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    Has anyone heard of this mandolin? It is probably low end and I think Canadian made. Any info would be apreciated.

    Thanks,

    Karen

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    Mando accumulator allenhopkins's Avatar
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    You're probably looking at this eBay listing?

    Well, my first reaction was that a $49.95-with-a-case mandolin wasn't made in Canada. but rather far 'cross the blue Pacific. So I went Googling. Li'l trade secret: mandolins are scarce, but guitars are common, so I Googled "O C Smith guitar" and ran across this Acoustic Guitar Forum thread. Apparently O C Smith was a label formerly used by Saga for some Japanese made guitars, which seem to have been decent for their prices. Now the thread associates the brand with Hosco, which is a large Asian supplier of instrument parts, as well as some stringed instruments.

    If the mandolin's new, probably just means that some distributor is continuing to use a former Asian-import label for, well, more Asian imports. I'd be completely surprised if it were Canadian-made.
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    Thanks, Allen. Yes that is the one I am looking at. I am looking for a beater and this is near me. I'm not sure if I will go for it or not.

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    Wasn't he the guy who sang "Little Green Apples?"
    "The paths of experimentation twist and turn through mountains of miscalculations, and often lose themselves in error and darkness!"
    --Leslie Daniel, "The Brain That Wouldn't Die."

    Some tunes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCa1...SV2qtug/videos

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    By the way, the case alone could sell new for around $40.
    Allen Hopkins
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    Eastmn: 615'dola 805 m'cello
    Flatiron 3K OM

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