Won't last long at this price! Jump on it! NFI.
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$20 Stradolin in Richmond, VA
Won't last long at this price! Jump on it! NFI.
http://richmond.craigslist.org/msg/5210795370.html
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Re: $20 Stradolin in Richmond, VA
told the guy I'd buy it. Thanks! I've been interested in these. . .
f-d
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Re: $20 Stradolin in Richmond, VA
I think you're going to find that one is laminated. It was one of the later models. I could be wrong.
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Re: $20 Stradolin in Richmond, VA
Yes, But at $20 it's still a steel...
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Re: $20 Stradolin in Richmond, VA
Gotta love $20 instruments! Vintage, no less!
Re: $20 Stradolin in Richmond, VA
somebody's in line. Otherwise, I'll be next.
Who would pass on a $20 dollar mandolin though?
f-d
‘papα gordo aint no madre flaca!
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Re: $20 Stradolin in Richmond, VA
...duh...Originally Posted by mrmando
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Re: $20 Stradolin in Richmond, VA
Well, at 20 bucks even the seller doesn't have much of an FI.
Emando.com: More than you wanted to know about electric mandolins.
Notorious: My Celtic CD--listen & buy!
Lyon & Healy Wood Thormahlen Andersen Bacorn Yanuziello Fender National Gibson Franke Fuchs Aceto Three Hungry Pit Bulls
Re: $20 Stradolin in Richmond, VA
And just like that ... it's gone!
Re: $20 Stradolin in Richmond, VA
It is nice that they decided to let someone else have some fun with it, since money couldn't have been much of a motivating factor.
Re: $20 Stradolin in Richmond, VA
My Strad-O-Lin cost me $25. It had been sitting, it its canvas bag, and with a scary-looking top crack, under an 85-year-old lady's bed for decades. She brought it to a folk weekend where I was doing a mandolin workshop, and asked me what I thought it was worth. (This was 25 years ago, give or take.) I said, "Fixed up, it'd be worth maybe $250." She said, "Would you give me $25 for it as is?" I said, "Sure."
I got the crack fixed, cosmetically ugly but structurally sound. I had the tuner buttons replaced (they were on the verge of failure), and bought a hard case. Probably ended up with $250 into it. I've played it, recorded with it, taken it to uncounted jams and sing-arounds. It's my "go-to" for non-music trips, outdoor jaunts, casual use when I think "I should throw an instrument into the car in case there's a chance to play."
Strad-O-Lins are the "vintage" instruments that people can afford, and that regularly punch above their weights. Now the market recognizes -- at least a little more -- their value, and prices now reflect that. A bargain like this one, even if it's a laminated model, doesn't come along all that often any more.
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Re: $20 Stradolin in Richmond, VA
I did, it was a cheap one (when brand new) and had a twisted neckWho would pass on a $20 dollar mandolin though?
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