So cool to hear a Brentrup being played...and so incredibly well! I own Hans' third mandolin. Back then he called his F5 an M23. I think he built those until sometime around 2004 when he got a Loar for several months and was really able to spend some time reverse engineering it. At that point he redesigned his builds to make them more of a Loar copy and would sell them as the "Poor Man's Loar" (PML), though they were still several thousand dollars. My 1999 M23 is somewhat dark with an extremely strong mid-range and loads of volume though I'd say it's somewhat weaker in the treblier ranges, which is actually a good deal different from a typical Gibson F5 sound profile. I've never got a chance to play any of PML builds but that one sounds terrific, though I have a feeling Rainy could make any mandolin sound like a world beater:) I knew from some scuttlebutt on the Cafe that he was in poor health but didn't know he had passed. He also was known in the guitar community for specializing in building world-class smaller body guitars.
The music was so good that a bear was coming to appreciate it. 32:26
Wonderful video. Rainy is an amazing mandolin player. So much skill and poise for a 21-year-old. It's pretty stunning.
So cool to hear a Brentrup being played...and so incredibly well! I own Hans' third mandolin. Back then he called his F5 an M23. I think he built those until sometime around 2004 when he got a Loar for several months and was really able to spend some time reverse engineering it. At that point he redesigned his builds to make them more of a Loar copy and would sell them as the "Poor Man's Loar" (PML), though they were still several thousand dollars. My 1999 M23 is somewhat dark with an extremely strong mid-range and loads of volume though I'd say it's somewhat weaker in the treblier ranges, which is actually a good deal different from a typical Gibson F5 sound profile. I've never got a chance to play any of PML builds but that one sounds terrific, though I have a feeling Rainy could make any mandolin sound like a world beater:) I knew from some scuttlebutt on the Cafe that he was in poor health but didn't know he had passed. He also was known in the guitar community for specializing in building world-class smaller body guitars.
Thanks for sharing all that! A wonderful builder for sure.
Excellent video. Just what I needed. Thank you Rainy, Chris and David.
Thank you Chris for showcasing such an amazing and inspiring talent and also for your great guitar backup.
mighty kind Steven thank you! Appreciating your kindness :)
Love the mando playing and the guitar backup is great!😊
Thank you very much!! 😀🎶
Thanks for the video. Rainy - you play so well! Definitely get more videos up if you can, and good luck with your studies :)
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That Golden West made my hair stand on end!!!
Jamming on a porch with someone like Rainy would be a dream come true
Great sound !. You are a very talented God gifted artist! 🙏👌
Sounds good! 🙂
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Delightful. Thank you
THIS I love!! ❤
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