Lefty Guy Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 I recently took delivery of my 1st mandolin, not a Gibson as I need to decide if I can progress sufficiently before investing properly! Its a righty Kentucky KM-950 converted to lefty & I took my 1st Skype lesson on the instrument yesterday evening - what a blast! So much more intuitive than guitar, wish I'd tried one years ago.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldCowboy Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Kentucky mandolins are really nice. Yours is good looking and far from the line's bottom, too. Congratulations are definitely in order! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 My wife bought a cheap mandolin to learn some, and as she got better we decided to get her a better one. We bought a 1933 Gibson A-00 that was owned by Scotty Stoneman, of the Stonemans/Ky Colonels fame, from George Gruhn years ago. She lost interest and it sat around my music room until one day.................. I started messing with it...... I've been hooked ever since. Been to see the Punch Brothers several times, have a pile of Grisman cd's...... I'm sorry for your latest infliction..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hall Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Looks nice. Did I say I'm from and in Ky. ? I have one in the shed I think I'll dig out and get back to usage status. Hope you stick with your new mandolin and enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lefty Guy Posted December 6, 2016 Author Share Posted December 6, 2016 Its early days but signs are encouraging, its a lot of fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pesh Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Congratulations on the new mando - I need to spend more time on mine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobouz Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 Got hooked on mandolins a long time ago, and currently have two: > 1922 Gibson A (Loar era & first year of the truss rod) > Breedlove OO (A-style), made in Oregon. Not sure on the year. The cool thing about the Breedlove is the radiused & slightly wider fretboard, along with larger frets. Seems like it would be an easier transition for many guitar players. Anyway, congrats & enjoy your new toy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lefty Guy Posted December 7, 2016 Author Share Posted December 7, 2016 Got hooked on mandolins a long time ago, and currently have two: > 1922 Gibson A (Loar era & first year of the truss rod) > Breedlove OO (A-style), made in Oregon. Not sure on the year. The cool thing about the Breedlove is the radiused & slightly wider fretboard, along with larger frets. Seems like it would be an easier transition for many guitar players. Anyway, congrats & enjoy your new toy! thx...mine also has wider nut (1.8) & radiused fretboard to suit my big hands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willie King Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 I took up the mandolin a few decades ago when I realized that being able to play guitar and fiddle I had the skill sets required to do it. After killing my hands with 4 finger chords I learned to relax and enjoy playing it quite a bit. It has been over 40 years and sometimes the old hands ache but I still can rock it at a dance or gig. Enjoy. It is way more intuitive than guitar and lots of fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lefty Guy Posted December 7, 2016 Author Share Posted December 7, 2016 I took up the mandolin a few decades ago when I realized that being able to play guitar and fiddle I had the skill sets required to do it. After killing my hands with 4 finger chords I learned to relax and enjoy playing it quite a bit. It has been over 40 years and sometimes the old hands ache but I still can rock it at a dance or gig. Enjoy. It is way more intuitive than guitar and lots of fun. & easier to transport! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Versatile Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 Mandolins are great....!! And it goes without saying.....any mandolin/fiddle/guitarist should consider the tenor guitar.... And the ukulele too.....:blink: V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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