I got the Gil back today after a week's worth of it being absent from Fremont Ave. After I finally got the Woodbutcher out of the park(many thanks to Paul Duff) and told him what was going on, his first comment was "Congratulations, I see you've got one of my famous self- destructing mandolins. Don't send it back to me!" He did say to take it to Hugh at Gruhn's and that he could take care of it. I reckon they must have put the mandolin in a bag with something moist and hung it up for a couple days to swell the crack shut. So today, Hugh told me that it took three tries before the glue would hold and that they were starting to consider using cleats on the seam. Egad. It does sound a little sleepy, but I think it will come around in a bit. Still plenty there. I will say though, I'm getting used to the way this F4 sounds and liking it a lot too. I think I'm gonna keep it near the 'dola where I can get at it easier. A closed case is a powerful deterrent.
I got to play a Gil H5 while I was there. It's a big rascal at 17.5" scale length. That didn't seem to matter so much though. Somewhere along the way someone had tried to radius the fingerboard without taking out the frets. There is also a very nice D'Angelico two-point oval hole mandolin there, complete with lamp finial on the headstock tip. I don't think I've ever seen a D'Angelico mandolin, but this one is very good sounding and would be well worth owning. It does not sound like a Gibson or anything else I've heard. The sound is hard for me to describe, but I will say that it is silky and smooth sounding with plenty of mids and meaty treble. If I had the extra cash I think I'd own that thing for a while because it has definitely got a different voice than anything else I've heard. tater On Jan 27, 11:55 am, Mando Chef <[email protected]> wrote: > guess I should go make some haggis as the burns dinner approaches! > thanks for the reminder! > Anyone want some? > Adam --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Taterbugmando" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
