Nice upscale Vinaccia; if it sounds/plays as good as it looks, the buyer should be very pleased with the purchase.
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Nice upscale Vinaccia; if it sounds/plays as good as it looks, the buyer should be very pleased with the purchase.
Fisoma "Consort" strings are good; I' somewhat surprised to see the G string is 0.035, though.
Dogal makes a "Calace" set that's quite nice, and long-lasting. I think the lightweight set is "Dolce...
Mickey Mouse Ear scroll?
Gag me with a spoon.
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Your post has piqued my curiosity. Can you provide any more information about the plain"F" model?
Sometimes a handful of rice inside the instrument. shaken about and dumped out, would help. I'd follow up with some compressed air from a computer dust sprayer through the tailpiece strap hole (if...
I've bought all but two mandolins online, with no problems. Of the two, one was my first mandolin, a Gibson F4, which I bought because Ry Cooder plays one on his early albums. That one was local,...
You might find the modern university to be an awakening experience.
Accuracy, like truth itself, is so last-century.
Probably intended as a low-end model, nevertheless is a very charming mandolin. The bowl of birdseye maple is lovely, as you know, the pickguard has an elegant simplicity, the tailpiece with its...
Strings, picks, setup.
Then see what the instrument can teach you about how it wants to be played.
Very attractive instrument, by the "most famous Italian luthier in the world!"(!)
Never locked a case. The locks are usually so simple it would be pointless anyway.
Pickguard attachment and sunburst color seems to imply late teens/early 1920s.
Treat it kindly. It may well be the world's best example of this model.
I've found that my bowl front provides a handy ledge on which to rest my bowlbacks.
Seriously. There's a large difference in size between an Ovation and a bowlback mandolin.
Fine, reputable business, fine instruments, and a fine moustache.
Bought my L&H style A from them decades ago.
Very fond of old Gibson ovals, myself, with a 1921 F4 and an A2Z. That said, I'd never buy a mandolin just for the name; it must be played in hand, and found satisfactory. It's a plus if you can have...
I believe the Embergher atelier was understood to produce high-quality instruments to the extent that the Embergher label was sufficient to denote quality, actual hands-on maker notwithstanding. (My...
Probably dampen some of the resonance that the tone-gard is supposed to enhance.
Yeah, the nut width is about 15/16" on mine. I don't think you'll find one much wider. Oddly enough, it doesn't seem to impact my playing.
I've toyed with the idea of selling, but it seems to be...
I have a nice Pecoraro, which is considered to be a true Embergher as he was the last master luthier to produce Emberghers until the shop closed and he continued building under his own name.
It's...
Still waiting for Gibson to name a mando model after Grisman.
My recollection of the few Unicorn mandolins i actually saw in hand was that they were very lightly built; one had self-destructed, presumably on that account. My Unicorn F5 does not have that issue,...
I have a Unicorn "Special Model" F5 style, #177, dated December 1985, signed by Dave Sinko, whom I believe bought the company from Mr Gerhard. He subsquently worked as a sound engineer in Nashville;...