Re: Collings Vs. Northfield Vs. Kelley
Originally Posted by
samlyman
A couple of cardinal rules to consider here:
1) People generally advocate on behalf of the mandolins they own or want to own when responding to such requests for feedback.
2) No two mandolins sound alike so you really need to play the instrument in order to know if it has the sound you want
3) "Modern" tone is in the ears of the beholder and player. For example, if you listen to Chris Thile and David Grisman play their Loar-signed Gibson mandolins you will hear everything from "modern" to "traditional" tone. The tone is in the hands of the player and impacted by the instrument, the strings, the pick, the pick attack and even the temperature and humidity.
Please note that I am not an acoustic engineer and I do not advocate for any particular instrument. I am expressing personal opinions here based on decades of playing, performing and using mandolins from Gibson, Givens, Collings, Heiden, Flatiron, Andersen and many others.
Exactly. Very well said!
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1925 Lyon & Healy Model A, #1674
2015 Collings A (MT2-V)
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