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I know it's almost four years later, but nevertheless I'd like to announce that since last EWOB in Voorthuizen (NL), I'm the happy owner of a GTR F-5 serial# 8081 (if I read it correctly).
I bought...

I know this thread is quite an old one, but I read it only after having bought a GTR F5 recently.
I got it from Mr. Boetzke at this years EWOB in Voorthuizen. It's number is difficult to read, but I...

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Good point, Pit!

In fact I contacted the owner.
He said, he would have a look into here.
Seems he did.

I thank you all for your interest and expertise.
The case seems quite clear now to me.
Maybe I can find out, whether the actual owner is conscious of what he is offering or not.
Thanks again!

I wonder, whether someone out there can identify this mandolin, which is claimed to be a Gibson.
...

Many thanks for bringing that thread to my notice! It answered most questions.

In fact, the Stanford-brand is quite popular in Europe in so fas as guitars are concerned (an offspring of Czech Republica´s Furch, currently made in China; it´s Stonebridge in the New World, I...

Actually, it does sound quite good.
Not better than the better mandolins I owned (F-9, Prucha A), as far as I can remember their sound. But shurely not too far from it, and for a quarter of what...

Dear cafe members,
I recently bought this Stanford F-mandolin.
The seller told me it was a prototype for a mandolin that never went to production.
Is that statement correct, or does anyone own or...

Dear Martin,
ah, 2010. That must have been mine. I´m going to ask Oliver about the buyer.
Thanks a lot, Mr. Jonas!
Greetings from Bonn
Frank Wortmann

Dear Jamie,
unfortunately, I don´t have any photos.
I thought a new owner may one day stumble across this thread ...
This day may well never come.
But thanks for your advice!
Frank

I once owned a three-point-mandolin from DOG, grey/black, with f-holes. Sold it around 2008, unshure about the year, via Oliver Waitze. Now I want to have it back.
Could the current owner send me a...

Dear Mr. Robertson,
find attached two pictures of the really beautiful and great sounding mandolin your grandfather has built as no. 66. I couldn´n resist to some modern tendencies (armrest,...

Dear Mr. Robertson,
it will be done as soon as I have located my camera somewhere in the household.
Best wishes
Frank

Dear John and Dennis!
Just bought one in the Netherlands from (Mr.) Boetzke snaarinstrumenten for the same amount in Euros. Sounds fantastic, too, and I also like the colour and finish.
Mine´s from...

Dear pheffernan!
Thank you for yor help! I´ll post in that thread.
Greetings from Germany
Frank

I just bought an F-mandolin built by Jimmy Robertson from Edmonton, KY, in 2002, that made it´s way to the Netherlands, to Boetzkes snaarinstrumenten. It´s a beautiful and great sounding instrument....

Dear swampstomper,
I need your national expertise: Do you remember the name of the shop, that is a regular at the EWOB trade fair and sells mostly mandolins? Something with "... snaarinstrumenten"....