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NMD

Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 5:46 pm
by deadonkey
Loar 700 mandolin, vintage sunburst, spruce top, flammed mapple back and sides and all kinds of loveliness. Neat binding and carving on the scroll. Much louder than my old mandolin, responds with way more volume than my old one, the whoe thing feels more responsive.

Nut was high from the factory, filed it down a bit. One slightly dead note but will sort it out. Plays real nice now.

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Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 11:51 pm
by Billy3000
Damn! that is a nice looking mandolin! I thought I remember you making a jab at F style mandolins in my thread though?

Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 4:49 pm
by deadonkey
Nah I love them, favourite type for sure. was just making fun of folk players who laugh off non f-5 players.

the design is perfect, aesthetics, function, the f5 is as good as a strat in design terms

Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 5:08 pm
by Fran
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Only kidding. Glad your happy :wink: