#4 of 10 signed by Ricky Skaggs
I have decided to sell this for what I bought it for used...$13,000. New would be around $20k
It has a fossilized ivory saddle, nut, and heel wedge
42 style abalone and snowflake fretboard Inlay
It has insanely figured brazilian back and sides and a super tight Adi top. This is a bluegrass cannon and quite a collector’s piece with incredible tone up and down the board.

This mandolin has a powerful dark tone with a rich low-end. It has an elevated fretboard that joins the body at the 14th fret. This mandolin has been played well, so there is a decent amount of fret wear, as well as some pick scratches on the top and a few dings on the back. Despite the wear, this mandolin is in great playable condition. Comes with a Weber hard case. $1,300 + shipping.

Set of gold kluson deluxe mandolin tuners with ferrells. These are from a 1969 Gibson F 12 mandolin. Great condition. $ 200.00 plus shipping to lower U.S. only. E mail me your cell phone number and I will text photos to you.

Named one of the “Best Mandolin Books of All Time” by BookAuthority.org!

Only have a handful of licks at your disposal? 400 Smokin' Bluegrass Mandolin Licks utilizes 24 common bluegrass chord progressions to teach you over 400 licks, which will allow you to create solos to literally hundreds of bluegrass tunes. Licks are developed from major, pentatonic and blues scales. Mandolin-specific techniques, such as tremolo, double stops, drone strings, and cross picking are included in many of the phrases. Licks and solos are presented in numerous different keys, including the keys of F, Bb and B. The demo CD includes every lick performed at learning speed. Each practice progression uses sample licks and is played with rhythm accompaniment. “Nine-Pound Hammer,” “Salt Creek,” “Black Mountain Rag,” “Little Maggie,” and “Ragtime Annie” are just some of the many traditional bluegrass tunes included.

$16.35 (US)
Width: 9.0"
Length: 12.0"
68 pages

Sample pages and audio available on the Hal Leonard web site.

Here is a very rare find! This is a Gibson F-5 Loar MM case from THE historic period! This shows signs of use but is all there inside and out. Many Loar F-5's need the correct house and this is IT!

4000+shipping, If you have a Loar F-5 that needs a case well here you go!

Donation to the Café upon any sale, many more pi for those who are serious!

Serial 17817
25.34 Scale Bone and pin
PRICE $12,950.00
Hard Ivory Saddle
Bone Bridge pins
Premium Brazilian Back and sides
Abalone Pearl Around Top and sound hole
ebony finger board
Ebony bridge
2 5/16 Spacing at bridge
engraved Gold Waverly Tuners
TKL 9115 Case
Specs based on 1937 Dread

Built by Nick Kukich for me in 1990. Unique one of a kind. Excellent condition. Signed and dated by Nick. Includes hardshell case. $5,000

I was told this case originally housed a 1929 F-5 Fern! I have no proof but this will fit an F-5! It is a gorgeous shaped case, no nasty marks or anything! The inside ribbons need replaced, not a big deal as they usually go!

I'll sell for 800+shipping

Thanks for looking! "24 LOAR NOT INCLUDED!!!"

Cool stickers from La Bella strings. Let me know if you want one and I’ll send it to you free via USPS.

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Here is a rare find and in perfect hardly used condition I came across! Big Mon had a case like this for a long time! This thing is gorgeous inside and out! It'll be tough to find one like this in better condition as this is a very sweet case!

I love great cases and this one I hate to see go but someone may as well enjoy it!

I'll sell for 900+shipping, many photos for those who need them.

Donation by me to the Café upon any sale, thanks for looking!

Free except postage. https://www.mandolincafe.com/ads/163299#163299

Book up for grabs. Send me a self addressed prepaid envelope and the book is yours. Useless to me. The ad says melody so I wrongly assumed dots.
I thought it had a few tunes that I would like to have had the music to. Majority of songs I have never seen or heard of before except in a Bruce Dix fake book.
Respond and I will give you my address.

Offering up my custom Hinde F5 for sale. Honey blonde in color with engleman spruce top and figured KOA back and sides. James tailpiece, stainless frets, radiuses fretboard with KOA pick guard and armrest. Varnish finish with Paua inlay. Powerhouse mandolin, great chop and midrange punch. Some have ask what tonal qualities that KOA has, it has similar properties to maple wood so the tone is very similar to what you get from maple. The engleman top and KOA back features a very balanced strong tone and chop! Great action on this one, plays very easily. I've had a partial endorsement with Steve Hinde for many years and he builds a great instrument, his mandolins are played by many professionals. He is offering the full lifetime warranty on this mandolin to whoever purchases it. $3750 obo plus shipping and ins. Pics available by request.

