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Time to buy a top of the line SOL or bring in one of your handmade mandolins. Unless you already brought in a handmade mandolin previously and that's why (by comparison) the SOL seems thin. I could...

I have to agree, pre-War (so 1930's plus 1940 and 1941) Strad-O-Lin mandolins with comma f-holes are the best (H-2013). However, there is a rare & highly flamed Artist model (H-2014) with a two piece...

Glarry Hard Mandolin Cases are inexpensive from Amazon and Walmart online. Music stores charge more. Also, if you haven't played a 1930's - 1940's Stradolin you are missing out on a real treat.

Suggestion #1: Cat drawing on headstock. Mice running away from cat on sides.

There are several Le Domino Guitars, one Tenor, several ukes and a couple banjolins between eBay & Reverb. In various qualities.

FYI Dominos are not Dice. Though I see the confusion. Is there a...

It has been on ebay for several years. Has a fair amount of damage under the tailpiece.

No amount of whiskey can make that sound good!

Complete waste of an oak barrel!!!

This Stradolin https://www.ebay.com/itm/155907522239 (currently $164.50 plus shipping & tax, IMHO underpriced NFI) is in a 1941 Pmico catalogue as a NEW MODEL H-2011 selling for the "never so low"...

Born Joseph Abraham Gottlieb (February 3, 1918 – October 17, 2007), known professionally as Joey Bishop, called "The Frown Prince of Comedy". He is listed as 96th entry on Comedy Central's list of...

It only takes 2 bidders (bidding against each other) to drive up the price.
Which is what happened to this auction.
Unless one or both of the high bidders are shill bidders. In which case, it...

Yes, Joey Bishop was in the Rat Pack. A simple google search will back that up.
By the time Joey Bishop passed away in 2007 at age 89, the last surviving member of the Rat Pack had been seemingly...

If you are going to listen to only one, pick something by Vivaldi!

http://embergher.com/sound-samples-of-embergher-instruments/

She sold for $2,292.00 USD (plus tax & shipping).

...and now for some humor, I stole from Mick (thank you sir).



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dphayJDCzog

Cheapest piece of "Rat Pack" memorabilia I've ever seen.

Herd from the seller:

The fretboard is approximately 23mm wide at the nut. THAT IS 0.906 OF AN INCH. Too small for me.

There is no zero fret.

With insurance (declared value) at current price...

Most people (me included) have never run across an EMBERGHER.
It's just a bent top mandolin, or is it?

Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/325870522961
There...

Selling price $402.55 + Shipping and Handling ($12.57 to Florida, your mileage may vary)

Eric,
Does yours have tuner ferrules (Some do some don't)?
Also, might be time to get a master...

Thanks Eric for getting the correct link in there (I don't know what happened). Did you notice his title says "1940-50s Kay Strad-O-Lin Mandolin". KAY ??? Don't think so.

Several interesting mandolin related ebay items (certainly not all). "Real" auctions (hopefully) with bids.

1931 Levin mandolin (vintage) w/hard case www.ebay.com/itm/394529453910

Ibex...

...and that's the original soft shell case. I don't know what they cost in 1950 but the original soft shell case cost $10 retail in 1968.
If it wasn't worth putting in a hardshell case, when it was...

Lane, If you can play like Jerry Douglas... WE'RE GETTING THE BAND BACK TOGETHER!!!

The ebay Stradolin looks like it needs a top brace (might be cracked or might just be loose) and may need a neck reset, too.
I recently had a SOL repaired that needed the cracked top brace replaced...

By the way, there is a 1935 Star Model Strad-O-Lin for sale in the Classifieds that I'm fairly sure I used to own. It was one of the finest sounding SOL's I ever played (and one of the oldest). If I...

I heard back from the seller, cracks are not cleated. Easy fix if you know what you're doing and have the proper tools. My guy (Lenny Brooks in Sarasota) charges $70 per crack that size. Worth every...

So, these mostly handmade Stradolins were subject to similar pitfalls as the poor workmanship on modern, lower price range Gibson guitars, that I've seen recently. Check your date codes, Just don't...