Nigel Gatherer wrote:
>
I've played three great mandolins in my life:
> Sam's Red Diamond, Mike's Nelson #3, and a friend's Vanden.
>
To me most mandos sound pretty good but if you'd like something quite
different I've just fixed up a rather crude, but impressive, 100+ year
old 12-string triple courser. Incredible for playing Irish triplets,
just pick down slowly over three strings and back over one. I've strung
with one high string on the bottom two courses, for fun. I don't intend
to keep it, strange thing bought from a luthier who had partly repaired
it. Sounds great.
David
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