Re: Amatus and WB--another one

Amatus Cremona wrote:



An old "bowl" shaped mandolin would be fun to learn how to play. Lots of old folk tunes from the _Old-Country_ sound good on that instrument. I check eBay from time to time, but most of the vintage mandolins have separated seams on the back, cracked necks, messed up peg-boxes, etc. I would hate to invest in a risky eBay purchase, then spend hundreds on a luthier to put it right.

A mandolin tunes the same as my "precious". So, it would easier to jump over to than a guitar. Might be a good project for next summer. Right now, my music teacher is trying to make sure I don't get any free time. If I tell her an etude she had me practice was _easy_, I have to perform that piece perfectly for her, and then get 2-3x more assignments to learn for the next time.


This is one of the stories that could make you sick. When my mom was alive they went to a lot of estate sales, tag sales, flea markets. The mandolin they got for $35, maybe about the early 1970s.
It does have a top crack that could be easily repaired. The neck is fine. I should convince my brother to sell it.
I'm friendly with the fine guitarist Andrew Schulman. He performs around the country with his Abaca String band. They have (among other musicians) a woman named Tamara Volskaya who plays domra (Russian mandolin). She is phenomenal.

http://www.abacaproductions.com/stringband_bio.shtml

Steve

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