Members Dendy Jarrett Posted July 23, 2015 Members Share Posted July 23, 2015 David Harvey of Nashville, Tennessee tearing it up on a Gibson F5 Mandolin as he wears out Fire On The Mountain. [video=youtube;QKFdDtO2s5I] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mikeo Posted September 29, 2015 Members Share Posted September 29, 2015 I had the chance to buy a new mandolin this year and tried many, but there's only some many you can really try in real life. My purchase was a Gibson F5-G built by Dave and the fine builders at Gibson. Dave didn't the final tuning and signed my mandolin. The back was weird , but I was sent photos of the mandolin before the purchase, so I knew that. I was actually thinking about sending it back, cause I really wanted that standard flame back. After receiving the mandolin and playing it for a bit, it just sounded so amazing, I kept it. The back is so unique that I could place face down 1000 mandolins and pick mine out just by looking at the back side. My other mandolin is an A model Flatiron Performer that I bought like 25 years ago. These are the only two mandolins I have ever owned.. They sound very different, but I love em both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dendy Jarrett Posted September 29, 2015 Author Members Share Posted September 29, 2015 That F5-G is stunning!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mikeo Posted September 29, 2015 Members Share Posted September 29, 2015 Oh and by the way I'm pretty much a second rate mandolin player. Too many instruments and the work day cuts into my fun time. I'm not sure when I bought the Dobro F60, but it seems that nobody in TN wanted an round neck woody.I did though. Sounds great. I thought I had a pic of mine on my pc, but I guess not. They look like this. Gibson doesn't make to many dobro any more. They don't make any metal bodies. OMI/ Gibson made mine. I actually talked to the women out in CA when I purchased mine 33H. I think they were descendants of the Duprea Brothers. What ever happen to the tooling to build metal bodies? I sure would like to know Seems like National Resophonic is doing ok. Nationals have rather wide fat chunky necks. Takes a bit to get used to em. The Gibson/ OMI's are more comfy IMO. Still I love the gritty tones of a steel body. The bell brass chrome has a nice ring, an less grit. Different tones, but both are cool. I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dendy Jarrett Posted September 29, 2015 Author Members Share Posted September 29, 2015 I don't play a stringed instrument at all, but wish I did. I suppose it is never too late to start. I first fell in love with the Mandolin when I saw Pure Prairie League play Amy (with Vince Gil) back in 1981. I have always loved the Dobro. One of my favorites is a tune a guy I play for sings called "Shadow of a doubt" - If I could figure out how to get mp3's loaded here, I'd post up the song. D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mikeo Posted September 29, 2015 Members Share Posted September 29, 2015 I don't play a stringed instrument at all, but wish I did. I suppose it is never too late to start. I first fell in love with the Mandolin when I saw Pure Prairie League play Amy (with Vince Gil) back in 1981. I have always loved the Dobro. One of my favorites is a tune a guy I play for sings called "Shadow of a doubt" - If I could figure out how to get mp3's loaded here, I'd post up the song. D It is really never to late to start. I was probably in my late 30's before I ever sat at a drum kit. I had a bunch of drum machines over the years, but they always sounded like something wasn't quite right. Now when something is off and not right, it me and I only have myself to blame. I'm not a good drummer, but I make do for my home demos and original songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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