Drew Egerton
May-20-2016, 2:17pm
Hello everyone,
I've owned and played a Flatbush V4 mandolin since 2006. it was built in 2003 by Victor Smith in Denmark.
I know that there are not a lot of these mandolins in the US relatively but that some big name professionals have been seen playing with one.
So, my question is: who out there might have an educated guess on the value of a used Flatbush mandolin currently? For this particular model I paid in the $5k range including a Calton case back in 2006.
There are some cosmetic issues that will certainly affect the value but nothing structural at all and the sound is just killer. I can figure out how much to knock off the price for the dings, but what would you think one of that age might sell for?
Obviously it's a somewhat limiting factor for the market that it is not the traditional F style shape or a more well-known US brand. Are they holding value, increasing, decreasing? I have no idea...
Here is where you can find info about it from the builder:
http://www.flatbush.dk/Model%20V4.htm
I'll not post pics and price info here on the forum and will save that for the classifieds so please also no offers to buy on this thread if you're interested, I just want some info to get in the ballpark!!
Thanks!
I've owned and played a Flatbush V4 mandolin since 2006. it was built in 2003 by Victor Smith in Denmark.
I know that there are not a lot of these mandolins in the US relatively but that some big name professionals have been seen playing with one.
So, my question is: who out there might have an educated guess on the value of a used Flatbush mandolin currently? For this particular model I paid in the $5k range including a Calton case back in 2006.
There are some cosmetic issues that will certainly affect the value but nothing structural at all and the sound is just killer. I can figure out how much to knock off the price for the dings, but what would you think one of that age might sell for?
Obviously it's a somewhat limiting factor for the market that it is not the traditional F style shape or a more well-known US brand. Are they holding value, increasing, decreasing? I have no idea...
Here is where you can find info about it from the builder:
http://www.flatbush.dk/Model%20V4.htm
I'll not post pics and price info here on the forum and will save that for the classifieds so please also no offers to buy on this thread if you're interested, I just want some info to get in the ballpark!!
Thanks!