High Gloss Mandolin

by Austin Bazaar

Product Features

• Perfect for the beginner or intermediate player
• Made from select aged wood
• High gloss sunlike finish for versatility in tone and style of play
• Extremely versatile for style, jazz, bluegrass and celtic

Product Description

Guitar Players - to start on mandolin after playing guitar for years...this is a natural transition considering the mechanics on guitar are very similar to mandolin: 1. Both are played with a flatpick...2. Both are fretted instruments...3. Both are chordal instruments...4. Both require a knowledge of the very same music fundamentals. Violin Players - you won't have to relearn the fingerboard language...the mandolin is essentially a violin handled with a different medium...yes, due to the picking hand, as opposed to the bowing hand, there are some new mechanics to learn...even so, it would be quite a bit easier transition for a violinist to pick up the mandolin over and above any other fretted instrument...additionally, due to the bowing mechanics, a mandolinist usually has a harder time transitioning to the the violin.

Product Details

• Item Weight: 4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 10 pounds
• ASIN: B0007KHVJG
• Average Customer Review: 1.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Unplayable, August 21, 2005

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Mark Peterson - See all my reviews
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This review is from: High Gloss Mandolin (Misc.)

I've been a guitar player for 20 years and decided to pick up this "blowout sale" mandolin to see if I liked the instrument, figuring I would get a better one if I did. Unfortunately, the neck of the mandolin I received is badly bowed, and there is no truss rod or any other mechanism to adjust it. As a result, the strings sit almost 1/4" above the tiny little fretboard, making it impossible to play. I was not expecting a lot from this "bargain", but I was certainly hoping that it would be usable to a certain extent.

29 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A toy, August 23, 2005

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M. Kormos (TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: High Gloss Mandolin (Misc.)

I bought this mandolin for $5.00 on ebay and it cost me $35.00 to ship. I own two "real" mandolins and this does not compare. I have broken three new sets of strings trying to tune this thing. I have never been able to play it and I would not give it to anyone. Go for the Rouge for the money.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars the worst item, December 5, 2011

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elijah (Oregon, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: High Gloss Mandolin (Misc.)

i got mine on ebay to and it is the worst thing ive ever played, the strings break when in tune....... DO NOT GET!!!!!!!!!!!!