Re: Familiarity and the appeal of a specific mandolin
I've had somewhat the same experience. One of my mandolins has a wide neck, so this increases the physical difference between the two. I alternate my two mandolins daily. However, the mandolin-banjo doesn't get its share of attention in order not to annoy my to spouse, neighbours, passing strangers, etc.
Robert Johnson's mother, describing blues musicians:
"I never did have no trouble with him until he got big enough to be round with bigger boys and off from home. Then he used to follow all these harp blowers, mandoleen (sic) and guitar players."
Lomax, Alan, The Land where The Blues Began, NY: Pantheon, 1993, p.14.
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