Will-- for me the pickguard was important b/c I tend to drag my fingers and don't want to mess up the top (soft spruce)... better to have a fingerrest/pickguars of hardwood to absorb that particular abuse. And as long as it was being added...might as well do it up!
I'm currently playing my OM mostly in weekly sessions with a bunch of friends... 2 fiddles (one of the fiddlers also plays concertina) and another mando/OM player (judith... who also has an OM on order from Chris Baird). I play some melody, a LOT of harmony lines, and some chord/rhythmic accompaniment. This new OM is tickling my creativity and I'm thinking I may branch out... as a guitarist, I've played a lot in open and alternate tunings, fingerstyle, etc. I think my ears and brain are cooking on some new ideas, and we'll see if we can get my fingers to cooperate. Who knows??
Re: mando... I have a Breedlove Quartz OO I'm trying to sell b/c I just acquired a used Old Wave oval recently... the Old wave is with Bill B. getting a once-over and pickguard added, so I'm still playing the Quartz at the moment.
KE
Karen Escovitz
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Otter OM #1
Brian Dean OM #32
Old Wave Mandola #372
Phoenix Neoclassical #256
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