Re: My Grandfather's Mandolin
Fair play to you, Greg, that's a lovely instrument.
And moreso since it belonged to your abuelo.
The use of the softer fretboard materials on these obviousl led to more erosion of the fretboard.
But the remarkable thing is that these fretboard divots are a record of his fingers and the music that he played.
I think that is astounding.
Someday, musicologists might study the fretboard wear on mandolins and track that against musical trends and diasporae.
Meanwhile, there's the fingerprints of some real music.
Mick
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