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    Default NMD and got the blues

    Well, actually I’m delighted. It’s the mandolin that has the blues. It’s a blue Morris A4. I met Sonny last week and loved the sound of this one. I picked it up today! Now I’ll have to learn to play some blues. Or bluegrass

    It took my wife a couple of trips through the living room before she asked “where did THIS one come from?”

    I can’t really do it justice (new to stringed instruments a year and a half now) but here’s what it sounds like so far:

    https://youtu.be/a4PKTLi6q7I


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    The blue is a little hard to pass off!

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    Very nice sounding mando!

    Your playing & singing is also very excellent.

    I normally can't stand listening to entire videos of this nature, but yours is top-notch! I watched and enjoyed the whole thing!

    A pleasure to my ears!

    Keep it up!

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    So how many are you up to now, Don?

    This looks cool and sounds great.
    I have Morris flat top #450 and it is a very nice mandolin.
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    Congrats! great performance!

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    Thanks Sue! I guess I’m up to five now. Six if you count the MSO that I started with

    Yes Louise, I couldn’t pretend that one of my existing herd had inexplicably turned blue… I had to fess up that the cute little fella had followed me home.

    And thanks for the encouragement daLimuHead!

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    Sounds great, congrats

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    Default Re: NMD and got the blues

    Quote Originally Posted by NDO View Post
    Well, actually I’m delighted. It’s the mandolin that has the blues. It’s a blue Morris A4. I met Sonny last week and loved the sound of this one. I picked it up today! Now I’ll have to learn to play some blues. Or bluegrass

    It took my wife a couple of trips through the living room before she asked “where did THIS one come from?”

    I can’t really do it justice (new to stringed instruments a year and a half now) but here’s what it sounds like so far:

    https://youtu.be/a4PKTLi6q7I

    That’ll look good with a blue flamed
    maple armrest!

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    Thanks Perry! It arrived today and looks great!

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    After you mentioned that we both own Morris Blue A4s I had to see if I could find a picture of yours… yours is beautiful! What is the number on yours? Mine is May, 2023 #505

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    Morris being a smaller builder I’m not surprised that our two have a couple differences…

    Yours looks to have:

    A brighter burst
    An engraved tailpiece
    Silver tuner buttons
    A lighter peghead (Cherry?)
    Lighter fretboard and bridge (Rosewood?)

    These unique characteristics make them really cool!

    Your Mandolin Twin, Zach

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    Mine is #475, Sitka top and maple. I honestly don’t know what the rest of the components were made of, I should stop and see Sonny sometime and ask him. I go fishing near his place all winter, which is what prompted me to stop in the first time and discover this beautiful instrument. I picked it up in May of 2022 and it’s been played pretty much every day since then.

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