Re: Tru-oil for finish
My octave has a Tru-Oil finish. Eddie Blevins in Tennessee birthed the octave almost 2 years ago for me and I had requested the Tru-Oil finish. I love it. The wood is protected but you can still see the grain. As far as any possible difference in sound versus other finishes? Who knows? It's the only finish it's ever had but it sounds fantastic.
David Hopkins
2001 Gibson F-5L mandolin
Breedlove Legacy FF mandolin; Breedlove Quartz FF mandolin
Gibson F-4 mandolin (1916); Blevins f-style Octave mandolin, 2018
McCormick Oval Sound Hole "Reinhardt" Mandolin
McCormick Solid Body F-Style Electric Mandolin; Slingerland Songster Guitar (c. 1939)
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