Mandolin is very loud, yet has a very balanced, sweet tone with a well-defined treble (no brittleness at all). This A5 has some similarities to the info I find regarding Tim O'Brien's early Nugget: #the large neck profile, flower and vine headstock inlay, the stylized cut at the end of the fingerboard, little deeper mandolin body (I've compared the depth to that of my soon-to-be gone Henderson and this mando is deeper by a binding width).
One camp says he supervised production of the first 30 mandos some say he was just a luthier in the shop and left soon after the prototypes. He built the first two prototypes, after that it's unclear.
#It's hard to know exactly what Kemnitzer's connection was to their short-lived mandolin production. This is an Ome A5 that was made while Mike Kemnitzer (Nugget mandolins) was at Ome in the early 70's. #The neck size and angle are a bit different for me, but the tone and playability is excellent. #I think I can live w/ this one for awhile. Well, here is the replacement for my dear departed Henderson F5.
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