Thanks Jeff. I've added a couple of pictures of my Cascade on my profile. Am also gonna have a go at attaching them to this (I'm new to this so bear with me if it doesn't work!)

Why does it sound so full? I'm guessing it's to do with the wood and the slightly bowl-shaped profile of the body; but as I said before I spent a weekend touring all the music shops in central London playing every mando I could reach and the sound of the Cascade was always ringing in my ears whichever other instrument I played.

My only trouble is that I find it is very sensitive to which pick I use: so much so that each different pick -- fat ones, medium or skinny ones -- gives me a distinctive new tone. I'm now struggling to decide which I should go with, or should I use different picks for different occasions?

Thanks for the comment about picks. Now that I have the Cascade, with its resonance and responsiveness, the importance of using different picks for different tunes/styles of music is really being brought home to me, and now I keep a selection in the case for every eventuality!

M