Soaresy mandocello

[Bernie Daniel]

This is a neat looking piece. #I have had no experince with them -- anyone here played one of these <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/SOARESY-ARCHTOP-MANDOCELLO-GUITAR-ACOUSTIC-ELECTRIC_W0QQitemZ150127609929QQihZ005QQcategor

yZ2384QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem" target="_blank">Soaresy mandocellos</a> ?

Not exactly a Gibson but -- for a few hundred bucks and you can plug it in -- heck I'd keep in the back of my Jeep.

[first string]

I can't claim any personal experience with them, but there is a lot of discussion about them over on the tenor guitar registry, as they are one of the only builders making tenors these days. The consensus seems to be that they are a good value for the price. I.e. decent playability and tone, but usually somewhat rough finish.

http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/tenorguitarregistry/

Mike Soaresy posts over there pretty regularly, and seems very responsive. I'm sure he would be happy to answer any questions you might have.