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It says "Headstock never broken. Piece of overlay on the headstock ..." thats what i can make out for sure.
Rest seems to say somthing about "Serial replaced" (?) and something about Pickguard and...

I hope it's not against the board rules to post a link to another board, it's a guitar not a Mandolin board anyway. ;)
A member there postet pics from the show. Also some Mandolin shots that may be...

What else would you do with the money? Spend it on useless things like food or cloth? :grin:

The one on eBay must be the Mando equivalent to an original 59 Gibson Les Paul. :))
Beside of eBay you find old Mandolines in Austria also at Willhaben.
Here is one that looks a bit like the one...

And why not do the setup yourself? That's what i didn't understand. It's not exactly rocket science.

Whats the problem with the setup? I bought a Loar 520. After adjusting the bridge intonation is perfect and string hight at 12. fret is ~1,5 mm for G and ~1,3 mm for e. In 1st fret i have a litte...

Than most likly it is a german one. I called it italian because that is what the person i bought it from told me. :redface:
Yes, i took the tuners off. They are even very hard to turn without any...

Ok, so it means "geschützt". In combination with Patent this simply does mean it is protected by patent no ....

Now i can read it. It says: "Patentamtlich geschützt".
Patentamt = patent office...

"Gesch." does not mean manufacturer. If it should be "Geschäft" it means "shop".
What's the word before Gesch.? Can't read that on the pic.

Thanks Jim. The Label says "Musikhaus Kratochwil, 1020 Wien Taborstraße". This shop does not exist anymore. And I could not find any info about it on the web. I think this is only the label of the...

I bought this nameless italian Mando for a few bucks.
It needs a little restauration. For now it is only deco. The tuners don't turn anymore.
I think i buy this ones.
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After lowering the Bridge string height is now: 1,5 mm for G, 1,3 mm for e but that gives me stringbuzz at first fret.
The neck is completely straigt. Maybe i adjust the trussrod to give the neck a...

From Thomann.

Check this site.
Good solutions i think without butchering your mando.

Many ~o) later she's here.
As promised my first impression and pic's here: http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/showthread.php?84497-Review-The-Loar-LM-520-VS. :cool:

After waiting more than one month finally my The Loar-520-VS arrived yesterday. :mandosmiley:

It was very well and carefully packed. Could have survived World War 3 in the package.

Specs:...

We will see. :grin:

I have done it. Placed my order for The Loar LM520 VS a few minutes ago at Thomann. :mandosmiley:
They are currently out of stock. Hopefully i will have it in my hands in the first half of April....

Thanks all. I think i go for the Loar LM520. Thomann is expecting next delivery in April. :(
So that gives me a few weeks to really make up my mind if i do not find it elsewhere in the meantime.

I have seen the Loar at the Thomann site. To me Loar, as a manufacturer, is completley unknown. I know meanwhile that Loar was the name of the guy building the famous Gibsons in the beginning of last...

Hi,

i started to play guitar 1 1/2 years ago and now want to buy a Mandoline as second instrument.
There are two problems:
1) I don't have any clue what i should buy.
2) I live in Vienna and...