Hmmm... For some reason, this thread reminds me of the opening to the Get Smart tv show, where Max goes through Mind-Bogglingly Secure Door after Mind-Bogglingly Secure Door to ultimately get into...
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Hmmm... For some reason, this thread reminds me of the opening to the Get Smart tv show, where Max goes through Mind-Bogglingly Secure Door after Mind-Bogglingly Secure Door to ultimately get into...
That's some rare air there; thanks for sharing.
I just received this case today and the Eastman 315 does fit in it with just a bit of room to spare -- about 3/4" side-to-side for the body and about the same lengthwise. I rolled up a cloth and put...
I’ve looked around a LOT and just found this one on Amazon (though I hate to patronize them) —
Glarry F style hard case — $63, a number of really good reviews. Looks like a very good solution....
I have the exact same question! Following this thread. I’m hoping to find a decent case too, that fits the 315 well (not lots of extra space with it bouncing around inside).
Wow. That seems really thick to me. My favorites seem to be 1mm or less. But I’m no more than an “early intermediate” at best.
I’m right there with you. I’m only a couple of years into playing mandolin but I’ve played guitar for decades. I have collected a number of guitar and mando picks and if I had to go with one right...
I was hoping the banjo version of that one would be in here somewhere!:))
I don't know how much is actually "going on" in Michigan." They build their mandos in China (as lots of other makers do as well). I'd never buy anything made there if I could avoid it, but I'll give...
Thanks, Adrian -- that makes perfect sense. It is an inexpensive mandolin, so I get it. Maybe better, as you say, to leave it alone. Very cool to hear from you, too, pretty much on the other side of...
Just got a new-to-me used 2018 Eastman 315. Love the matte finish on these. But the former owner apparently laid his pinky on the body, just under the treble side of the strings, so much that he made...
Hey thanks, all — I’ve been absent for a few days. Still mulling over options here. I can see the logic of spending a bit more than an Eastman gig bag costs, but I seriously don’t see needing a whole...
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Knowing nothing else — and only having a pedestrian level of expertise on mandolins and their construction — I’d return it and exchange it for a much more recent model. I’d have to think that...
I just happened to catch them this morning on CBS. Was very disappointed in the band’s audio mix — the first song was all electric guitar and her voice. You could not even hear drum fills — pretty...
I'm intrigued by this thread and was just wondering -- if drying the shapes out is important (obviously!) but it can take a while, might it make sense to put them either in a tub of white uncooked...
There have to be some inexpensive options out there besides the Eastman gig bag, gang!
Thanks, Kevin -- I've seen those, but am looking for at least some other options for this mandolin. So many case brands out there -- there have to be some alternatives!
Any recommendations out there for some basic protection for my soon-to-arrive Eastman 315 F-style? So much of the info on-line just doesn't give enough detail on specifics -- I'm hoping for something...
(Hey, just FYI, Elderly Instruments has a used (2009) Breedlove Cascade for sale.)
My recently acquired Collings MT-O is as "great" as my mandolin possession will ever be, but I think I can live...
Thanks, all. That all makes sense!
Just curious — is there a standard approach to a private on-line sale of an instrument when it has to be shipped? Either the seller or the buyer has to be at risk a bit, right? Either you pay the...
Hey, is that a natural-finish Mando? My first mandolin was a Tacoma M1E and I sold it locally to a guy that was heading east. Maybe that's the one! Anyway I really liked it and actually can't...
I’m not mistaken at all. I was comparing guitars and mandolins. Not other related instruments.