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    Default Blues Mandolin - Big Boss Man - John Hamlett Mandolin (!)

    Hi Everyone,

    Update on the 6-month young John Hamlett two-point: it's awesome, lol. That's the update. Just restrung it with Mangan 11.5s, straightened the truss rod, and tweaked the bridge and it's quite the crisp music-machine. Here's a video from today documenting the sound:
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    I like it! Good job.

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    John's a killer builder-luthier! Awesome look and sound right there

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    I enjoyed that Kevin. I like those long slides. The sound of the rejigged mandolin is really fine.
    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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    Sounds awesome, Kevin
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    Thank ya', thank ya' everyone. This mandolin has brought on a journey into new types of music, hence the blues mando songs. I appreciate all of your feedback. Kudos to theeee John Hamlett!
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    Very nice!

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    Right on! Sounds great
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    Well played, sir, well played. Tone of the mandolin sounds great and a good improvement (from what I recall from your previous videos). I liked the tempo how you played the tune.

    Again, well done.
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    Nice!

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