I’ve been listening to everyone talk about how amazing vintage Gibson mandolins are for years, and sort of believed you. I kind of thought some of it was hype. But today I played a bunch of pre war Gibson’s at Elderly, and WOW. I will never hear things the same again. Unbelievable.
My favorite was this A2: https://www.elderly.com/collections/...gibson-a4-1922 It was not only lovely but had a warm, deep tone that is still haunting me, hours later. I just hope I can tolerate my instruments now, at least until I save up a few quid!
They have a remarkable batch of 1920s A styles right now. They were an absolute joy to play, but so nerve wracking to get back on the hangers... If anyone has had doubts about the sound of these classic mandolins, get to a decent music store and play a few. I wish I’d done it earlier!
-M
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