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Thanks for the feedback, Don and everyone else. I will likely sign up if there are no schedule conflicts. It does seem like it would be a good fit and pretty fun.



Hah hah, I am woodshedding...

That was pretty fast, so I guess it settles the value question.

All good input, especially via our Fearless Leader above.

I'm also interested in comments from anyone who's actually been to one of these.

Or a woman ;)

I saw that one. Hope it turns out to be awesome for you :mandosmiley:

I am considering signing up for one of these weekend camps that is in late summer and only about an hour from my house (I would not commute).

I started playing at the beginning of covid and have...

IMHO, if you can afford it, you should buy whatever calls out to you. I bought a flute a week ago, and I've never played a flute in my life. ;)

Wow, there's quite a bit of variation in these. The OP cover isn't really like mine, either.

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Do you think the appearance, stripy vs. mottled, is related to the year it came from?

I wonder if this is the same one discussed in this other thread: Junk Late 40s A50- Bonus S-O-L Tailpiece! Final price on that was $361 after 27 bids. Opening bid for this tailpiece/cover is $125.

Wow, do you think it's really worth that much?!? That's a fair portion of what I paid for my whole mandolin only 2 years ago.

I feel like this represents mando-inflation and that SOL should be...

That is way cool and different. What a fantastic aquisition!
I don't know about the rest of you, but I'd love to hear the sound of it.

Well, not exactly, Jerry.
You don't have the snazzy stairstep fretboard extension :cool:

You've got some pretty dang cool ones, though.

Be aware that priority boarding is no guarantee of group A on Southwest. My sister flew Manchester NH to Tucson several weeks ago with priority boarding. She was in group B (still likely okay for...

Jerry, your SOL looks very much like mine, and I have also been told 1940 or 1941 based on the tuners. (There is no date inside mine.)
Nick, what does your guitar look like? I am curious.

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Sound like a very fine birthday present to yourself, Ed. I almost feel more relaxed just hearing about it.

Have fun!

That's the most important part, isn't it? Have fun with that thing!

You make a good point. I'd like to see what yours looks like.

When I got mine and took it up to Jake W to have the neck fixed, I asked him about a pickguard. "Nah," he said, "they didn't have them."

Check out the case with this one

I want the case.

Mine is #450

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I have one of those Morris flat tops, Joe. It's a nice mandolin. It was my #3 (not bought as move up but as additional :cool:). It's the only brandy new mandolin I've acquired (thus far). It took...

Not an answer to your question, but my 7₵ as a fellow newbie:



Valid point. You need to know what you want.



Invalid Point. Consensus is a good mandolin can help you get better faster and...

I saw one of these appear for about a nanosecond in the classifieds the other day, and I thought about the one you were evaluating. Thanks for the report, sounds like a fair amount of issues there.

Function. Definitely function. And then appearance. But appearance doesn't necessarily mean pristine, like new (although it could).

Some instruments are truly amazing works of art. (I've seen more...

Those are really sharp looking position markers!

Great video. Super helpful.