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I'm reminded of an old story I've told here before. I was at an outdoor flea market and a somewhat annoying lady was picking up costume jewelry and asking the vendor, "is this pewter?" After saying...

While we are on the subject of changing the subject......

I use whatever tool I have around the house, buy old yard sale/pawn shop stuff when its cheap, and often modify stuff to suit a certain...

I bought an $8 pair of camo Walmart brand "crocs" and got 8 months use from them. Very comfortable until I wore a hole clear through the bottom on both shoes, seems like it was the same week,...

Exactly!

When I worked a a vintage guitar shop, we had a local wannabee folk artist type who was buying all the cool cheapo vintage guitars to use as his canvases.
No, no, no, no these humble...

Just a guess, but back in the days when picks were 25 cents, people expected less from their picks, I'd say about 25 cents worth....

Like everything else, when the price goes up people expect...

Sounds like a fun thing to do! Actually, record collectors have had good luck making similar trips to small Southern towns where rockabilly records were produced. (Same with blues and garage...

I think even under the best circumstances it is quite a feat to get someone to part with $50K for an instrument. A lot of hand-holding is involved to walk a customer through the process. Like Allen...

Looks like someone at some point "went over" the serial number with a modern felt-tipped pen......I wish they hadn't.

I'm picturing a Martin employee with a flashlight walking down a long, dark aisle in a storage warehouse where all the 1926 screws are stored.......:cool:

I'm not sure if it was Gibson who made the change, but I have always read that physics-wise, the string under tension pulls the gear into the worm on worm over tuners and thus is more stable, whereas...

Yep, ya got me!

Two people think it is worth at least $150, FWIW. Peghead does have the Weymann shape, but so did many others. The finish looks messed with, in addition to the repaired peghead previously mentioned.

I never heard worm under/worm over before hearing it on this forum......I find those terms confusing.

Although not entirely correct, I think of tuners as being "normal" or "upside down" -- such as...

First glance looks like "Howard Allen" to me..............FWIW.

My first impression was that it was a 60's instrument, based only on your pictures. The screwed-on pickguard seems like a cost saving measure, possibly a company struggling? Not sure, anyway the...

It disappeared before I could place my .99 cent starting bid.........

I really, really, really hate when sellers play games like that, FWIW.

The enlarged f-hole is what George Gruhn would describe as "appears to have rodent damage!" Unfortunately, I have lived long enough to have seen this type of damage more than once with vintage...

About 30 years ago, between the "Beatles and Audacity" a friend showed me a technique for making backwards solos with a 4-track cassette recorder, the kind that was popular at the time. Basically,...

It is great that you are donating them and don't need the money. Good for you! Someone will enjoy them.

But, isn't having to pack them and answer emails the same amount of work as selling them? ...

Another small clue. I took the tuners off hoping to find a manufacture stamp, but nothing on the underside. They appear to be commonly seen brass Waverly type tuners. But, I did note on the side...

I've told this story before, but probably a new audience since then....

The old guy who taught me had a glue pot cooking on the counter, which customers could see when they walked it. I asked,...

I was thinking along similar lines! Basically, all over the house and some even get washed on a regular basis....

A few observations.

He's in Canada, so increased shipping and more red tape to sort through -- even more since Covid restrictions have eliminated some of the cheaper international shipping...

Good point, I had not thought of that. I purchased the mandolin in Ohio, FWIW.

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