Matt Ruhland.
Matt Ruhland.
If I had even close to enough extra money, I would be considering that Gibson Goldrush that is in the classifieds.
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Listen to original tune "When You Fly" by my old band The Kindreds
We have a Kimble, Clark, and Heiden in our house. They are all wonderful mandolins and are keepers. I would heartily recommend all 3 of them. As is the case, it’s alway best to try before you buy, but understand that isn’t always possible. At least get a trial period if you are ordering from a distance. Happy hunting!
... not all those who wander are lost ...
Friend of mine is considering selling a very nice Muth F5 for about $4K through the Cafe. Canadian maker with a long wait list. I played it the other night. They are really good value.
I've heard a lot of good things about Lawrence Smart.
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Ray Dearstone #009 D1A (1999)
Skip Kelley #063 Offset Two Point (2017)
Arches #9 A Style (2005)
Bourgeois M5A (2022)
Hohner and Seydel Harmonicas (various keys)
"Heck, Jimmy Martin don't even believe in Santy Claus!"
Givens are possible but Nuggets—not so much, in my estimation and observation. Maybe a used Nugget Junior if you can actually find one for sale.
Add Brentrup to the list, if someone is selling a used one.
I assume that the OP is looking for a mandolin with F-holes, not oval?
Jim
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Playing lately:
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
Where these “What is good in...” queries can be interesting, it might be just as satisfactory to send me the money and let ME go to Elderly (or search the classifieds) and then play and send you something. It’s a deranged question for me.
I dislike spellcheck but, here it especially “obtuse”. That should have read “strange”!
You have asked a serious question as far as some significant instruments are concerned but, to paraphrase “Smokey the Bear”:
“Only YOU can make the right choice”!
My short list is really short. Anyone who has been here for a while knows who I wish I could lure out of construction retirement to make me a “Plain Jane” F-5.
I “liked” my Stiver.
Sorry, I’ve not been that overly impressed with the Kimbles I’ve played. Nice but, heavy for ME.
I found the Derrington I played at Elderly (some time back) a bit “standoffish” maybe I needed to drive it a bit harder but it just didn’t grab me.
I can hear it already “Blasphemy!” But, that just how it struck me. Might have been me that day might just not have been the right one for me.
Instruments are as intimate as lovers and, there are only a few that truly mean anything!
Timothy F. Lewis
"If brains was lard, that boy couldn't grease a very big skillet" J.D. Clampett
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