Re: Just read "MANDOLIN PRICING"
There are more than enough excellent mandolins out there or that can be built for all of us hobby players and even most gigging musicians. There's a attainable supply of excellent high end mandolins out there for serious wealthier musicians and collectors. There are only handful of Loars or Montes or Brentrups. Will they all have the same cache, likely not because Bill Monroe didn't play them. That's what drives most mandolin building, the American Bluegrass ethos and the Loar shape. Even if I won the lottery, I wouldn't buy one. I'm not good enough to warrant that kind of tool. I'll leave them for others to play.
As for some luthiers not being impressed, I believe them. 100+year old instruments often are the worse for wear. I personally believe more of them are very good than mediocre or bad. The only one who can answer if they are worth the cost is the potential buyer.
Jamie
There are two things to aim at in life: first, to get what you want; and, after that, to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind achieve the second. Logan Pearsall Smith, 1865 - 1946
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