There are great mandolins that are varnished and there are great mandolins that are lacquered. The opposite holds true as well. Varnishing is more labor intensive than lacquering, which is why it is such an upcharge for most makers. Play as many instruments as you can. The right one will speak to you and it won't be because of the finishing materials.
Mark On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 7:33 AM, Mando Chef <[email protected]> wrote: > > In pursuit of the finest mandolin I can afford has brought up this > question. Does varnish really make that big of a difference if the > lacquer is applied properly? I have not really played a whole lot of > mandolins in my time, nor seen a whole bunch in person besides the > symposium last year. I saw a buch there but you couldn't ask every > one what the specs on there mandos were. So hopefully you fine folks > out there can help me out. > > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
