may have to drive down to Bradford & Franzke and A-B test the Franzke and the Girouard
Re: Got MAS? - Stay Away From The Classifieds; It's Rockin Right
may have to drive down to Bradford & Franzke and A-B test the Franzke and the Girouard
Re: Got MAS? - Stay Away From The Classifieds; It's Rockin Right
I played that Franzke A5 in July. It is a fine mandolin!Originally Posted by LadysSolo
Wish I could afford it.
That Girouard for $1250 is a sweet deal!
Re: Got MAS? - Stay Away From The Classifieds; It's Rockin Right
I'm intrigued with that Doug Woodley C Mandola
Re: Got MAS? - Stay Away From The Classifieds; It's Rockin Right
To satisfy my own curiosity, when this thread was started in 2014 there were about 600 total ads. That number has changed.
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Re: Got MAS? - Stay Away From The Classifieds; It's Rockin Right
Is it just me or is this thread kind of dangerous (to the bank account). Sure, I browse the classified most days anyway, but just when I let up, this thread comes back to alert me of that one deal I just can't pass up.
How many times has that happened to you?
Re: Got MAS? - Stay Away From The Classifieds; It's Rockin Right
Resistance is futile...
1994 Gibson F5L - Weber signed
"Mandolin brands are a guide, not gospel! I don't drink koolaid and that Emperor is naked!"
"If you wanna get soul Baby, you gots to get the scroll..."
"I would rather play music anyday for the beggar, the thief, and the fool!"
"Perfection is not attainable; but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence" Vince Lombardi
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Re: Got MAS? - Stay Away From The Classifieds; It's Rockin Right
who is bouvier? i thought this was an asian factory mandolin?
Re: Got MAS? - Stay Away From The Classifieds; It's Rockin Right
JBovier are mandolins designed by Jeff Cowherd in Kentucky and then small batch hand built in China to his specs. Then they are shipped to him and he does the setup and finish work.
http://jbovier.net/
They are well reviewed on mandolin cafe and regarded as a great budget mandolin. I have owned a few and really like them.
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Re: Got MAS? - Stay Away From The Classifieds; It's Rockin Right
Just PM'd a seller about my (hopefully) first mando...The Classifieds gave me a few really compelling options, but there's one that stood out for where I'm at financially/as a complete greenhorn. Fingers crossed!
Re: Got MAS? - Stay Away From The Classifieds; It's Rockin Right
Best of luck in acquiring it! Let us know if you have any questions.
Re: Got MAS? - Stay Away From The Classifieds; It's Rockin Right
Time to take out a Home Equity Loan....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2A6y9i_FdBo
a '23 Loar for 75k at Carter's, and it sounds like that! I don't give a crap about the patches in the back. Of course I don't have 75k either. But if I owned it, I would be able to play just like Sierra Hull!
Re: Got MAS? - Stay Away From The Classifieds; It's Rockin Right
I can't stay away from the classifieds. I look at more times a day than I care to admit. I tell myself that there is one instrument I am watching for (and their is), but it really is more about the entertainment of seeing what's put up for sale.
I am actually quite good at resisting MAS, though, so it's not too dangerous for my bank account. Problem is, I live by a one-in, one-out rule and don't want to part with any of my current instruments. Still, there is that one I am watching for. . .
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Will someone please grab this one before I do something rash? http://www.mandolincafe.com/ads/108717#108717
Not only affordable but right down the road from me . . . thankfully today the blizzard precludes my venturing out.
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Re: Got MAS? - Stay Away From The Classifieds; It's Rockin Right
Resistance is futile...
1994 Gibson F5L - Weber signed
"Mandolin brands are a guide, not gospel! I don't drink koolaid and that Emperor is naked!"
"If you wanna get soul Baby, you gots to get the scroll..."
"I would rather play music anyday for the beggar, the thief, and the fool!"
"Perfection is not attainable; but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence" Vince Lombardi
Playing Style: RockMonRoll Desperado Bluegrass Desperado YT Channel
Re: Got MAS? - Stay Away From The Classifieds; It's Rockin Right
I have gone through alternating phases where I don't care and where I can't stay away. The hook for me is that they are almost continuously updated. I always feel like I am missing something. It would much easier for those of us with no discipline if the classifieds "came out" once a month or something.
And its funny, I am not shopping. Not really. I am just looking at mandolins. I would almost prefer the classifieds be in the same format as the eye candy section, so I could just browse the images. (I love the eye candy section.) I have only bought from the classifieds twice. It went exceedingly well both times.
But my obsessiveness paid off once, where I spotted the instrument of my dreams, and was on the phone right away. Turns out the fellow had just finished posting the ad when I called. Boom, boom, and boom, all the mandolin I could ever want, the last mandolin I would ever buy, was on its way to me.
That was three mandolins ago.
Re: Got MAS? - Stay Away From The Classifieds; It's Rockin Right
Tried that excuse with my wife. Didn't go so well. The Borg never met my wife.
Purr more, hiss less. Barn Cat Mandolins Photo Album
Re: Got MAS? - Stay Away From The Classifieds; It's Rockin Right
preeaaachhthe last mandolin i would ever buy, was on its way to me.
That was three mandolins ago.
Re: Got MAS? - Stay Away From The Classifieds; It's Rockin Right
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe Andy wasn't a fan of the tonal compromise that comes with a longer neck.
Re: Got MAS? - Stay Away From The Classifieds; It's Rockin Right
I didn't really like an oval hole, 14 fretter I once had. Builder with a great reputation also!
f-d
ˇpapá gordo ain’t no madre flaca!
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What was it?! Looks likes its gone already.
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nice Pava in the listings
http://www.mandolincafe.com/ads/108734#108734
if I had the coin, I'd nab this one
d
Re: Got MAS? - Stay Away From The Classifieds; It's Rockin Right
darylcrisp, I have a Pava, it is wonderful - you wouldn't be sorry......
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A "Moretz" f-style for $850 obo.
Many thanks to whoever snagged it.
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Yep - would love to get my hands on that onenice Pava in the listings
http://www.mandolincafe.com/ads/108734#108734
if I had the coin, I'd nab this one
d
Re: Got MAS? - Stay Away From The Classifieds; It's Rockin Right
Is it a bad sign when there's more than one of your former mandolins in the Cafe classifieds simultaneously?nice Pava in the listings
http://www.mandolincafe.com/ads/108734#108734
if I had the coin, I'd nab this one
dI once owned #19 (before Jim, before Andrew, before Clement) and only sold it as I was downsizing to buy a house. If you read through the archives -- and I have -- these early Pavas were seemingly made with the same division of labor as an Ellis A5, only with red maple (which I love) and lacquer (on which I'm somewhat agnostic). If you like a fuller neck profile, which is simply a matter of preference, this could be all the mandolin you'd ever need (JeffD trademark) at half the price of top shelf builders.
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