Hey everyone,
I haven’t posted much in the last year as COVID kind of drained me of music after a bunch of jams/gigs and festivals were cancelled. Around Christmas something kicked in and I’ve been playing a lot more. Jams are still few and far between, but I’ve been working on solo Telemann and Bach pieces to keep me interested and busy.
I have a Kimble A style oval hole (#168) mandolin that I’ve had for about 7 years as my only mandolin and love it. I’ve put thousands of hours into it and it has matured very nicely. To be totally honest, I am thankful for such a wonderful mandolin and don’t NEED anything else, but WANT is a totally different animal.
Lately I’ve been thinking about getting an A style mandolin with f holes to go along with the oval. My first thoughts are Will Kimble or Michael Heiden from personal experience, as my son plays a Heiden F that I really like ~ except the point that digs into my leg when I play it sitting down. For the most part I’m mainly a living room picker and play by myself, but did get out to jams a few times a month before the pandemic.
Would getting a Kimble with f holes (A or 2 point) be a good match, or would there be too much overlap? All the Heiden mandolins I’ve tried have been phenomenal, but that comes in at a pretty penny. I will most likely be looking at a used instrument and still need plenty of time to save up for it (unless Bitcoin goes to the moon this summer).
What else should I be looking at? Pictures always help!
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