Re: Favilla Mandolin
Miggy is right on. That is a pretty basic Favilla. They made some much nicer models.
The neck looks muy sketchioso on this one which would sorely compromise its value whomever the maker.
I've owned a number of Favillas and the better ones have been some of my favorite US made mandolins, combining the lightness and resonance of the more 'Italian' Vega-style construction with the Carl Sandburg / Lyon + Healy "mandolins of broad shoulders".
Big sound, good midrange, bright high end. That's not a common combination in any bowlback.
As Mike said, the US bowlback market is small and within that the big names (Martin, Vega) seem to be the mandolins folks try to capitalize on. Otherwise the pricing is disappointingly (or opportunistically....) low. Favillas are true sleepers imho.
All that said, this particular Favilla isn't likely to bring in very much do-re-mi. If you get to "a few hundred dollars...." it is cha-cha-feliz time.
Mick
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