I LOVE ovals. I recently bought a '21 A. It was advertised as being in wonderful playing condition, but needs to go off to see Big Joe for some serious playability work. Still, I've been putting off shipping it away because it sounds so danged good.
Ovals have a beautiful resonance to them and a special tone. I've had a couple of Breedlove ovals I liked. There's something about an old Gibson, though. I took the A to an Irish session and got compliments from the other players, none of them mandolin people. As you might imagine, having non-players tell you they love the tone of your instrument is a pretty weird experience. (g) There are a couple of other ovals I'd love to check out. Collings has an oval A that I'd bet serious money is wonderful sounding and playing. (My main mando is an NT-2 that is a fab piece of work.) I'd like to get my hands on one of the Gilchrist As, but I doubt I'd ever have the spare dough to buy one. Ones from small makers pop up from time to time in the Mandolin Cafe classifieds that temps me. You know, everybody has an F5. And for good reason. But you can actually afford a Loar-era A or an old F-4 or F-2. I've played some of those old oval Fs, and they're awesome. Only down side is you have "old mandolin" issues to complicate things. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
