Re: Collings MF5 - Any years to avoid?
I’ve owned probably close to 40 Collings mandolins over the years and some very early ones. The necks were rather thin and v-shaped on the early ones, but they are some of the finest sounding mandolins on the market. I remember playing an F5 which was in the serial number 70’s range that was phenomenal. There were two other well known players there that day. One had just received his new Gil model 5. His jaw just dropped at the tone his friend was getting out of the Collings. He asked the price $6500. He’d just spent $23k on the Gil. It was the first time I’d ever seen him sooooooo quiet.
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