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Thought this bay offering worthy of mention, wasn't sure where to put it.
Unbelievable??
Elrod
Gibson A2 1920(?)
Breedlove Cascade
Washburn 215(?) 1906-07(?)
Victoria, B&J, New York(stolen 10/18/2011)
Eastwood Airline Mandola
guitars:
Guild D-25NT
Vega 200 archtop, 1957?
Now there's something you don't see every day- unless maybe you're a firefighter.
I know where I would "put it!" right in the trash can....Originally Posted by (MandoSquirrel @ Aug. 06 2007, 21:02)
or if the Cafe had a Fugly mandolin section...
unbelievable, some people will try and sell anything.
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I'm guessing the seller may have acquired it at a fire sale.
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someone should have taken a fireplace poker to that one.
"a little sanding and it'll be fine!!!!"
looks collectible to me...just set it out on the curb on trash day and those guys in the big truck will collect it....
Look up (to see whats comin down)
Yeah, wow. That's well beyond distressed.
Jason
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I have seen a few playable restorable mandolins used as decoration by those who don't know, in once case a beautiful bowlback entirely painted powder blue, to go with a mantle decoration.
Point is, when I see un-restorable un-playable mandolins - I hope they are saved for those who want a mandolin motif in their decoration, so the decorators won't have to use mandolins that could have been heard as well as seen.
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funny.... Sort of funny....Sort of funny also
I wonder what such extreme heat would do to the cellular structure of the tonewoods. Perhaps some luthiers could jump in here with some expertise on that subject. If the wood were not so damaged, burned instruments might be worthy of restoration.
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Here's a picture of Dweezil Zappa with his Stratocaster that was burned onstage by Jimi Hendrix...he had it for sale a couple years ago, turned down a $500,000 offer.
That's some serious distressed mojo!
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It's just cosmetic, nothing a little duct tape wont fix
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The thing that really scares me off is that headstock! It looks like a really ###### import from the 60's or 70's and NOT a true vintage mandolin. Your opinions ?
Chippster
"I wonder what such extreme heat would do to the cellular structure of the tonewoods. Perhaps some luthiers could jump in here with some expertise on that subject."
I "improve" mandolins all the time this way. Here's a pic of my shop apprentice fixin' to make a '70's Conquisidor into a flamin' good mandolin.
I can't say about this one, but several of the old (vintage?) mandolins had some pretty ..um, well, ..um interesting headstock shapes.
Bill Snyder
What got me is, it looks like it was never much to begin with, then it went through a fire, & now he has the nerve to list it for sale. If I had it & wanted to experiment in luthiery, I might use it, but PAY for THIS??
Elrod
Gibson A2 1920(?)
Breedlove Cascade
Washburn 215(?) 1906-07(?)
Victoria, B&J, New York(stolen 10/18/2011)
Eastwood Airline Mandola
guitars:
Guild D-25NT
Vega 200 archtop, 1957?
Is it just me, or is this not the first time that a non-musician/antique dealer has listed a mandolin auction, and thought to include a phrase like "THE STRINGS ARE ALL THERE" as a selling point.
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hey,,,but you know what people,,some one will probably buy it!!!!
hey common... It still has all it's strings!
Didn't Harmony have a headstock like that in the 50's?
it's a box with strings. If it's a well made box, It'll play?
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