Nice looking violin. Still seems like an attempt for faux tiger, flame or a mighty-big-bear claw maple. Often desired for backs, as I understand it.
Maybe I'm just accustomed to thinking about the term 'burst' in relation to mandolin--and guitar--(sun)bursts on Gibsons, etc.
Mick
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That is what I thought, too. Check out this page on JW's blog.
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Yup. That's it. I thought I'd seen it with Jake. Maybe the Ebay seller is the feller that Jake fixed it up for. I'd be surprised if he got the 6 Cs for it but the prices on these nicer flatbacks have been moving up.
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Mick, I was just kidding. That's what happens when an amateur violinist becomes a dilettante mandolinist.
Here is a real oddball. German flatback covered with MOTS. Looks normal from the front but then you look at the back... Yikes!
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Is that a mandolin or a frying pan???
A chestnut roasting pan ?
When an accordeon and a mandolin "get together".
That back reminds me of a 1960's toilet seat lid.
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G'Day Mick,
Just came across this post.
I have the other one of these Oscar Schmidt Mandos which appears in a slightly earlier post of Jake's.
It is all but exactly the same as this one.
It actually isn't a faux finish. Either that or they have done the stripes on the inside as well exactly matching the outside.
It's a lovely little Mando and I feel fortunate to have her.
I always enjoy your posts.
All the best
Alex
Thanks, Alex. I'd love to see some photos of your OS. Can you post some?
Jake's still looks pretty faux to me, but that isn't implying anything about yours. Of course, I could be wrong about the back on Jake's. Can be hard to tell without the instrument in hand.
Mick
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G'Day Mick,
I'm not a great photographer at all and I am relying on my phone camera at the moment, but I have taken a shot down through the sound hole and you can see the stripes on the inside of the back.
For other photos, Jake has a blog entry for my Mando on September 1st last year, which would have better photos than I think I could deliver. I'm happy to try to get some more though if you would like me to.
I must admit that from the photos, I would think that it is faux as well. Apart from the lack of a Moustache Bridge, the only real difference I detect from the one you have shown is a slightly different shaped heel and of course the pick wear on the pick guard.
Now to attempt to attach a the photo. This may or may not work.
Hmmm. It didn't. Any suggestions?
All The Best
Alex
It is back in the classifieds: Martin 45-AK Mandolin
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That thing hurts my eyes.
Mick
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I've looked at that, and I think it's very cool. I'm a bit fan of Martin flatbacks, and if I were rolling in dough I'd be tempted to buy it.
My taste in them, however, has moved over the years toward the plainer models. I owned a Style E once, and also a C, but the only one I've kept is a "Bitting Special" from the teens, which is a very understated little fella (somewhere between an A and a B in ornamentation).
I feel for the owner of this one. He's obviously got a very special instrument (like the man says, find another!), but I suspect you could count the universe of people who might want to buy -- and could afford to buy -- this on the fingers of one hand.
My taste usually tends to run toward instruments with simple ornamentation, but this one really appeals to me. There's just something about it I find very attractive. I sure would love to own it.
Like Rob Norton, I also feel for the owner. He has a real treasure for someone, but the problem is finding that 'someone.' I hope he does find someone with the necessary desire and resources, because it is a shame to see it languishing here in the classifieds.
This is an old thread, but I found another example of one recently on eBay UK of these oddball Frederick Winslow-labeled mandolins. These are sort of bowlback or not. i guess there were at least two versions.
Take a look at this one earlier on this thread (a flatback) or this one (sort of bowlback) even earlier
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Muy cool, Jim. Some very nice and some very weird detailing.
Looks like the top has a considerable amount of doming to it. A lot to like in terms of the proportions as well. Okay, the bridge is pretty clunky looking--may just a bit thick. I like the inset compensated saddle which I do hope that is bone instead of ivory.
The strange criss-crossed stringing geometries look consistently strange.
The UK-USA shipping is stunning or I'd find myself venturing a bid. Maybe this is something John M would like...
Mick
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oddness abounds - looks like it was made by a boat designer ... a dinghie.
It is a fascinatingly-designed instrument but the bridge and the tailpiece are way over the top. I kind of like the simpler thinline armrest but the rest is too much. It is funny but this sort of reminds me of a beautiful woman who has to wear dental appliances -- it is difficult to see the beauty, assuming there is some. It is currently at 111.00GDP plus 85 for shipping.
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