Thinking of MandoMax

My son is in a blue grass band and his instrument of choice is the mandolin. When I saw this painting by Mary Cassatt, I immediately thought of him. The modern mando has a different shape from this 19th century one but there is a family resemblance.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

We inherited a mandolin like this from my grandmother- without the tilted head- it's not easy to play but it does have a nice sound.