Re: Best Mandolin for Traveling From Sea Level to High Desert?
Originally Posted by
Chris Daniels
How serendipitous to come across this thread as I'm currently on my way to the airport from my near-sea level home for a vacation in the high desert of NM. Bringing the Flatiron 1N which I figure will be the best of my lot to handle the change. I do have a 70% cigar humidifier pack in the case to help keep it closer to normal conditions. I'll report back on how it goes.
C. ~/:/~
The promised update is here, and the 1N handled the climate transition with steady aplomb after leaving the unseasonably cool SC Lowcountry to climb to a very, very windy and dry desert, even with a couple of day's worth of layover in a rainy NYC waiting for my daughter to officially start Spring Break. No appreciable difference in playability or tone, though I did let it acclimate for a short while before first picking. It cruised through the 5300 then 11500 then 7200 ft of elevation and temp swings from 25° to 85° F without complaint. They sure knew what they were doing there in Montana back in the day.
C. ~/:/~
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