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I went there with a local musician friend, and we 'tasted' the finest mandolins for hours. It was, by far, the most memorable trip I've ever had to a music store, and no former experience even comes close. Second, Walter and Christie could not possibly have amassed a more impressive set of instruments, or so it seemed to me. Nearly all the very greatest luthiers, and many of the others whose names come up so frequently at the Mandolin Cafe, were represented.

In the space of an all-too-short, 3-hour! Wow, is all I can say. Actually, words cannot express this experience. I was fascinated to hear Scott Tichenor call out the Henderson A5-model there as a great mandolin, and something of a dark horse. Let me quote here from an email to a friend that I sent on Wednesday, Sept. Yes, the Loar was great, but hey, not that great, when you consider the price differential.

And the two Ferns were just wonderful, too, but not that wonderful. I only wish I'd had the Altman with me to compare directly. But I sure had enough other great instruments for comparison purposes. Actually, I thought the Henderson A5 sounded significantly better than his F5, in fact.

And it put some of the vintage, Loar-era Gibsons to shame. While in the store, I also ran into Nashville luthier and mandolinist Dan Voight, who was hanging out there for a time. We had a really nice conversation, and he showed me a top he was carving for his next mandolin, as well as his finger planes and customized scraper. I learned a lot about his perspective on voicing and tuning the wood of a mandolin.

Then, he put down his tools and played for a while he's a great musician, to boot. One of his instruments was there hanging on the wall. A very innovative thing he does is to attach his truss rod covers with tiny and invisible rare earth magnets, set into the headstock itself and into the underside of the cover.

These are super-strong, and the resulting look is clean and fabulous, and much better than those ugly screws you usually find, even on the prettiest instruments. It would not surprise me if more instruments take advantage of this same technology in the future. All in all, I did a lot of ear training -- and careful listening!

I now feel that I am much better "calibrated" when it comes to high-end instruments. This was very valuable training for me. Not to mention FUN!! Alas, I didn't get to buy an instrument that day too poor, and my tastes are too expensive , but I re-doubled my resolve to save all my pennies for the instrument of my dreams.

And after this incredible experience, I would not hesitate to do business with Carter Vintage Guitars. It's, hand-down, the most amazing instrument shop I've ever visited.

And the owners were such nice people. My faith was renewed. Great write-up! Makes me feel like I've been there, and definitely has me lusting to lay hands on some of those gems you described. I think a drive up to Nashville may be in my future! Great report! I found it interesting that the Henderson "A" is still there Do you have any food or drink recomendations that you enjoy when you are there that may be hidden gems?

Quote from danielpatrick: Awesome! End Quote We probably shouldn't derail the conversation with food and drink from this point forward although there are few things I love talking about more. Good piece of Journalism. Totally engrossing article.

Would love to visit there! Also Grsndma and Grandad Carter and the girls were a high quality act. Still watch them now. Unsurpassed as countrys foundational early country stars. Thanks, Scott! Thanks to your enticing report, I must make the 9 hour drive again! Great article, Scott. I spent a morning down there in October, and I was really surprised at how good the Henderson was.

Never would have thought it. The Loar-signed Mandola was my pick of the day, though. I haven't played many Lloyd Loar F-5 mandolins in my life, and I was pleasantly surprised by how good their F-5 was. I thought it was the best mandolin in the store. I did not buy it. I don't believe in heaven, but if I did, it might be just like the place portrayed in the article.

Why does everyone sound so surprised that Wayne Henderson makes a great-sounding mandolin? It seems to me he is making his mark and reputation with his craftsmanship. Is it because he is more associated with his fine guitars? I think it's really odd to hear such "surprise" at the quality of his work. Maybe folks don't know anyone on the wait list for one of his guitars. I live in Nashville and frequent Carter Vintage a lot. Christie and Walter are great people!

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