How many Mandolins to own

[journeybear]

OMG, yes! "One of each." That oughta do it.

[HonketyHank]

Not for nothing, but I've been playing for over half a century, and I couldn't tell Adam Steffey from Alan Biber, nor Allen Hopkins, for that matter. And Hank identified him as "Allen Steffey" when he posted #89, so you might want to take it up with him, too. if you must.

Well, I knew it started with an A.

[Bill McCall]

Not for nothing, but I've been playing for over half a century, and I couldn't tell Adam Steffey from Alan Biber, nor Allen Hopkins, for that matter............

The cafe and its members contain a wealth of knowledge and information, often in unforeseen places. I'm always amazed.

[Steve Finlay]

That's quite a Craigslist ad. Two gongs, a taiko drum, and a subcontrabass sax -- this guy was packing heavy artillery. Just what you want if you plan to blow down the walls of Jericho.

[JeffD]

One should own exactly as many mandolins as one needs to do the job. And like the spelunkers say about flashlights: two is one and one is none.

[Sue Rieter]

One should own exactly as many mandolins as one needs to do the job. And like the spelunkers say about flashlights: two is one and one is none.

So two of everything then?

[pops1]

The answer is 3: an f hole, a back up f hole that can be used for split and other tunings when not needed as a back up, and one for classical/Italian. i can only play so many to keep them awake, and it costs a fortune in strings to keep a large herd strung up.

Oh My, I need to sell 4 or 5.

[Mark Gunter]

The answer depends on how much room do you have?

The mathematical equation goes like this: If the current number of mandolins you own = x, then the optimum number of mandolins for you is x + p, where p is equal to or greater than 1