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I am thoroughly enjoying
my Weber Gallatin. Being a very raw musician, I find I am improving, or
at least practicing more, since I've been playing my Gallatin. Why did I
pick the mandolin you ask? When my son bought a guitar, I had stringed
instrument envy. Not wanting to copy his choice, I went with the
mandolin. I'd actually been thinking about learning how to play one for a
while. I've been listening to bluegrass for a good many years now, and am
quite fond of The Seldom Scene (used to live in Arlington, VA), Alison
Krauss, Jerry Garcia, David Grisman, and tons more excellent musicians.
My first mando was a Mid-Missouri, a very nice one, and I wanted to be
sure that I would stick with the instrument before I made a larger
financial investment. Well a year later, I'm still playing and now taking
lessons, and I've discovered the world of mandolins. Or a piece of it,
anyway. Hunting around on the internet for information, and asking other
musicians, I ran across an endorsement for the Weber Gallatin that fit my
wants and needs. As fate would have it, the next visit to my local shop
where I take lessons (Acoustic Expressions in San Diego), there was My
Mandolin, waiting in the corner, just for me. I put it on lay-away and
would ask the nice people at the shop to let me practice when I came in
for lessons. They were very obliging. Then my husband, who loves me very
much, surprised me with it on Christmas morning.
I'm still very much a beginner, but I can't tell you how much I enjoy my
Gallatin. Playing it is like the feeling of a hot knife cutting into
butter. It's the best.
So here I am, noodling about in my back yard, loving every minute of it!
Susan Risty |
