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    How 'bout this "Gibson"? It does include some Gibson strings.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jim Garber View Post
    Yeah, buy are those older Gibsons dark or what? I always thought it would be good to put lights on a mandolin… it would make it much easier to read music in the dark, too.


    I thought for sure there would be some such sort of apparatus on the interweb. Surprised to see none. Seems I've seen geetars that light up.

    But there is this, which might tide you over for now ...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sue Rieter View Post
    Does this Gibson A seem a little overpriced at $11,140 ?

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    I have doubts about the originality of the finish on the back and sides of this mandolin. The color is not what I'm used to seeing on an early 1910's style A. They usually have more of a red and/or a deeper brown tint.
    I also see an open seam on the back of the peghead, and a couple of spots on the body that might need attention.
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    Quote Originally Posted by HonketyHank View Post
    How 'bout this "Gibson"? It does include some Gibson strings.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jim Garber View Post
    Yeah, buy are those older Gibsons dark or what? I always thought it would be good to put lights on a mandolin… it would make it much easier to read music in the dark, too.
    Ah, something closer to this?

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    Yes!!! Now, just like that, but in a mandolin. And with purple. But I like that it's a Rickenbacker.
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    https://www.ebay.com/itm/19569920883...&segname=11021

    $1000.00 on eBay.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MikeEdgerton View Post
    For sure... "a true bargain at 1/8 of the price..."
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    Quote Originally Posted by MikeEdgerton View Post
    I’d go with the file name on the jpeg: 100dollar-usstrad
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    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/385557261...Bk9SR7aj8qjzYQ

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    I'm not quite sure what to make of this one but maybe someone can clue me up about what it is...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Vegafan View Post
    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/385557261139

    I'm not quite sure what to make of this one but maybe someone can clue me up about what it is...
    It looks like a mandolin made from a bottle gourd. Very short neck. Not over priced at least.
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    That's pretty cool looking. If I were in the UK I'd bid on it just because it's so unusual.
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    The bridge, very simple, seems to be sitting in puddle of putty or mastic. What an odd combination of primitivism and sophistication!

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    It makes me think of a cloud, perhaps that was the inspiration?
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    the bowl looks like it started life as two woven wooden salad bowls.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JonDoug View Post
    The bridge, very simple, seems to be sitting in puddle of putty or mastic. What an odd combination of primitivism and sophistication!
    Agreed - I guess if you need to adjust the bridge height you just squodge the mastic up and down!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ray(T) View Post
    the bowl looks like it started life as two woven wooden salad bowls.
    Yes, or maybe woven bamboo. We used to have a bowl like that. Photos not clear enough to know for sure. Although it is bottle gourd shaped, definitely not a bottle gourd (which make cool instruments - I once impressed an incipient girlfriend by making a “cucurbitar” for her Renaissance party).

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ray(T) View Post
    the bowl looks like it started life as two woven wooden salad bowls.
    At the risk of eliciting groans all round - does that make it a bowl back?

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    They get an A+ for including 17 legible photos
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    Thing is, that probably IS going to get not only some bids but a buyer. Heck, for £10, take the top and neck off, and you've got yourself a pretty good-sized serving bowl.
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    Quote Originally Posted by JonDoug View Post
    The bridge, very simple, seems to be sitting in puddle of putty or mastic. What an odd combination of primitivism and sophistication!
    Putty or Mastic?

    The bridge is floating on a ton of beeswax!
    Just need a knife and fork. This instrument is either the genuine article or it’s the makings of a delicious gourmet meal.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ray(T) View Post
    the bowl looks like it started life as two woven wooden salad bowls.
    You are correct. My phone pics were not quite detailed enough to tell.
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    I was amazed that anyone would ask $1,200 for a mandolin case. At first, I thought the poster meant $120. But when I double-checked --- REALLY?!

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    Those were upscale cases and were only made for a short time. I think the price was around that much. I am fine with my TKL cases but for ultimate in luxury the Collings will do. I assume that you are aware of the prices for Calton cases?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jim Garber View Post
    Those were upscale cases and were only made for a short time. I think the price was around that much. I am fine with my TKL cases but for ultimate in luxury the Collings will do. I assume that you are aware of the prices for Calton cases?
    Apart from the shiny interior, it doesn’t actually look that different to the case my Collings mandola came in. As for Caltons, I’m always shocked at the current prices people are paying. The last one I bought; made to measure by Keith Calton back in 2008, cost me £225 including delivery.

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