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Bruce
Fairview, TX
2021 Big Muddy MW-0 #3130 Engelmann Spruce / Walnut
2022 Mia Mandolin F-Style "Rose & Dove" Spruce / Maple
2018 Weber Gallatin A-14F Sitka Spruce / Maple
That instrument looks like it was made in Vietnam by a shop known as "Antonio Tsai". A lot of bling but they have a poor reputation as far as tone or longevity is concerned.
Charley
A bunch of stuff with four strings
I agree with Charley. It was made in Vietnam and sold by one of two sellers on eBay. It was either Bruce Wei or Antonio Tsai. They still sell on eBay and their specialties are blinged up instruments such as this one.
"It's comparable to playing a cheese slicer."
--M. Stillion
"Bargain instruments are no bargains if you can't play them"
--J. Garber
Agree with Charley and Mike. This one is interesting in that it has a somewhat Americana eagle theme. Most of the Vietnam stuff has ornate dragon inlays. The more I look at it, the eagle starts looking like a dragon....
That was my first thought but the front does look a bit plain for one of theirs.
Without getting too graphic, that scroll looks like something limp.
"The paths of experimentation twist and turn through mountains of miscalculations, and often lose themselves in error and darkness!"
--Leslie Daniel, "The Brain That Wouldn't Die."
Some tunes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCa1...SV2qtug/videos
Thanks for the comments. Yes, I see the resemblance with the inlays. The decorated pick guard resembles some Alulu examples; I think that headstock inlay was from their 'Phoenix' model.
The rear eagle with 3 arrows instead of 13, and facing the wrong way seems odd, but the artist may not have realized it mattered.
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Bruce
Fairview, TX
2021 Big Muddy MW-0 #3130 Engelmann Spruce / Walnut
2022 Mia Mandolin F-Style "Rose & Dove" Spruce / Maple
2018 Weber Gallatin A-14F Sitka Spruce / Maple
Love it jaycat.
Dave H
Eastman 615 mandola
2011 Weber Bitteroot A5
2012 Weber Bitteroot F5
Eastman MD 915V
Gibson F9
2016 Capek ' Bob ' standard scale tenor banjo
Ibanez Artist 5 string
2001 Paul Shippey oval hole
Whatever the pearly predator, a ToneGuard will keep it from getting loose.
"It's comparable to playing a cheese slicer."
--M. Stillion
"Bargain instruments are no bargains if you can't play them"
--J. Garber
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