Has anyone heard of this mandolin? It is probably low end and I think Canadian made. Any info would be apreciated.
Thanks,
Karen
Has anyone heard of this mandolin? It is probably low end and I think Canadian made. Any info would be apreciated.
Thanks,
Karen
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.
Allen Hopkins
Gibsn: '54 F5 3pt F2 A-N Custm K1 m'cello
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Eastmn: 615'dola 805 m'cello
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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.
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
By the way, the case alone could sell new for around $40.
Allen Hopkins
Gibsn: '54 F5 3pt F2 A-N Custm K1 m'cello
Natl Triolian Dobro mando
Victoria b-back Merrill alumnm b-back
H-O mandolinetto
Stradolin Vega banjolin
Sobell'dola Washburn b-back'dola
Eastmn: 615'dola 805 m'cello
Flatiron 3K OM
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