This was a very enjoyable thread and why I think this is the best instrument forum. I especially appreciated Allen’s contributions and wisdom. Playing mandolin is a blessing and I hope the OP and all of us have another great year of music ahead.
This was a very enjoyable thread and why I think this is the best instrument forum. I especially appreciated Allen’s contributions and wisdom. Playing mandolin is a blessing and I hope the OP and all of us have another great year of music ahead.
2009 Phoenix Bluegrass
Aw, shucks...(blushes)...
Well, wisdom is what you get when you lose teeth, night vision, no-pee full-nights' sleep, confident balance, and -- geez, there was something else -- can't put my finger on it -- oh yeah, short-term memory!
Tomorrow I turn 78; hope my "wisdom" will get me through another few years!
Allen Hopkins
Gibsn: '54 F5 3pt F2 A-N Custm K1 m'cello
Natl Triolian Dobro mando
Victoria b-back Merrill alumnm b-back
H-O mandolinetto
Stradolin Vega banjolin
Sobell'dola Washburn b-back'dola
Eastmn: 615'dola 805 m'cello
Flatiron 3K OM
Wisdom is the love child of intelligence and experience.
Re: the original post:
As someone with a long marriage and a long instrument purchase list, I have no regrets about keeping a Breedlove that my wife brought to my attention in a music store 15 years ago, even though I upgraded five years later.
still trying to turn dreams into memories
Welcome Quickbeam! As you can tell from my post count I am a newbie here. At least your wife got your F style lust out of the way. I started with the Loar 310 and did not like it. I got an Eastman 305. Sounded great, but sold it for an Eastman 515 to tame the F style lust. Big improvement and I don't think I need another F for what I do. But! Now I have A lust and considering a 505!
The sad thing is that I really have not improved in my playing since I got the 305. So play on and let the need for a new mandolin outweigh the want, unlike me.
Last edited by nlopez; Jan-09-2022 at 1:11pm. Reason: typo
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