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Strawberrygirl583
Aug-21-2018, 2:18pm
Hello everyone. I recently received an old mandolin and am looking for any information on it that I can find. Maker, year and value?
William Smith
Aug-21-2018, 3:12pm
Well it would help with way more info! Pix, Name, Label, #'s etc...
allenhopkins
Aug-21-2018, 3:45pm
No way anyone can help you without pictures, and any names that are on it: label inside, logo on the headstock, etc.
Some "old mandolins" are worthless, some are worth perhaps $200 thousand. That's a wide range...
Rich Benson
Aug-21-2018, 4:15pm
You guys need pictures? I thought you were good!
Strawberrygirl583
Aug-22-2018, 3:03pm
Im trying to post pics but not finding the option to.. any help? Could my issue be because im posting from a table?
William Smith
Aug-22-2018, 3:06pm
Right above this with all the icons, 3rd from the right, then post your pix. I think that's how ya do it, that would help with the ID of your goods!
F-2 Dave
Aug-22-2018, 6:18pm
Clearly it's a Regal.
mrmando
Aug-22-2018, 7:13pm
Clearly it's a Regal.
Nah, it's a Shmergel Annihilator, the ultra-rare predecessor to the Devastator, with the built-in cloaking device.
allenhopkins
Aug-22-2018, 9:12pm
Nah, it's a Shmergel Annihilator, the ultra-rare predecessor to the Devastator, with the built-in cloaking device.
You just wish it was...
F-2 Dave
Aug-22-2018, 9:40pm
Nah, it's a Shmergel Annihilator, the ultra-rare predecessor to the Devastator, with the built-in cloaking device.
Could be a black top A-2Z.
I wouldn't rule out a Larson Bros connection just yet.
Good work, guys. I doubt that Strawberrygirl will ever again come here looking for help. :(
Jim Garber
Aug-23-2018, 7:49pm
Im trying to post pics but not finding the option to.. any help? Could my issue be because im posting from a table?
Welcome. Try this link to explain how to upload photos (https://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/showthread.php?138716-Posting-a-Photo&p=1645285&viewfull=1#post1645285).
Or even better, here is a screen shot:
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Good work, guys. I doubt that Strawberrygirl will ever again come here looking for help. :(
I was concerned about that too but bluegrasser88 immediately replied to strawberrygirl's request for help loading pics yesterday.
Let's hope strawberrygirl can laugh at herself (I'm assuming HERself, if I'm wrong I'm sorry I don't mean to offend.).
fentonjames
Aug-23-2018, 9:29pm
Guys, it's the only Stradivarius in existence, clearly.
Guys, it's the only Stradivarius in existence, clearly.
Strawbiberryus?
William Smith
Aug-24-2018, 4:42am
Boy! You guys gotta give this gal a break man! She don't know, we all were a bit novice from the start! I hope she takes all whats said as a grain of a salt and posts some info, she may have something special!
Jim Garber
Aug-24-2018, 6:45am
Very often new people forget they posted or can’t find the thread or even the site. I would not blame the banter. Many times people post questions and then disappear.
David L
Aug-24-2018, 3:24pm
Guys, it's the only Stradivarius in existence, clearly.
Actually, There is a Stradivarius mandolin at the instrument museum in Vermillion, South Dakota. I think it is one of two known instruments.
rcc56 and bluegrasser78, Have either of you PM'd strawberry offering help with posting pics, or to at least reassure that the kibbutzing is not meant to offend?
Thanks
MikeEdgerton
Aug-26-2018, 8:19pm
She's been PM'd. No answer.
Jim Garber
Aug-26-2018, 9:11pm
She may very well have forgotten that she posted anything here and, if so, probably doesn't have a clue how to get to PM either. Don't lose too much sleep over it. She wil come back or she won't.