Re: Flat Tops, Waterloo and others
Originally Posted by
Mandobar
...How many people here in this thread, outside of Shawn and the OP, have played a Waterloo mandolin? A Calhoun? Sawchyn? Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?
Not me. My flat-top is a Gibson A/N Custom, a fancy 1986 reissue of the Army-Navy: figured maple, A-3 inlay pattern, Carlson-signed. Were I in the market, I'd buy a used Flatiron, since I've been 30-years-satisfied with my 3K "bouzouki" octave mandolin.
Wonder if Collings miscalculated the market, since there can't be too many flat-top buyers who are interested in upscale pricing -- especially with a good selection of mid-price competitors?
Allen Hopkins
Gibsn: '54 F5 3pt F2 A-N Custm K1 m'cello
Natl Triolian Dobro mando
Victoria b-back Merrill alumnm b-back
H-O mandolinetto
Stradolin Vega banjolin
Sobell'dola Washburn b-back'dola
Eastmn: 615'dola 805 m'cello
Flatiron 3K OM
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