The Tope F5 at Elderly has a 40% price increase from a year ago. #Is this consistent with other builders new to distribution by a marketing giant such as Elderly or does this reflect the market in general for small, relatively new builders?
The Tope F5 at Elderly has a 40% price increase from a year ago. #Is this consistent with other builders new to distribution by a marketing giant such as Elderly or does this reflect the market in general for small, relatively new builders?
Supply and demand I would imagine.
Often when a new builder appears he/she will almost give away a few of their instruments until they attain a customer base and references that will allow them to charge a normal fee.
is Tope a brand name or a color?
Fred
Brand Name
here ya go
and this
and this
Name: Tope, Gary
Company: Tope Instruments
Address: 2040 Fricke
Benton Harbor, Michigan 49022
Country: United States
That Tope looks taupe (the color)!
Fred
That is downright pretty!
"...while a great mandolin is a wonderful treat, I would venture to say that there is always more each of us can do with the tools we have available at hand. The biggest limiting factors belong to us not the instruments." Paul Glasse
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Thx Jasona, and Scotti for the pics. #The pics are what's on the Elderly site from the last one that sold there but #the mando that's up there right now is a bit redder than those pics but a good representation.
Here's the F5 up that's up there now.
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