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John Bertotti
Jun-08-2004, 8:51pm
Just browesing and saw this and was wondering how trill an instrument of this body size would be? Is it possible it is just a bit brite and sound great? Just curious. Also for those who know, how do you read the pricing at the Musikalia web site? It confounds me! Thanks John http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/cool.gif

Jim Garber
Jun-08-2004, 9:37pm
John, do you mean this one (http://www.musikalia.it/en/english2.htm?http://www.musikalia.it/en/catalogue/instrument_card.asp?ID=70)? These are "pocket" mandolins. Most of the ones I have seen have been of German make. I had one years ago. As you can imagine they sound sort of...well...small, tinny with little volume. I have not polayed the Musikalia ones. I am not sure of the origin or why anyone would want one but it does resemble the pochette or dancing master's fiddle in proportions.

As to Musikalia: both of those Venezias are 350 euros and $455. Seems clear to me. (The only thing that i can see that confuses is the comma which we in the US translate as a decimal point.)

Jim

John Bertotti
Jun-09-2004, 4:57pm
Hey Jim, yea that's the one I saw. I was sliding around tha site and saw their use of the decimals and commas and wondered what they meant. So if the comma is our equivalent of the decimal can I assume that their decimal is the equivalent of our comma? Thanks John

Martin Jonas
Jun-10-2004, 2:22am
So if the comma is our equivalent of the decimal can I assume that their decimal is the equivalent of our comma?
Yes, that's the common usage all over continental Europe. Thus, if somebody quotes you a price of "1.399,00 Euro" that would be written as "1,399.00 Euro" in the US and Britain.

Martin

John Bertotti
Jun-10-2004, 6:50pm
Crazy world, I always thought I was the backwards one. Oh wait I am! Thanks Martin. John http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif