Available Instruments

  1. pheffernan
    pheffernan
    One of Stefan's new F5's just turned up at Smoky Mountain Guitars: http://www.smokymountainguitars.com/...olins/558.html
  2. pheffernan
    pheffernan
    And his newest A5 is available at Fiddler's Green: http://www.fiddlersgreenmusicshop.co....KYzHOHPG.dpbs
  3. Don Grieser
    Don Grieser
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  4. pheffernan
    pheffernan
    Fiddler's Green also has a seldom seen mandola from Stefan's bench: http://www.fiddlersgreenmusicshop.co...sernig-mandola
  5. Crowder
    Crowder
    I've given some thought to selling my F-style (#42, pictures posted here). I really dig it, but I'm mostly a guitarist and it sits in the case a lot. I can imagine downgrading to a Collings MF maybe to put a little money back in my pocket...
  6. pheffernan
    pheffernan
    You could always post an ad in the classifieds, where MF's seem to be trading around $3300 lately. I'd trade you one if I had it, as I'd like to own one of Stefan's F5's at some point (although I hadn't considered pearwood on a mandolin). I don't know how much Smoky Mountain Guitar was charging for them new back in 2007, but I wish that I had been smart enough to get in then!
  7. Crowder
    Crowder
    Stefan actually harvested the Pearwood on his family's property in Europe. It was a very old tree, from what I remember, and the wood was somewhat special to him due to its source. It doesn't have any figure to it. The sound is comparable to maple...not sure I could tell a difference. My instrument has an Englemann top if I recall correctly. Sounds somewhat modern, really nice.
  8. pheffernan
    pheffernan
    Stefan's #86, an F5, just showed up at Smoky Mountain Guitars for $7500: https://reverb.com/item/4850656-pass...mona-sunburst?
  9. pheffernan
    pheffernan
    Stefan's #81, an asymmetrical two-point, just got some attention on the Cafe homepage:

    http://www.fiddlersgreenmusicshop.co...g-oval-hole-81
  10. pheffernan
    pheffernan
    While tooling around the Fiddler's Green website, I was interested to find a new F5, #87:

    http://www.fiddlersgreenmusicshop.co...le-mandolin-87

    Heretofore, I was under the impression that Stefan had an exclusive deal with Smoky Mountain Guitars to sell his F5's (with his A5's and the occasional mandola going to Fiddler's Green). In fact, I believe that Smoky Mountain Guitars still has #86 in their inventory:

    https://reverb.com/item/4850656-pass...mona-sunburst?

    I wonder if Passernig mandolin family instruments will exclusively be featured at Fiddler's Green in the future or if SMG simply declined #87 as they had not yet moved #86.
  11. pheffernan
    pheffernan
    While I don't entirely understand the numbering, Stefan's latest F5, #84, has just been listed by Fiddler's Green:

    http://www.fiddlersgreenmusicshop.co...assernig-f5-84
  12. pheffernan
    pheffernan
    It looks like #87 from two posts above is now available as barely used from Morgan Music for the reduced price of $6195:

    http://www.morganmusic.com/usedmando...tegory=4256012
  13. pheffernan
    pheffernan
    Charles Johnson has just listed one of Stefan's two-points, #71, at Vintage Mandolin Headquarters for $3950:

    http://www.vintagemandolin.com/14pas...2point_71.html
  14. pheffernan
    pheffernan
    It appears that #87 has returned to the market now for an asking price of $6100:

    https://www.mandolincafe.com/ads/122534#122534
  15. pheffernan
    pheffernan
    A Passernig F5 is available on Reverb from J&J Guitars for $7500. I'm wondering if this instrument is #86 from my post above and the seller moving inventory from what was formerly Smoky Mountain Guitars:

    https://reverb.com/item/4850656-pass...emona-sunburst
  16. pheffernan
    pheffernan
    An early F5, #32 with Engelmann spruce over pear, has just been listed on Reverb at the low, low price of $3499:

