Hey all,
I know this mando gets talked about pretty often, so I hope no one goes off on me for asking about them again....
Ever since I saw these mandos I wanted one. I don't know why, I just wanted it. It didn't hurt that I would read all kinds of opinions saying how nice they felt and played. Since I already owned a Weber Bitterroot, I thought it might be cool to have another Weber. Unfortunately I never did get around to getting one, which I regret.
Well that was quite a few years ago when I used to spend a lot of time on here and I was taking lessons.
Now I am finding my interest in Mandolin increasing again and I am starting to play a little bit here and there and trying to get my fingertips in shape, which is SLOW going.
I still have my Bitterroot and oddly enough, I still find myself wanting a Sweet Pea.
Every now and again I look around and see if there are any for sale and sadly, I rarely ever see one. They had to be a pretty popular mandolin because of how many people look to buy them USED and how many others have them and hold onto them.
I was talking to Weber the other day about an estimate on my Bitterroot to fix a small ding in the top and after that, I asked the guy if they made the Sweet Pea again and he told me NO, they did not and he said he had heard of no plans to do so. Then he happened to add that he wished they would make them again because HE wanted one pretty badly and that I would be surprised at how many people email them and ask if they have them available.
I guess I'm not the oddball after all.....
You'd think Weber would see the popularity of this little mandolin and start making some batches of them to see how they sell. Then again, I don't run an mandolin company.
So, I thought I'd ask and see how many others here like these little mandolins and would also like to have one.
Every now and again I will see one that someone has for sale and I get a bit anxious and then I'll see the asking price and come back to earth. The price is often more than I can pay at the time.
I believe I'll find one someday and see if the wait was worth it. Who knows, I might be profoundly PO'ed at the way it sounds, handles and plays. Time will tell...perhaps.
How about your thoughts on this mandolin? Would you like to have one now?
Thanks for the time.
Nalajr
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