Charley/Pheffernan: I also have been keeping an eye on a Will Parsons flat top floating around out there. I think that is why I was looking at the cheaper ovals and flat tops, because I am really...
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Charley/Pheffernan: I also have been keeping an eye on a Will Parsons flat top floating around out there. I think that is why I was looking at the cheaper ovals and flat tops, because I am really...
Thanks to everyone for their responses. You have given me a lot to chew on. But as Jeff D points out, it will not be the last. I have made threats of getting a really nice instrument once I figure...
I probably meant "will be going back" or will be back" to your You Tube channel. I guess just another chance to say how much I enjoyed your site and everyone should visit.
Jill, Charley and any other interested party:
So if you had a choice between an Eastman 304 and a comparable flat top, which would you pick. Seems like flat tops are mostly made by small shops vs...
Thanks Jill! That seems to be the consistent advice; get either an Eastman 304 or a flat top. REALLY enjoyed your You Tube channel by the way. I will definitely being back to it when I get some...
"Any mandolin under $500.oo is not going to be a step up from the mandolin you already have. Go ahead and look for a used Eastman 304."
Charley: thanks for the note. I have heard that before...
Jeff/Chuck, Was going to ask about the difference in sound, but this Café member's video was quite helpful!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAB4iMJsARI
So the Kentucky Army-Navy mandolin is considered a flat top and I am guessing it is the most economical entry into the world of flat tops. I have heard some criticism of the that model, but maybe it...
"it is not the last mandolin you are going to buy."
I would laugh at that, but when I went to your flat top mandolin eye candy page my heart skipped a beat and Mrs. Slack_Key walked into my...
Jeff, I do mean oval hole. I have only recently returned to the mandolin. I had previously played on a rogue, a savannah and two Rovers (RM 35S and RM 50). Each had been set up properly and I kept...
Thanks as always for the time ya'll take to help those of us without much experience. I asked a question on a previous thread about a brand of mandolin with an oval hole. I am looking to move up to...
Finally a question on Mandolin Café that I can actually help with. When you lift weights you are actually training both your muscles and your nervous system. Lifting weights requires muscle fiber...
Quick question. Sorry for reviving an old thread. I am interested in an entry level (300-ish) oval mandolin. I am mostly interested in old time tunes, Irish and such. I know the standard here is...
"And where is all the so-called "Adirondack spruce" in so many modern instruments really coming from??"
Highly-flamed, Adirondack waiting to become Saga mandolins....
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Thank you Ed! This was exactly the insight I was hoping for. I think the problem with the RM-25S is that it is built like a tank, probably also the reason it looks pristine. When some of the café...
As always, a great thank you to the café for your time and expertise. As a musical idiot, I appreciate the help and insight.
I just got a Rover RM-35s (second hand store). It has a solid top. ...
Rather than change out strings or retune to GDAE, you could just down tune the board by one or two semi-tones. BF#C#G# with a capo on the first fret or A#FCG with a capo at the second fret will give...
Charlie/Bill: I think we can agree that guitars and mandolins are apples and oranges. Where laminate in a guitar may work or have a benefit, does it have any value for a mandolin or a mandolin...
If its a five string banjo, its a completely different animal. I started on banjo and still become frustrated that every song I play sounds like the one before it. In fact, I am pretty sure my...
yes, but three sets of in tune bagpipes rock
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Nq8eotnwq0 ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXm8JdC4k4c ... same song with a video of the performers...if you...
Jim, I get what you re saying, but for an arched mandolin, it seems the bare minimum is a hand-carved top and the preference is solid wood. The flat top design for a mandolin seems to be more...
All: Thank you for the advice on the MIF! It may be awhile before anyone wants to pay me to play...paying me not to play is another matter entirely...
DHERGERT: Thanks for the string advice! I would like to keep a mandolin in GCEA or GCEG just so I do not lose what I learned on other instruments. My understanding is that wrecking crew member...
Mark: Thank you for your time and thoughts! I think some of the problem is bringing over some bad habits from nylon instruments. Upon reflection, I find myself still fretting on an angle rather...
Big Joe/CES: Thank you for your time and expertise. Does it make a difference when we are talking about an arch vs flat top? Do they make a laminate arch top mandolin worth having?