A friend of mine got this mandolin form her father as needs assistance in determing make and possible price. It does have a crack in the facepiece just above the neck. There are no markings at all on it anywhere. Any help with be appreciated, Dave
A friend of mine got this mandolin form her father as needs assistance in determing make and possible price. It does have a crack in the facepiece just above the neck. There are no markings at all on it anywhere. Any help with be appreciated, Dave
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My guess is that it was made by Antonio Tsai (if that is his real name), a builder from Vietnam who likes to use a lot of inlay. I have no idea of value. What kind of wood is it? What does the back look like? Post a picture of the crack. That'll help. I'm GUESSING the value is south of $400.
This mandolin is likely made in either Vietnam or Taiwan. There are several similar instruments on Ebay currently and they are priced in the $200 to $300 range.
James A. Sanford
Thanks Guys, I assumed as much myself, and after looking at the other mandos on Ebay by Antonio Tsai it think you may be correct. Another problem I see with it is the frets do not seem wide enough and when the G or E strings are fretted the outers strings do nmot hit the frets. May make a nice decoration in my music room. Thanks again, Dave
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