Purchased flatiron from cafe classified

[bhaltom]

Just Purchased a F5 Flatiron with Calton Case from Cafe Classified from a member here and the deal went great!

The Mandolin is just great!

Thanks Mandolin Cafe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Brad

[fatt-dad]

Now you have to learn how to post photos, sound clips, and otherwise do your part to "big-up" Flatiron! Contragulations.

fatt I-love-my-flatiron-too dad

[bhaltom]

I wanted a Gibson F5 but only had so much money and was tired of saving and then I saw a Flatiron in the classified and it was closer to what I had. #Also I found out that is was just what I was lookin for. A Gibson sound with a Flatiron price. #Not sure why the price was less?

Is this the same as the Gibson F5G. #Mine was built in 2001.

[Mikey G]

bhaltom, I have a 2001 Flatiron Festival that I bought new. I love that mandolin: I believe those Flatirons are underpriced and an extremely great buy for the money. I bought an F5-L which has become THE mandolin, but I still enjoy pickin' on the Flatiron, and have no plans of letting her go. Congratulations on your Flatiron!

[Nolan]

Those nashville festivals are a great buy, good for you.

[Bernie Daniel]

[quote=fatt-dad,Jan. 09 2007, 15:02]Now you have to learn how to post photos, sound clips, and otherwise do your part to "big-up" Flatiron! #Contragulations.


BTW where are the instructions for posting images to message board posts? http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

[Chip Booth]

Bernie, info is in the Misc/Catch All section of the board:

http://www.mandolincafe.net/cgi-bin....t=13102 (http://www.mandolincafe.net/cgi-bin/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=23;t=13102)

Love to see pics of your Flatiron. I play an '84 F5 that is just great.

Chip

[Bill Van Liere]

Your sound clip a while back of your Flatiron sounded great to my ears Chip.

That was an F-5 with tonebars right?

I have a 84 A5-Jr w/tonebars.

[Chip Booth]

Yes Mando-lynn, mine is an "F5" model (no other designation) with tone bars. It's an odd beast, it sounds a WHOLE lot like my '24 snakehead Ajr in some ways, it has that sort of mellow, tubby thing, but then it does all the things that F hole mandolins are supposed to do as well. Carlson and company sure could make some nice mandolins, and I still say one of the 3 best mandolins I have ever played was a '90s Bruce Weber signed F5 Artist.

Chip

[cooper4205]

Will Parsons told me that in his opninion my Flatiron A5-Jr. was one of the finest mandolins he has played (it was his personal mandolin before i got it). i agree with him, because i couldn't find anything in Nashville a month or so ago that i would replace it with

[bhaltom]

Sounds like there are Flatiron fans out there. I know i am one. Not to long ago I had no idea what a flatiron was.

[bhaltom]

Mikey G, mine is a 2001 Flatiron Festival as well...

[jim simpson]

I'm jealous! My first trip to Mandolin Bros. in the early 90's gave me a chance to try all of the mandos I could wish for. The Flatirons that I played were my favorites.