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Well put, Charley!

The top of my Pava Pro is blonde, which was one key aspect that really attracted me to it, among several others.
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That back is incredible!

Really, really nice! Enjoy!

Bless you all who have had it. I hope for the best for each of you. Doug, I am sorry to hear about your neurologist. Dan

I want to echo the well wishes and prayers that are sent your way, Doug! Loving my Ebony with gold on my Pava Pro! Works great for comfort and tone. Most importantly, we want you well and with many...

I am happy for you! What a great mandolin and it looks great!

Great matches by Doug on both of these, John!

ESSLEWIS, Congratulations on your Collings purchase! Can't wait to see photos! Enjoy the anticipation.

Caleb and JeffD, I have a dozen of those pointed Pickboys with the heart-shaped round end. Those are nicely easy to hold and give a really nice, clear snappy feel to notes played. I take the very...

Pat, I did debate it a while. It helped that Doug was out of town a month or so, and I had time to think. He puts a soft leather on the contact points, rather than cork, which I believe is an...

I just wanted to give a shout out to Doug Edwards at Hill Country String Works for the great armrests he crafts. He has made me two-- the latest is an Ebony McClung (this a special design that gives...

Great looking mandolin, Eric! Those Weber’s are just top notch. I’ll bet that mahogany back and sides will sound so warm! Congratulations!

I love TI strings. I would think if your mandolin is a modern build (my goofy term) it should have the structure to handle whatever combination of strings that suits you. It is important for all of...

So sorry to hear this news! My condolences to all his loved ones and close friends. I enjoyed his posts many times.

Tim O’Brien- “Red on Blonde”

Thanks all! I have enjoyed McClungs and Cumberland Acoustics on all my mandolins, but with this one I am being super careful. Kevin, I have some of Steve’s Jubilee polish. I will keep that in mind....

Mark, This is number 382.

Congratulations on getting one of those great Big Mons! Good choice, friend!

Sue, The action is so low and the curvature on the saddle is so carefully arched to match the radius of the frets— it is semi-radiused I would call it. Not flat, but a bit traditional with compound...

Not a great performance, but I wanted to share my new Pava Pro with the Varnish and Torrefied Top. I have been working on my double stops.
https://youtu.be/iU7k5blm_hQ

Just a quick, humble demo. Nothing well thought out.
https://youtu.be/Ets_VEy1U48

Thank You, Pat, and thanks for being my shopping buddy. You’re right— I sold three treasures to take a step up and I was blown away when I laid the pick to the courses the first time. Have a great...

I am happy to share my new mandolin from the Mandolin Store. This is my Pava Pro Deluxe A5, with a varnish finish, torrefied top, one piece back, gold James tailpiece, gold Gotoh Tuners, ebony...

Anything by Bill Monroe but otherwise, “Tides of a Teardrop” by Mandolin Orange.