Happy Thanksgiving all! I have a Weber (Blonde) Bitterroot that I would entertain trading for another mandolin. It has a wider neck that is hard for me to get used to. It has a great tone and plenty of bark. It cuts good on a mic and in a live situation where you can be heard.

I am looking for something of equal value with a standard 1 1/8" nut width and preferably a standard F-5 design. I have seen these mandolins listed anywhere from $3200-$2400 range. I have played several like this and this is the strongest sounding one I have played (to my ears).

Let me know what you have!

Great looks and sound, double bound 2 point F body, ebony fretboard scooped past 23rd fret, EC.

$1,400

Nice looks and sound
SN 11652438
2011
EC
Violin sunburst finish
Double bound 2 point F body
All solid woods
Spruce top, f-holes
Maple sides, back and neck,
Bound ebony fretboard, dot inlays, scooped past 23rd fret
Snazzy cast tailpiece, adjustable ebony bridge
Bound headstock features overlay with logo
4-on-a-plate tuners
quality instrument built in China,
1-1/8" nut, 14" scale
Semi-hard case

Looking for a good deal on a Collins Mandola. Please let me know if you know of any sightings or if you are willing to part with yours.

For sale is a beautiful Ellis F-5 Tradition with a custom Calton case. 1 1/8" nut width. This mandolin sounds and plays great with very little playing time.

Features:
Top: Adirondack Red Spruce
Back: Two-Piece Curly Sugar Maple Back
Sides: Sugar Maple
Binding: Ivoroid Side Binding
Body Finish: Shellac French Polish
Peghead Veneer: Ebony with Mother of Pearl Vintage Ellis Logo
Tuners: Waverly Gold with Pearl Buttons
Neck Wood: Flamed Sugar Maple
Neck Profile: Soft V
Frets: EVO Gold
Tailpiece: Gold James, Hand-engraved Logo

Price: $11,500 or best offer. I will pay shipping within the Continental US.

Selling my mando DVD library

Butch Baldassaries bluegrass workshop 25.00
Adam Steffy , my approach to bluegrass 30.00
Chris Thule , essential techniques 20.00
Mike Marshall, mandolin fundamentals 1&2 45.00
Sam Bush , mandolin method 45.00

Here is a very rare find, an engraved early 1920's clamshell tailpiece assembly!

100+shipping

Here I have 2 1950's Gibson tailpiece covers, the Gold is perfect on the back side, one has some on the front and the other is about gone as it is soft and prone to wear!

The one with plain top is 125 +shipping
The one with more Gold on the front is 150 +shipping

Both are a tough find if needed and can always be re-plated!

Nice Larrivee decal.

$5.

No PayPal, please.

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Changing playing habits have yielded a custom made bouzouki for sale. At just under 23”’ in scale it treads the line between bouzouki and OM, but Fylde calls it a bouzouki. The shorter scale makes it easier for “older” fingers to play melody but the extra length over the stock OM makes a huge difference in the “sparkle” when it plays. Capo at 5 and you have a surprisingly competent mandola. The body is spruce over highly figured maple, with rosewood bindings. The price of $1750 includes a custom leather gig bag and a Clam shipping container. Express shipping is also included as is a contribution to the Cafe’. Message me for more pics and details. Thanks for stopping by!

In excellent condition. Comes with bow tube, attaching straps and backpack straps. $400. Plus shipping.

Great sounding and playing Royce Burt regraduated German fiddle. 850. Plus shipping in a modern lightweight case.

I tone pick for sale asking $25. Excellent condition. Does NOT wear.

A beautiful A-style from the great luthier Lynn Dudenbostel! This is a well balanced mandolin with great clarity and a crisp tone. The mandolin is in overall excellent condition with minimal play wear.

Specs

Nut Width - 1 1/16"
Flat Fingerboard
Case - Calton Case

$12,500.00

Case is in “new” condition, cover in “good” used condition. $250. Plus shipping.

In good condition. More pictures available. $350. Plus shipping.

Case is in “new” condition, cover is in “good” used condition. Green interior. $195 plus shipping

James tailpiece, lovely armrest, TKL hardcase,almost always in the case when not being played, climate controlled settings, without cosmetic blemish, single owner, $4000

Beautiful versatile 4 strings Tenor Guitar with great deep sound and sustain. Factory tuned to CGDA (like a Mandola or a Viola) with the proper set of strings it could also be tuned to GDAE (Irish Tuning, like an Octave Mandolin) or DGBE (Chicago Tuning, like a Baritone Ukulele ). If you have a specific tuning request, just let me know and I will install the proper strings and tune the guitar to your needs, for free. This is a wonderful instrument, impeccably built, that can compete with much more expensive tenor guitars. Item is flawless, and its condition is new. I am asking for $169.00 and this includes free shipping to Continental United States. Please e-mail me for more photos.