I have recently spent not that much more for a Kalamazoo Oriole in good order. I don't think there is much that is salvageable without a large investment of time except for some rusty early WW2 tuners. I think $50 would be a stretch.
Re: This weeks mandolin that won't get a bid or buyer
I have recently spent not that much more for a Kalamazoo Oriole in good order. I don't think there is much that is salvageable without a large investment of time except for some rusty early WW2 tuners. I think $50 would be a stretch.
Re: This weeks mandolin that won't get a bid or buyer
Considering current shipping costs, I cannot imagine any use (or alternative universe) where that thing would attract even one offer.
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Re: This weeks mandolin that won't get a bid or buyer
. . . but it's got mojo . . .
Re: This weeks mandolin that won't get a bid or buyer
But ... Shipping is free.And maybe he would accept an offer of fifty bucks. Just to help clear out the attic.
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Re: This weeks mandolin that won't get a bid or buyer
If he would simply send it to me I may take it, but then I have too many projects now so it's only a maybe.......
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Re: This weeks mandolin that won't get a bid or buyer
Buy-it-now price only $6499.99, lol! Well, if it had an original case, er, well, no!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/29527955096...Bk9SR8bCnuP-YA
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Re: This weeks mandolin that won't get a bid or buyer
I had this one saved in my watch list and received an email from eBay that said, sorry old mandolin sold for $250......Originally Posted by Sue Rieter
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Believe it or not!
OK, you could remove the pickup, clean the filth, glue the peghead wing, oil the tuners, find a bridge and pray the strings follow the neck -- AND THEN you would still have an enlarged f-hole to deal with and four extra screw holes from the pickup brackets, pickguard is shot, also........sounds like a lot of work for a so-so goal. What am I missing? Winter project? Retirement project? Try out of new glue? Finish restorer? Trying to watch less tv?
I repeat $250!
Last edited by Jeff Mando; Oct-24-2022 at 1:32pm.
Re: This weeks mandolin that won't get a bid or buyer
Not surprisingly, this mando drew no bids. Maybe the seller should lower the price by about $5,000 -- give or take.
Re: This weeks mandolin that won't get a bid or buyer
Repairing that neck is going to cost more than it's worth. I had a beat up 1910 A that had a very home brew repair to fix it. Still regret selling that one. Looked ugly but sounded fine. A bit tubbier than the Jr. Decent volume, though.
Also wonder what was done to get those tuners to fit.
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Re: This weeks mandolin that won't get a bid or buyer
At first glance I thought it might be the seller had accidentally typed an extra 9. But then I saw the bidding threshold was $1699.99, so ... nope. "Bidding has ended" - maybe that means it's going to be relisted with a more realistic price?
But that's just my opinion. I could be wrong. - Dennis Miller
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Re: This weeks mandolin that won't get a bid or buyer
And ... it's back! Opening bid reduced to $1499.99, BIN reduced to $2999.99. Still doubtful it will get any bids. Still likely seller has an emotional attachment to it, bringing price higher than its value.
But that's just my opinion. I could be wrong. - Dennis Miller
Furthering Mandolin Consciousness
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Re: This weeks mandolin that won't get a bid or buyer
It's getting to a more reasonable price...
Re: This weeks mandolin that won't get a bid or buyer
The 09 A1 looks gone so maybe someone actually paid $3k.?
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Re: This weeks mandolin that won't get a bid or buyer
Huh?It got relisted this morning. Click on the link in my previous post, not the original link.
But that's just my opinion. I could be wrong. - Dennis Miller
Furthering Mandolin Consciousness
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Re: This weeks mandolin that won't get a bid or buyer
I wonder if those tuners turn easily? They shouldn't be the right size for the hole spacing unless somebody was importing Gotoh tuners in the early Gibson spacing.
"It's comparable to playing a cheese slicer."
--M. Stillion
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Re: This weeks mandolin that won't get a bid or buyer
Ah. I didn’t see that it was a link (tiny phone font!). Somewhat relieved to see that it’s still thereHuh?
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Mike, I would guess those tuner holes have been enlarged to allow the replacements to fit. The grommets are large and probably hide the evidence.
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Re: This weeks mandolin that won't get a bid or buyer
Yeah, some of us are sneaky little devils - I mean, creative wizarss - with the way we concoct these links. I don't do any Caféing on the phone, so I don't have firsthand knowledge of such foibles. But anyway, it's not so much "still there" as "back again," with lowered prices. So if you've got a hankering for this,Ah. I didn’t see that it was a link (tiny phone font!). Somewhat relieved to see that it’s still there
But that's just my opinion. I could be wrong. - Dennis Miller
Furthering Mandolin Consciousness
Finders Keepers, my duo with the astoundingly talented and versatile Patti Rothberg. Our EP is finally done, and available! PM me, while they last!
Re: This weeks mandolin that won't get a bid or buyer
Someone bought it!
Robert Johnson's mother, describing blues musicians:
"I never did have no trouble with him until he got big enough to be round with bigger boys and off from home. Then he used to follow all these harp blowers, mandoleen (sic) and guitar players."
Lomax, Alan, The Land where The Blues Began, NY: Pantheon, 1993, p.14.
Re: This weeks mandolin that won't get a bid or buyer
Eh? Looks like it's still up to me. Still no bids.
But that's just my opinion. I could be wrong. - Dennis Miller
Furthering Mandolin Consciousness
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Re: This weeks mandolin that won't get a bid or buyer
At best
"It's comparable to playing a cheese slicer."
--M. Stillion
"Bargain instruments are no bargains if you can't play them"
--J. Garber
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Oh, I'm not interested in that one. I was just "happy" that someone had not paid $3k for it (yet... as in "every minute" that passes could change things). I'm kind of stunned at some of the prices being asked, and I assume, being paid, for some of those. Now, I appreciate the "antiquity/rarity" aspect of pricing, and the slope the world seems to have stepped onto (off of?) in the past couple of years. But there are very few mandolins I'd take a chance on in that kind of price range, and I can say zero chance I'd do it on fleabay....... anyway, it's not so much "still there" as "back again," with lowered prices. So if you've got a hankering for this,
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Update: The wording has changed again, to mention it comes with a mandola case. Looks like the seller has been keeping an eye here. Glad to see we're so helpful, even with our general 'tude.
And be offered again next week.
But that's just my opinion. I could be wrong. - Dennis Miller
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Re: This weeks mandolin that won't get a bid or buyer
This seems a little steep, even for Japan, but I confess I have not been looking at these.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/15522619818...EAAOSwINtjWfsq
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Re: This weeks mandolin that won't get a bid or buyer
...diplomatically put. Someone should tell the seller where to stuff it.
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