attack. Every note screams out as high on the neck as you care to go!
I was joking to Steve one day that his mandolins transcend space and time because when you think you've only been playing for 20min it's really been 2hrs! This F8 is very hard to put back in the case because it makes you want to play it and play it well!
Let me tell you that Steve's attention to detail is top notch. Fit,finish,and feel are truly amazing and his inlay work will blow your mind!.....but if you pick up a Sorensen and play it you will be hooked too!

[John Eischen]

Beautiful!

[Perry Babasin]

Beautiful wood and finish!!

[Steve Sorensen]

Here is the most recent review from JazzMando.com --

http://jazzmando.com/steve_sorensen_sxs_mandolin.shtml



Steve

[Mandolindian]

My Sorensen Pacifica "The Blue" coming together.

[Don Grieser]

I like the zen quality of that fretboard inlay. Very nice.

[sgarrity]

That may be the coolest fretboard I've ever seen. It's getting harder and harder for me to resist a Sorensen.

[Mike Bunting]

That may be the coolest fretboard I've ever seen. It's getting harder and harder for me to resist a Sorensen.

Control yourself.

[Eddie Sheehy]

Countin' the days... I take it that one's Joe's?

[Mandolindian]

Yes it is Eddie......the wait is killin' me too!

[CSIMelissa]

Amazing! You are lucky to have an instrument like that!

[Mandolindian]

All the big pieces are together.

[tburcham]

Congrats mandolindian! I wanted that mandolin bad. Got to be one of the most beautiful flamed maple I've even seen on the back, sides, and neck. I love the look of the F-8...enjoy!

[Mandolindian]

"The Blue" in the white.

[Skip Kelley]

Mandolindian, that is one sweet looking mandolin!!!

[testore]

The one I played last week was an excellent playing mandolin! It had a very personal tone that was very pleasing. And that, IMO, is why you buy from a small builder. There is a commonality to ones tone that they produce. It's a great thing to experience in your own work and in someone else's. Hope to play more soon.

[Eddie Sheehy]

Waiting... Waiting... Waiting...

[Eddie Sheehy]

Ah-ha!

[Mandolindian]

Very nice Eddie and great inlays!....what's the finish gonna be?

[Eddie Sheehy]

I'm not 100% sure...

[John Eischen]

Nice!

[Steve Sorensen]

Cool to see Lee Roy toting his Sprite Two-Point mandolin on the cover of Bluegrass Unlimited magazine!



Steve