Hi all-
Through some random eBay search last night I came upon a couple of Bauer bowl-back mandolins that seemed reasonably priced, so I decided to setup a snipe and see how I would do. #I won! #I ready didn't know anything about these, but the ornamentation on one of them kind of drew me in and I just decided to bid and see what happened.
The seller had 2 of these, both very similar in appearance except for the level of adornment and I bid on the more ornate of the 2. #The other was evidently labeled "Bauer" while the one I bought lacked a proper marking of maker. #Being that they were side by side and almost identical though, I thought it was somewhat reasonable to infer that the one I won was also a Bauer.
The instrument looks to be in great shape from the pics. #Having purchased some older guitars on eBay though, I know to not hold my breathe until it's in front of my face. #The headstock is sadly not very adorned, but I really like the ornamentation on the rest of the instrument. I've been looking at lots of old Washburn parlor guitars lately, so the "vine of life" motif is very attractive to me.
Does anyone know about these? #Did I do ok on price? #I kind of leaped before looking and have seen that these aren't the most desirable of instruments, but can sound nice if you get a good one. #
Here's the pics from the auction and also a link to both the less adorned Bauer and mine:
Here's the less adorned one.
Here's the more adorned one I won.
Thanks!
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