View Full Version : '24 Loar Mandola at Elderly's
Has anybody seen this one?
'24 Loar Mandola (http://www.elderly.com/vintage/items/90U-4322.htm)
Spruce
Nov-01-2005, 2:53pm
I plunked on it a bit at IBMA...
Sounded great...
Tough to lay out that kind of dough on a 'dola, but I guess that's what they're going for...
f5loar
Nov-01-2005, 3:13pm
They've had that quite a while. It started out at $100K and then reduced to 85K. No pickguard with several cracks.
That price could snag a pretty nice 20's Fern is probably the reason it has not sold. They are indeed rare, hard to come by, seldom scene,almost impossible to find for sale.
kudzugypsy
Nov-01-2005, 4:07pm
interesting take on the old supply and demand theory.
here we have a LL signed instrument, FAR rarer than the rare LL mandolins - and it probably wont go until its down to $60K. of course, this needs no explanation, there just isnt that kind of demand for a 'dola. they are "cool" but not THAT cool. same deal with the LL L-5's, you would THINK that being the first modern guitar, they would be up with 50's LP's, but people want what their heros played....$250K+ for a '59 LP is sick IMO.