Re: Traditionally voiced A-style?
Originally Posted by
rcc56
Well, all I know about that is Mr. Monroe's mandolin sounded much different live than it did on studio recordings, where they doctored the tone by adding midrange and reverb. If what you mean is the sound of a Lloyd Loar mandolin played live, I can't help you much there.
Originally Posted by
rcc56
Nor do I consider the voice of a '20's F-5 to be in any way similar to the fatter, choppier sound that came to be popular starting in the mid to late 1980's that some of you are calling "traditional."
20 to 25 years ago, before trends in mandolin building began to change again, I often commented that many modern players would have scratched their heads in confusion the first time that they played a Lloyd Loar, which sounded nothing like most mandolins being built at that time.
During that time, a well known professional, who owned a Loar and knew Monroe, said several times that the modern factory mandolins being built at that time sounded much more like a recording of Monroe's mandolin with added eq and reverb than like a Loar in hand.
Bob, can you elaborate on this point please? I don’t think that I have previously heard anyone attribute the difference between “traditional” and “modern” mandolins to the contrast between a Loar played acoustically and Monroe’s F5 in a processed recording.
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