werg77,
Tell us about your Buckeye. How about some pictures? I have #55.
Bob
werg77,
Tell us about your Buckeye. How about some pictures? I have #55.
Bob
re simmers
Hi Bob,
Well i actually came looking on Mandolincafe to find out some information on these wonderful mandolins. I picked this one up in "The Acoustic Music Company" last week. The owner, Trevor, is a great guy and what a god send his shop is in the UK as he gets so many good instruments through his doors. I'd never heard of The buckeye Mandolin though.
Trevor has just posted some photo's up in the previous post.
It has exactly the sort of throaty wood sound i was looking for! The bass on the instrument is really deep and smooth, almost similar to an oval hole and the trebles are bright and clear. I was surprised at how well all the notes came through when playing chop chords! it's very balanced and the setup and action are perfect. Really liking the tuners as well which i think are waverly tuners?
I noticed the curvature on the back is not as pronounced as some mandolins I've played and wondered if this has something to do with the excellent tone of the instrument? Any more info on the making, woods and componenets of these instruments would be most welcome!
Having to get used to a flat fingerboard as I've always played on radiussed ones. I don't know if i might change that some time in the future but would be slightly hesitant as the set up is so perfect on this one right now!
Only one draw back to owning your dream instrument… I'm having problems leaving the house.
Dylan
I'm the very happy owner of #66, it's been with me just about a year now, and keep getting better all the time. I was very happy with Pete and the process of buying this instrument from across the country, and after some initial jitters and nerves about getting the instrument to open up, I've loved it more all the time. If I had it to do over, I'd probably get the Waverlys, as the tuners are slightly stiffer than I'd like, but I have no complaints with their function.
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