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Weymann MandoLute Mandolin OHSC Vintage High Quality instrument
Estimated price for orientation: 595 $
Category: Other Vintage String
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Description Type: Mandolin / Lute 8 string Country of Manufacture: United States
Weymann MandoLute Vintage Weyman instrument plays and sounds great!! W/OHSC!! I've had this a long time and every time I pull it out I am amazed. Plays great!! Sounds great! Looks awesome! This is a rare gem that needs to be played or at least proudly displayed! Played would be better! This one was professionally setup by Randy Wood in Savannah, GA and plays great. From one I see on Gruhn's site this may be a style 30.Quoted shipping includes insurance.
Quote from Mando Cafe: No, they are not lutes in any sense. For some odd reason we crazy American manufacturers in thoxse days called more or less flatback mandolins "lutes", at least Weymann did and so did Vega for their cylinderback line. I am not sure why. I would say the bowl backs were more lutes than the others.The mandolutes have a slightly arched top and back, probably steam bent which sets them off from some other strictly flattopped instruments.They are pretty nice instruments prob most similar to Vega cylinders in tone quality. I believe thre was a range of ornamentation but most I have seen were stained maple-backed. x is right with the tubby sound description at times and they aren't real loud, but they have a very nice tone and are a very well built instrument. Chords with open strings just sing out so sweet and with amazing sustain for a flattopped instrument. Every experienced picker who's laid a hand/pick on one of mine first comment was, "wow, its got a lot of bottom end". They do but its a hard to explain deeper sound. One thing I have noticed is that they record very well and all seem to have a real evenness from string to string. Bracthe, whos a real pro musician, not a hack like me might be able to give us a better and more informed view. She has a lovely Model 30 I believe it is and for those interested a full line of mandolute products. I love mine dearly and my only complaint would be a lack of volume and after getting used to a longer necked modern mando the scale length which is 13" or so. Ahh, the Weymann mandolute. I'd long admired their beautiful lines, quality materials, and fine workmanship.
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| Type: | Mandolin / Lute 8 string | Country of Manufacture: | United States |
Weymann MandoLute Vintage Weyman instrument plays and sounds great!! W/OHSC!! I've had this a long time and every time I pull it out I am amazed. Plays great!! Sounds great! Looks awesome! This is a rare gem that needs to be played or at least proudly displayed! Played would be better! This one was professionally setup by Randy Wood in Savannah, GA and plays great. From one I see on Gruhn's site this may be a style 30.Quoted shipping includes insurance.
Quote from Mando Cafe: No, they are not lutes in any sense. For some odd reason we crazy American manufacturers in thoxse days called more or less flatback mandolins "lutes", at least Weymann did and so did Vega for their cylinderback line. I am not sure why. I would say the bowl backs were more lutes than the others.The mandolutes have a slightly arched top and back, probably steam bent which sets them off from some other strictly flattopped instruments.They are pretty nice instruments prob most similar to Vega cylinders in tone quality. I believe thre was a range of ornamentation but most I have seen were stained maple-backed. x is right with the tubby sound description at times and they aren't real loud, but they have a very nice tone and are a very well built instrument. Chords with open strings just sing out so sweet and with amazing sustain for a flattopped instrument. Every experienced picker who's laid a hand/pick on one of mine first comment was, "wow, its got a lot of bottom end". They do but its a hard to explain deeper sound. One thing I have noticed is that they record very well and all seem to have a real evenness from string to string. Bracthe, whos a real pro musician, not a hack like me might be able to give us a better and more informed view. She has a lovely Model 30 I believe it is and for those interested a full line of mandolute products. I love mine dearly and my only complaint would be a lack of volume and after getting used to a longer necked modern mando the scale length which is 13" or so. Ahh, the Weymann mandolute. I'd long admired their beautiful lines, quality materials, and fine workmanship.
Quote from Mando Cafe: No, they are not lutes in any sense. For some odd reason we crazy American manufacturers in thoxse days called more or less flatback mandolins "lutes", at least Weymann did and so did Vega for their cylinderback line. I am not sure why. I would say the bowl backs were more lutes than the others.The mandolutes have a slightly arched top and back, probably steam bent which sets them off from some other strictly flattopped instruments.They are pretty nice instruments prob most similar to Vega cylinders in tone quality. I believe thre was a range of ornamentation but most I have seen were stained maple-backed. x is right with the tubby sound description at times and they aren't real loud, but they have a very nice tone and are a very well built instrument. Chords with open strings just sing out so sweet and with amazing sustain for a flattopped instrument. Every experienced picker who's laid a hand/pick on one of mine first comment was, "wow, its got a lot of bottom end". They do but its a hard to explain deeper sound. One thing I have noticed is that they record very well and all seem to have a real evenness from string to string. Bracthe, whos a real pro musician, not a hack like me might be able to give us a better and more informed view. She has a lovely Model 30 I believe it is and for those interested a full line of mandolute products. I love mine dearly and my only complaint would be a lack of volume and after getting used to a longer necked modern mando the scale length which is 13" or so. Ahh, the Weymann mandolute. I'd long admired their beautiful lines, quality materials, and fine workmanship.