    https://reverb.com/item/11226332-pas...assic-sunburst
  17. pheffernan
    pheffernan
    A new A5, #92 with a blond European spruce top and a pearwood back, is being offered at Fiddler's Green for $3800:

    https://www.mandolincafe.com/ads/135426#135426
  18. pheffernan
    pheffernan
    Passernig #87, an F5 from 2017, has just turned up in the classifieds for $5400 O.B.O.:

    https://www.mandolincafe.com/ads/135786#135786
  19. pheffernan
    pheffernan
    Stefan's #64 F5, formerly owned by Doyle Lawson, is being offered for $4500:

    https://www.mandolincafe.com/ads/136000#136000
  20. pheffernan
    pheffernan
    A 2015 A5, perhaps the same one from post #2 above, is available at MandoMutt for an asking price of $3499.95:

    http://www.mandomutt.com/products-pa...-passernig-a-5
  21. pheffernan
    pheffernan
    A well played 2008 A5, #51, is being offered for $2850 including shipping and PayPal fees:

    https://www.mandolincafe.com/ads/144918#144918
  22. pheffernan
    pheffernan
    The 2014 two-point, old #71, has returned to the market with an asking price of $6000:

    https://www.mandolincafe.com/ads/162674#162674
  23. pheffernan
    pheffernan
    Old #86, the F5 offered by Smoky Mountain Guitars and then J&J Guitars on Reverb, is being sold now used by the North American Guitar Company (formerly Cotten Music) for the formerly new price of $7500:

    https://thenorthamericanguitar.com/p...ruce-pre-owned
  24. pheffernan
    pheffernan
    A 2011 Passernig mandola has turned up at Fiddler’s Green for $3500:

    http://www.fiddlersgreenmusicshop.co...sernig-mandola
  25. pheffernan
    pheffernan
    A 2010 Passernig A5 was briefly seen at Fiddler’s Green also for $3500:

    http://www.fiddlersgreenmusicshop.com/
  26. pheffernan
    pheffernan
    An old friend in #66, a 2011 F5, has turned up at Fiddler’s Green for $6250:

    http://www.fiddlersgreenmusicshop.co...1-passernig-f5
  27. pheffernan
    pheffernan
    #71, that pesky two-point from 2014, has now been dropped to $4500:

    https://www.mandolincafe.com/ads/171224#171224
  28. Vincent Capostagno
    Vincent Capostagno
    #71 is now mine. It’s going to stay. Needs a little tlc and cleaning. Tailpiece cover repair. Strings, too. Probably switch to gas silk and bronze. Got to find out if French polish requires special treatment. Will follow up next month
  29. pheffernan
    pheffernan
    Congratulations on your purchase! I have admired the tone of that instrument since I first heard Richie Dotson’s video promoting it for Charles Johnson, and of course I have appreciated Stefan’s work far longer. For his oil varnish and French polish finishes, I have found that a microfiber cloth, occasionally damp, is sufficient for keeping them clean.
  30. pheffernan
    pheffernan
    The 2015 Passernig A5 from post #2 that passed through MandoMutt’s hands in 2019 has inflated to an asking price of $3950:

    https://www.mandolincafe.com/ads/194834#194834
  31. pheffernan
    pheffernan
    A 2012 F5 which looks like #70 has hit Reverb for $4950:

    https://reverb.com/item/68838337-mandolin
  32. pheffernan
    pheffernan
    The same 2015 A5 from post #2 that passed through MandoMutt’s hands in 2019 has seemingly returned to market now for $4975 shipped:

    https://www.mandolincafe.com/ads/208819#208819
  33. pheffernan
    pheffernan
    The same #76 A5 has returned to market for $4750 plus shipping: https://www.mandolincafe.com/ads/209282#209282
  34. pheffernan
    pheffernan
    A 2015 A5 that looks to be the same #76 has turned up at Morgan Music for a suddenly reasonable $3999:

    https://www.mandolincafe.com/ads/210884#210884
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