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Oooh - I missed that! Pretty nifty! (When I first saw your response, I had a "trifocal error" and thought you said "Starship" extension - I was looking for the USS Enterprise :redface:)

Yup, mine looks exactly like yours, Sue, including the covers on the tuners.

Thanks!

Jerry Turnbow

Thanks, Mike; I wasn't anticipating it would bring anything close to $500 from what I saw looking at others online.

Jerry

Good advice, RCC - thanks! I've got several others I need to have appraised, including a '59 Les Paul Special that I've had since I was a teenager.

Good to know, RCC56 - thanks!

As I said, these are both heirlooms, so I won't be selling unless my retirement funds dry up before I do, but might think about increasing my homeowner's insurance. ...

Wow - what an interesting bit of info; thanks, Nick! This helps a lot.

Jerry

Quick update/correction - the 000 guitar my uncle found and bought was in fact a 000-21 made in 1952. Thanks to Jim Garber for getting me to dig a little deeper.

Jerry

Will do, Jim. I think I'm going to string it up and take it to my Monday night jam, so I'll take a few photos and send them.

Take care!

Jerry

Thanks, Jim - this helps a lot on my grandmothers mandolin!

My dad's was made by a Chicago luthier named Willam Buslap, who died in 1930. This makes sense, as my dad bought it second-hand when he...

Thanks, Allen! I appreciate the info. I wouldn't have guessed that the Strad-o-lin would have that much interest. It does appear to be a solid top, as I can see the end grain through the F-holes. ...

Thanks, Mike!

My dad was born on a tobacco farm in Kentucky, where more kids = more farmhands. There were seven boys and three girls (one of the boys died at age six). A couple of them played music, including my...

Trying to whittle down my instrument collection and sell a couple mandolins, but I don't know much about a couple of them. I'm hoping someone here might be able to figure out what I've got so I can...