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Originally Posted by Wade Hampton
The flatback Martin mandolins (of which all I've seen and played have been mahogany with spruce tops) are nicely made, but most of the people who actually play them seem to be guitarists seconding on mandolin. I've never met a serious mandolin player who used a Martin flatback mandolin as his main instrument.
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Wade, you need to meet me then. I consider myself a mando player who also plays a guitar, and I have a flat back A-style Martin.
BTW, I paid $500 for it in the mid-80s and it is still worth $500.
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