applemountainguy
Sep-19-2006, 4:23pm
ok heres all i know im trying to find the worth of a 1960 "lignatone made in Checloslavakia". dont know the serial number but out of that anyideas? is it something to cheer about or just another massed produced low value mandolin
Martin Jonas
Sep-19-2006, 4:47pm
Mass-produced low value, I'm afraid. Lignatone was a brand of Strunal, then and now one of the main suppliers of bargain-basement mandolins to the East European market. Roughly comparable to the Romanian mandolins made by Hora. OK for what they are, often made with solid wood, sometimes with quite a bit of rustic charm, but virtually no commercial value. Most of them are semi-roundbacks, what's called the "Portuguese" style even though it's a German design from the 1910s/1920s, i.e. flattops with a gently arched back with seven staves. Some are bowlbacks, some are two-piece flatbacks. There's one here (http://www.musicaviva.com/instruments/display.tpl?serienr=89). Strunal still exist and have a web site here (http://www.strunal.cz/products.htm), still with the same sort of mandolins that are instantly recognisable as Central/Eastern European.
Martin
applemountainguy
Sep-19-2006, 4:51pm
lol ya i thought so but just wondering hey thanks alot for the info!! lots of help