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Pardon the horrid photography.
This one's #432, in amazingly good condition. Sounds wonderful. Found it at a small music store way up in New Hampshire several years ago. Only seen one since, and never any photos. This is the little brother to the Artist model which seems to command $2000+.
Thought I'd share, the best I could. PM me and I'll send the original hi-res photo.
Hi Lee, Here's (http://www.vintagemandolin.com/20sbacona500721.html) anothere one for your viewing pleasure. I love those old ones..
Good find, Neal! Thanks.
My tuners don't have ferrules and I don't think my back has binding. But mine's in better shape, with the original bridge, and I have the original pickguard. Coulda sworn the headstock was inlaid, not a decal; gotta check.
Darryl Wolfe
Jul-21-2005, 10:48am
I found this one surfing around the other day
link to Bacon Mandolin (http://lucchesivintageinstruments.com/product.php?id=40&PHPSESSID=d4ffb8f2cb9680a925698fd9fcf42648)
It appears to be one notch up but below the artist. I plan to get an Artist if one ever turns up again. Very cool mandos
manjitsu
Jul-21-2005, 12:41pm
I snagged the one in the link at a couple of months ago...the site must not be updated very often.
Cool vintage isntrument shop, though, and Frank Lucchesi was a very nice fellow to talk to.
...and I LOVE the Bacon mandolin. It's a real sweetheart.
Here's another pic.
Chris Rorrer
manjitsu
Jul-21-2005, 12:43pm
...and one of the back.
-Chris Rorrer
manjitsu
Jul-21-2005, 12:46pm
...and the label, signed by William Place.
Chris Rorrer
What? And you didn't tell us about this acquisition, or post photos, until now!? http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mad.gif
Good grab!
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Darryl Wolfe
Jul-21-2005, 3:05pm
How cool..I didn't know Place signed those too..can you divulge the price range or market value..I was going to contact them about it.
mandoman15
Jul-21-2005, 4:17pm
heres one i found while doing a googl searchhttp://www.vintagemandolin.com/images/20sbacona500721/front2.jpg
manjitsu
Jul-21-2005, 5:09pm
Darryl-
I really haven't a clue as to market value...there seem to be so few of them around. I gave $950 for it, which I thought was very fair. The more I play it the more it grows on me.
I'd love to find a master model as a companion to it (anybody out there willing to sell one? C'mon, Jim!)
I'm in southern Connecticut, close to where the Bacons were made, so I feel very priviliged to have such a nice piece of "local history" too.
-Chris Rorrer
MANDOLINMYSTER
Jul-21-2005, 8:40pm
Hey Chris thats a real fair price, a bargin. What a cool looking mandolin http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif
Darryl Wolfe
Jul-22-2005, 10:26am
Thanks for the info Chris. That's a fair price to me. I wouldn't have been surprised much at $1200-$1500
Yes, I thought $950 to be quite reasonable too. Especially signed by Mr. Place. Would you like a copy of the Place mandolin method book to keep it company? I think it's book #1. Quaint, but kinda useless for me.
manjitsu
Jul-22-2005, 2:22pm
Ya know, I looked back at the receipt and the cost of the mandolin was actually $895. With what appears to be the original case!
Some days someone smiles down upon you. :-)
-Chris Rorrer