bit its a Givson! no bids yet?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/GIVSON-MANDO...item2348f8dbff
Richard Singleton
Givson is nothing new. Been around for years. I bet it will find a buyer.
Bill Snyder
If it's a Givson, it might be good enough!
When 'good enough' is more than adequate.
"Danger! Do Not Touch!" must be one of the scariest things to read in Braille....
How about $2500 for a Supertone flattop? Granted it is a nice one with some nice flamed maple on the back visible thru all the grime... I think we have determined that these were made for Sears by Harmony?
Jim
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Is this made of matchsticks?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-ma...item259d9785f8
It seems to be a regular mandolin stuffed with a layer of matchsticks (or something else) on top and on the head stock.
I have imagined doing something simpler if I had an instrument with very bad looking top (too many dings, scratches, ...). Just sand a lot of it off (to make it thinner), refinish, then cover with a thin layer of epoxy (yes, I know epoxy is forbidden by the purists, but I am willing to experiment with an el cheapo).
There is a history of folk instruments made entirely of match sticks. This one does look like a replaced top. Some were made in prisons or by people with lots of time on their hands. Could be an experiment on the tonal qualities of wood glue.
Check out: http://www.folkartlife.com/articles/...l#.VNtK44Y8L7o
Jim
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19th Century Tunes
Playing lately:
1924 Gibson A4 - 2018 Campanella A-5 - 2007 Brentrup A4C - 1915 Frank Merwin Ashley violin - Huss & Dalton DS - 1923 Gibson A2 black snakehead - '83 Flatiron A5-2 - 1939 Gibson L-00 - 1936 Epiphone Deluxe - 1928 Gibson L-5 - ca. 1890s Fairbanks Senator Banjo - ca. 1923 Vega Style M tenor banjo - ca. 1920 Weymann Style 25 Mandolin-Banjo - National RM-1
The quality of matches has degraded over the years --kind of like pencils. Do you think these are new or "vintage" matchsticks? Prewar?
Here are a couple of beauties, yard sale finds that are parquet (not margarine) covered.
No longer in the stable but photo captured for posterity.
Old Hometown, Cabin Fever String Band
Beltone pseudo-resonator for $850...
http://lancaster.craigslist.org/msg/4894271214.html
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Kent Model 836 e-mando for $625; seller thinks it has something to do with Paul McCartney...
http://augusta.craigslist.org/msg/4887225807.html
Emando.com: More than you wanted to know about electric mandolins.
Notorious: My Celtic CD--listen & buy!
Lyon & Healy Wood Thormahlen Andersen Bacorn Yanuziello Fender National Gibson Franke Fuchs Aceto Three Hungry Pit Bulls
1. He played a Hofner violin-shaped bass1961 KENT VIOLIN SHAPED ELECTRIC MANDOLIN THE STYLE PAUL McCARTNEY PLAYED WITH THE BEATLES, HE CALLED IT A "VIOLIN BASS" HE WAS PICTURED WITH IT WITH HE GROUP THE BEATLES.
2. IIRC, he wasn't the one who came up with the term "violin bass" (Also, Gibson made one before Hofner, iirc)
3. The item offered is clearly not a bass of any kind, thus rendering moot points 1 and 2 above
3. Good to know he was in a group called The Beatles.
Wow, here is a real doozy........
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Custom-Made-...item339dee4507
The ad copy is pretty funny..."p.s. If any one know's Jack White, forward him this listing."
Charley
A bunch of stuff with four strings
Charley, that one already has its own thread.
Bill Snyder
Oops, thanks Bill.
Charley
A bunch of stuff with four strings
Here's someone who's clearly dreaming...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Gibson-A1-Ma...item3f47bb8ad1
Emando.com: More than you wanted to know about electric mandolins.
Notorious: My Celtic CD--listen & buy!
Lyon & Healy Wood Thormahlen Andersen Bacorn Yanuziello Fender National Gibson Franke Fuchs Aceto Three Hungry Pit Bulls
I don't know, you get a free setup.
Try this one - http://www.ebay.com/itm/1922-GIBSON-...item43d84f129b
Silly guy, but hey, it still has the key for the case
Isn't the color listed in the catalog actually "Sheraton" brown? That aside, seems pretty pricey for a key as the add in. As for patent leather?
Oh well, nothing to do but sit and watch.
Timothy F. Lewis
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