Can you tell me anything about M David Mandolins? Built by Milton David McClaskey.
they are certainly beautiful but how about the sound, etc?
thanks,
J.C. Bryant
Can you tell me anything about M David Mandolins? Built by Milton David McClaskey.
they are certainly beautiful but how about the sound, etc?
thanks,
J.C. Bryant
Funny that no one answered you at all. I just got an emailing from Lark in the Morning and they listed a nice blond oval hole two point. I think he hasn’t made that many perhaps but surely some one must have played. His website pictures a few artists playing them. Time to revive this thread?
https://larkinthemorning.com/collections/mandolins/products/m-david-mandolins-oval-body-arched-top-with-oval-hole-0024
Jim
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Milton is a great guy. He volunteered his time at Bay Nature Magazine where I work. I've played a few of his mandolins. At Lark in the Morning as Jim mentioned and I've also run into Milton at a crafts fair a few years ago before the pandemic. He had a few in his booth that I played. Very nice instruments. They play well and have what I would call a clean modern sound.
Mandolin : Weber Bitterroot F, Gibson 1907 A, Eastman 805 A
Mandola : Weber Yellowstone A
Guitar : Taylor 810
Laurence
I like the look of the two point. Nice to know they sound as good as they look.
Jim
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I regularly play the pancake style mandolin he gave me for my Italian trio. People often state how much louder and audible it is than most mandolins. Highly recommend it. https://youtu.be/EdWu5V5R2Ng
What a great clip. Loved it!
Funny thing. The youtube started with an ad for VRBO vacation house rentals, and the house in the ad was a similar color to the house in your video. I thought for a second that maybe folks wanted mandolin ensembles at their vacation rentals. What a great idea.
BTW here is his his website with photos of quite a few mandolins: https://www.mdavidmandolins.com/
Jim
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1924 Gibson A4 - 2018 Campanella A-5 - 2007 Brentrup A4C - 1915 Frank Merwin Ashley violin - Huss & Dalton DS - 1923 Gibson A2 black snakehead - '83 Flatiron A5-2 - 1939 Gibson L-00 - 1936 Epiphone Deluxe - 1928 Gibson L-5 - ca. 1890s Fairbanks Senator Banjo - ca. 1923 Vega Style M tenor banjo - ca. 1920 Weymann Style 25 Mandolin-Banjo - National RM-1
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