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Beaumont
May-19-2008, 3:15am
possibly italian, came with a custom fit case, any idea of value?
thanks guys.
MikeEdgerton
May-19-2008, 7:14am
Most likely Portugese. Value probably isn't going to knock your socks off.
BlueMountain
May-19-2008, 8:07am
Lovely design, though, isn't it?
first string
May-19-2008, 8:48am
Lovely design, though, isn't it?
That's exactly what I was thinking. I've become very intrigued with the idea of the offset sound hole. Very interesting to see that the concept has been around a while, judging by the appearance of that thing at least...
Martin Jonas
May-19-2008, 10:37am
German, I'd say, rather than Portuguese. I've seen a few similar ones come and go on German Ebay. I like the design, too -- how's the sound?
As to value, probably not all that high, although it always depends on whether you find a buyer who falls in love with it. Depends somewhat on which country you're based in, too. On Ebay UK, I'd say between 75 and 150 Pounds ($150 to $300), on Ebay Germany a bit less, say 75 to 150 Euro. Ebay US, anybody's guess.
Martin
Plamen Ivanov
May-19-2008, 1:38pm
I second Martin's opinion. These holes are typical for some historical and also modern German mandolins and mandolas. I cannot provide more details, but it is German. No or less similarities with the Portuguese mandolins.
delsbrother
May-19-2008, 2:11pm
Wappen!
What is the scale length?
Beaumont
May-28-2008, 5:55am
Thanks guys, interesting information.
It has quite a good sound, somewhere btween maybe F and A mandolin, it can 'bark"
It measures 6 & 7/16" to the twelth fret .
JeffD
May-28-2008, 10:10am
I've become very intrigued with the idea of the offset sound hole.
I played a Tacoma mandolin several weeks back. It was a boomer.
Eugene
May-28-2008, 7:20pm
Another solid vote for German wappenform. Such designs were popular on German and Austrian guitars dating to the 19th c.