Thanks for the thread link. It seems that the consensus is that this one is okay, not a bargain, at the asking price. I don't think it was mentioned whether there was an original case or not.
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Thanks for the thread link. It seems that the consensus is that this one is okay, not a bargain, at the asking price. I don't think it was mentioned whether there was an original case or not.
Hi Jim,
I'm the OP from the other thread about this Gibson. No, there was not an original case, although it did include a modern hard shell case.
If you could get the owner to part with it for $1000, I would definitely jump on it. It's in beautiful condition.
How does it sound? It was fine, but with old strings and no recent play time, who really knows? Could be great; if not, it definitely has the nice old classic Gibson sound like any other.
If you buy it, I'd love to know how much it "opens up"....
New candidate:
http://williamsport.craigslist.org/msg/3982819013.html
The custom tailpiece cover doubles as a salad plate.
I wonder how they came up with those prices. They are about 4 times the price of what these instruments might sell for. I guess you could chalk it up to "it doesn't hurt to ask".
Phil
The mandolin is worth the price alone for the tailpiece!
Ambitious. Mid/late 70s Gibson for $6,500.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1977-GIBSON-...item232e16c863
My first mandolin in the late 70s was a loaner almost exactly like this. I was thinking, gee, mandolins are kind of cool but they have no sound, no projection, can't be heard. Problem was that particular model. Once I got ahold of a decent instrument I understood. Not Gibson's finest period.
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Whoa, that price on the '53 F-5...it does have the cooleo brown/pink case, though.
Here ya go ... $2,150 for a Fender FM52E:
http://medford.craigslist.org/msg/4052858914.html
Sometimes when people don't know stuff they really don't know. This guy probably saw a '57 Mandocaster for 2g's + and thought he hit the jackpot -I mean,it is a Fender electric mandolin--aren't they all the same?
Beat-up A-40N for $5K
http://asheville.craigslist.org/msg/4059486547.html
For the person who has everything:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/251330233893
bratsche
Hey that cicada is playing an Embergher!
Ah, yes, it's the rare 18 karat, 4-string mandolin with a half-inch scale, made by elusive Embergher elves! No wonder it's so costly! ;)
bratsche
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/VINTAGE-A...-/141063383205
BIN price not all that high, but sheesh it's a horror show
Location is Indiana US.
If its going to be shipped down under to Van Diemen's land I ain't gunna be the one to facilitate it.
However it is a prime example of a rare faked grain finish...
Did they find that thing 5 feet under the foundation of their house? It's either that, or they dug it out of a fire.
I live this part: "TO A GOOD LUTHIER, THIS IS RESTORABLE." I'd beg to differ. The top is wrecked, the back is wreck, I assume the neck is trash, the tuners, fretboard, frets, tailpiece, bridge, braces are all garbage. Restoring this would require replacing the entire thing piece by piece and at that point you really aren't restoring it, you're building a new one.
OK, I want to know who the 1 person watching this auction is....