Nice group of top shelf instruments in classifieds today

[A-board]

And a few folks maybe got cash for Christmas, right?

[108 Mile]

Too rich for my blood… but awful nice!

[John Soper]

Mandoporn!

[Bren]

And a few folks maybe got cash for Christmas, right?

I got a bottle of whisky and will dream on.

Many years ago I bumped into Stephen Gilchrist at Melbourne airport and naively asked if he had any spare mandolins for sale.

I think he said something like, "No, 2-year waiting list and starting at US$5,000".
Maybe it was more, but still, a fraction of the $20,000 asking price of the first Gil in the Classifieds.
I couldn't afford one then and I can't now.
Luckily I've tried one and didn't get on with it very well, so I'm not feeling the pain too much.