Re: Bowlbacks of Note
I like the simple elegance of many of the Vinaccias. Hard to tell about the condition on this one. Top and back crack could be okay, but when a seller says 'an easy fix' I wonder how many mandolins he / she has fixed....
Those deep shadows from the G strings on the fretboard could imply a the need for a 'subjective' view of the playing action, as the seller hints: "I say 'mandolin', you say 'mandoline kitchen slicer'".
Hard to say, but the top looks a bit sunken in N of the soundhole as well, but it may be the angle of the photo #6. Curious that the label is 180 degrees from normal positioning.
For $1800 this is bound to sit around for awhile. Kind of surly ad copy, if you ask me.
I do like the simple elegance of many of the Vinaccias.
Mick
Last edited by brunello97; Mar-04-2014 at 7:26pm.
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