View Full Version : John paganoni question.
telepbrman
Oct-06-2006, 12:51pm
Hey, who is Mr. Paganoni in the mandolin circles? What is he known for or what does he do? Thanks, dy.
Scotti Adams
Oct-06-2006, 1:00pm
Doyle Lawson has played Pag mandos exclusively for many a year...Pags are great mandos.
SternART
Oct-06-2006, 2:31pm
He makes a great Loar era replica case too!
I got a Pag home in Peg, gonna pick Pig in a Pen!
Jonathan Peck
Oct-06-2006, 2:48pm
A pictures worth a thousand words
FS 37,500- (http://www.finemusicalinstruments.com/productCat59770.ctlg)
#8 (http://www.vintageinstruments.com/museum/pagnifulpage.html)
Givson
Oct-06-2006, 3:17pm
Is there any wonder why a greenburst Loar remains unsold? Doyle would never play a green mandolin.
I know Harry pretty well, but I think he is a little "optomistic" on that mandolin! I've seen than mandolin a number of times and for many years did not think too much of it - but at the time had never heard of John, and never bothered to pick it up and play. It might be like some of Harry's other stuff - it's for sale, but it "isn't" for sale!
Greg H.
Oct-09-2006, 10:16am
Yeah, well at that price I think I'd prefer this one for $20,000 less Paganoni (http://www.vintageinstruments.com/museum/pagnifulpage.html) (and not green http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif )
kudzugypsy
Oct-09-2006, 10:46am
i think that is just Harry's way of saying it aint for sale - you sort of have to know, he has a very odd business model when it comes to pricing his stuff. i wonder if he's had second thoughts now when he claimed loars were WAAAYY overvalued in the mid-80's and dumped most of his - now he's asking $37K for a green mando...i dont know about Harry
i find it odd that mando was made around the same time as the other pag on the vintageinstruments.com site - very different. i remember when that mando was on ebay a few years ago and i only think it went for around $5k - historically important, but pretty crude in craftsmanship.
evanreilly
Oct-09-2006, 10:17pm
I have played a few Paganoni instruments over the years, and wish I had bought one 'way back'. John was an early builder of the Loar-era mandolins and did a very fine and close copy.
I briefly owned one of his Loar-era repro cases. Sure wish I had kept that one.
kudzugypsy
Oct-10-2006, 10:11am
here is my July 5, 1990 Pag, #35, former David McLaughlin - at the Galax Old Fiddlers convention.