Mike - I have one of Chris Stanley's mandolins. I got it maybe 4 years ago. I would echo Brian's observations in that the fit and finish was a little less than what I was used to (this was my first small builder mandolin) but it was definitely within the range of acceptability.
The sound is very good. Quite loud and a good fit for bluegrass. In the hands of a better player it sounds very good.. Chris was very good to work with when I ordered mine. I wanted a one-piece back and more of a leathery color and he was very accommodating. They're worth checking out. Jason On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 2:23 PM, Dasspunk <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yes and sure. > > Chris Stanley is a fellow Wisconsinite and though I have yet to meet > him, I have friends that play his mandos. His early work had nice tone > but the fit and finish suffered a bit. This changed over the years and > they now look as good as they sound. Great Bluegrass tone, great for > Monroe style (at least as best as I can play it). Volume to spare. > Excellent mandos period. I recently played one of his newest (last few > months I believe) and it was the best I've played of his... an > outstanding mando in all respects > > Hope that helps... > Brian > > > On Jul 27, 7:19 pm, Mike <[email protected]> wrote: > > Wish I could type, "care to comment".! > > > > On Jul 27, 6:17 pm, Mike <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Has anybody here had any experience with Chris Stanley mandolins and > > > care sto comment as to sound , tone etc.? > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
