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  1. Jun-16-2023, 12:28am #1
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    Default NMD: Andrew Tatnell Mandola

    New mandola arrived today. Made by Andrew Tatnell from Australia it is predominantly Australian timbers used - King Billy Pine top, Tiger Myrtle back/sides/neck, Gidgee fingerboard. It has ebony bridge with bone saddle and a K&K pickup. First impressions are that it plays very well and had a very nice and well balanced sound.

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    Default Re: NMD: Andrew Tatnell Mandola

    Congratulations! Enjoy!

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    That's really beautiful! Andrew's website is really nice too. I've never heard or seen his work before. Thanks for the info and I hope you enjoy your mandola.
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    Nice looking and sounding instruments.
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    The woodgrain, top and back, is just magical.
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    Default Re: NMD: Andrew Tatnell Mandola

    Quote Originally Posted by Crazyquilt View Post
    The woodgrain, top and back, is just magical.
    Yes the wood used is very nice and I like that it is almost all Australian timbers with the King Billy and tiger myrtle being Tasmanian. It plays very nicely and has a nice evenly balanced sound. I'll try some back to back playing with one of my other mandolas today to get a better sense of how the sound differs.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chuck Leyda View Post
    That's really beautiful! Andrew's website is really nice too. I've never heard or seen his work before. Thanks for the info and I hope you enjoy your mandola.
    I hadn't seen or heard of him before and he didn't come up when I was searching for mandalas but Iat around the same time I saw a mandolin of his in one of the music shop web pages and I was looking through the Australian builders from the builders list here and came across him. This one kept drawing me back to it and then I saw a video of it being played at the National Folk Festival. So as I like supporting Australian luthiers when I can I decided to go for it and am very happy with the purchase.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chuck Leyda View Post
    That's really beautiful! Andrew's website is really nice too. I've never heard or seen his work before. Thanks for the info and I hope you enjoy your mandola.
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    They do sound nice too. Love that King Billy!
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