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mrmando2015
Aug-07-2015, 10:27am
Hey there, I'd like to know if anyone has any experience with these instruments. I'm going to look at one later made in 1890. It looks to be in excellent condition. Any information would be great.
MikeEdgerton
Aug-07-2015, 10:33am
Well, they were made by the World's Greatest Musical Instrument Manufacturer. Here (https://www.google.com/search?q=bohmann+site%3Amandolincafe.com&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8) is every thread on the cafe with the name Bohmann in it (note the two n's at the end).
mrmando2015
Aug-07-2015, 11:19am
Lol that's great!
MysTiK PiKn
Aug-08-2015, 5:43am
My HERO. Great Label. ;)
Andrew B. Carlson
Aug-08-2015, 12:34pm
I've got an old parlor guitar made by Joseph Bohmann from around that same time. It's an excellent sounding guitar. It's a one of a kind.
goaty76
Aug-10-2015, 1:00pm
Lets see a pic of that guitar Andrew.
Phil
Andrew B. Carlson
Aug-10-2015, 2:20pm
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mrmando2015
Aug-12-2015, 12:05am
Cool guitar. The mandolin turned out to to be non-playable. The top was caving in and two of the tuning machines no longer worked. Oh well, I'll keep looking.
MikeEdgerton
Aug-12-2015, 8:10am
The vast majority of the Bohmann instruments that I have seen on eBay over the last 10 or 15 years have been unplayable. Most of the mandolins had been stripped of their Handel tuners if nothing else. The good news is that their are plenty nice bowlback mandolins (if that is what you're looking for) out there and they are generally (with few exceptions) inexpensive.