He is open to offers, so somebody who wants to learn (the hard way?) may be able to get it for less and see what gives. I suppose I have all the bits...
It could be then that the banjo club had these made- possibly using a local dealer who imported from the UK to create something a bit special for the...
I am playing a B & J vended Regal made mandolin right now- and its tone and volume are great. It was branded as a Serenader and has a red spruce top....
From time to time there are junk mandolins with good cases or rare parts and that Gibson A-50 was just such an example. Of course, we will never know...
I have never been sure about these tuners. I have a feeling that they might be a form of Kluson tuner as they appear on Kay instruments in the early...
My guess is that the flame is a veneer as opposed to a faux finish. The mandolin has four marker dots- Stradolin Jr territory and it may be mostly or...