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You have to order your instrument with the "Squeaky option". Otherwise, it takes years to master the "Squeaky Technique".

Now pardon me, I have to get back to being Hideous and Trashy.

That's Great! Sign me up... for the T-shirt and the Late Night Hideous Trashy Mandolin Music!!!

Went for $118.00 (plus $2.01 shipping & handling), the tuners, bridge, pick guard and tailpiece are worth more than that.

Did anyone (here on Mandolin Cafe) win the auction?

A common problem with Strad-O-Lin's. I have had two (like that) fixed. Was charged less than $50 for each repair. It's an easy fix. If your repairman charges $100, he is overcharging or he is paying...

Then this pretty little Orpheum (Stradolin genra) mandolin (on eBay) might be considered the easy way......

It's been poorly refinished. I'm not sure what is going on with that neck heel cap but it might be covering up a flaw or separation. I would worry about whether or not the neck angle was reset...

I'm pretty sure I mentioned that you got a good deal.

The 1930s Era Faux Tortoiseshell Brown Celluloid Mandolin Tailpiece is back on eBay...

There is not a lot of information out there.
A Google search has a bunch of Mandolin Cafe links.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeYyGZ_51MU

I was told by an adman, "All advertising are lies". However, there was a time when Stradolins were real and solid woods.

While we're at it, there's one of those beautiful Tiger Flame high end...

You are correct. My bad. I should have said SOLID TOP, laminated back and sides. Those straight grained, Mahogany (almost painted light and dark even "striped") SOLs are always laminated. I have...

The catalogue says the "fingerboard" is rosewood but the wear on the ebay mandolin shows it was a faux (painted) fretboard.

These may have morphed from solid tops and rosewood fretboards to...

Out of the 22 Stradolins I have owned, only one had a bowed neck (I still own it, using it for parts) so while it is exceedingly rare, it can happen. Had the neck joint given way, it probably...

Here is the link https://shopgoodwill.com/item/144371064 with 9 hours to go it's at $101 plus Shipping Price: $0.01 and Handling Price:$2.00.
That neck joint is a fairly easy fix, hope the neck is...

Odd Duck... That's for sure.

The more Stradolins I look at (especially the off brand SOLs) the more I think there are several different companies that made them.

Also, there is a possibility...

There is another one of those absolutely gorgeous Stradolin Artist Deluxe in the Mandolin Cafe classifieds https://www.mandolincafe.com/ads/187326#187326 it's similar to this one...

$1,300 might seem a little high but it is marked SOLD! Also, it is one of the cleanest high end models and he had the neck straightened and had a reinforcement rod installed under the fretboard and...

Good eye Sue!

Definitely a different SOL Jr. in the video/sound clip. So the one for sale might need a set-up.

Here https://reverb.com/item/51343874-stradolin-jr-60-70-years-old-vintage-antique is a Stradolin Junior (on Reverb) for $150 with the "make an offer" option and the shipping is $50 (so offer $100...

More photos of that damaged Armstrong SOL.

There is an Armstrong branded Stradolin (currently on ebay). Unfortunately, it's badly damaged (at the tailpiece) and over-priced ($428.75). Also, incorrectly called a Harmony by the seller. Black...

I (finally) got an answer from the seller. THE NECK IS NOT STRAIGHT. Next.

You can observe a lot by watching -- Yogi Berra

The neck on that Stradolin does not look straight. I messaged the seller and got no answer. Plus, this is the 4th time it's been listed with no...

The upper (north) brace looks like it's been there since this was new. I did not move it and it's too short to fit below, near the sound holes. I'm not sure what it's function is (anybody know?) but...

You guys really think I should do this (below) to a Stradolin? My Luther is a guitar guy, who works on (very few) mandolins. Who would you suggest?

I agree! Thin the top & maybe a thinner (or scalloped) brace (or braces), or would you want to go so far as to put two braces running parallel to the F-holes? I worry just how much would be too much....