Wade:
Interesting thread. I'm a home-bound player most of the time.
1. How many mandolins do you own? What kind are they? Currently, I own two mandos. A Dudenbostel and a Duff.
2. How did you get started playing mandolin? I met a fellow at work who had a regionally known band (Knoxville Grass). He loaned me his F5 and ruined me.
3. What was your first mandolin? Do you still own it? My first mando was a 1950 Gibson A50. I don't have it any longer.
4. What style (or styles) of music do you play on mandolin? Where do you use it? (In a bluegrass band, at church, in a country band, at home strictly for fun, etc.) Bluegrass style is my first love. I jam around occasionally.
5. Who are your favorite mandolin players? Do you try to play like them, play any of their compositions, or do you just admire one or more aspects of their playing? Bill Monroe and Doyle Lawson captured my attention many years ago. I think my style encompasses a bit of both ....... although not up to their standards.
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