Two part thread-

[Jordan Mong]

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of checking out a small guitar store up in Mt.Pleasant that I originally did not know existed. It is a long drive to Mt.Pleasant often, so I don't go often. Usually there is nothing to do at all while there, and yesterday my dad pointed this place out. I walk in and browse about for a while, and come across two things.

1. The first Weber mandolin I have ever played. I saw the scroll and recognized it as a Weber immediately. I started to fiddle around with it, and I enjoyed playing it very much. It was the Gallatin F-style (http://www.sprucetreemusic.com/weber.html) and it sounded and played well. I have no idea how to actually play mandolin, so I did some upside-down guitar chord shapes and tried to see what I could do from there. It was pretty fun.

2. I came across this odd ball guitar here:

Anyone ever see one of these? To my understanding, it is played with a slide. Whatever else it does, I don't know. I can't find any information on it, or a video of someone playing it.
EDIT: Nevermind, I apparently did not look at the sign. I found a video of someone playing one of these. I really have no idea how.

[padawan]

I think this video does a better job of showing off the instrument:



If anybody wants one for themselves I'm betting you can find 'em here:
http://www.bowneckslide.com/index.html

Interesting toy.

[Marty Jacobson]

Not a patch on this guy...


I kind of feel like someone should tell him it's not actually a real instrument, but I'd hate to be the one to have to break it to him.

[OldSausage]

I'll have what he's having.

[llg]

yeah and someone needs to tell him BILL DIDN'T PLAY IT LIKE THAT.

oh, and he needs a blue chip too.

[Tom Coletti]

yeah and someone needs to tell him BILL DIDN'T PLAY IT LIKE THAT.

Oh really?
By the looks of it, he boldly went were no part of nothin' had gone before.

...have I lost my Photoshop Privileges yet?
--Tom.

[Jordan Mong]

If you did not mention photoshop, I would not have noticed.

[allenhopkins]

So: when'ya buyin' the Weber??

[Jordan Mong]

So: when'ya buyin' the Weber??

About time someone remembered this was a mandolin forum.

I have no idea, really. I still want to have their Gallatin Mandocello, and that mandolin was a third of the price of one. While I loved it more than any mandolin I have ever played (for its looks, feel, and sound), I still wish to save up. But it was an awesome little instrument to mess around with. I didn't even try the other mandolins.