My Dad recently gave me a family owned 1921 Gibson H2 model mandola. This is the same mandola that's well documented on this blog, purchased from Gibson by my great grandfather. Once an important part of the rich mandolin orchestra sound in the early 1920's, this mandola, 93 years later, still has strong low end tone, clear highs and mids, and really great sustain. Very comfortable to play with a thick v shaped neck, it's both a challenge and a nice change of pace from playing a mandolin. Here's sound clip sample.This clip is an indirect recording from the internal mic on a Samsung digital camera , using a Tortex heavy pick with medium to heavy D'addario mandola strings.
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