A lovely f-style on eBay.
A lovely f-style on eBay.
Jim
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That is lovely. Just lovely.
"It's comparable to playing a cheese slicer."
--M. Stillion
"Bargain instruments are no bargains if you can't play them"
--J. Garber
I shouldn't have looked at this so close to bedtime. I know I'm going to have nightmares.
Old Hometown, Cabin Fever String Band
Huh, four bids, went for $71.00. Jim, I hope you did not get this.......whatever it is.
Charley
A bunch of stuff with four strings
No way, Charley! I know it appears that I have bottom-of-the-barrel taste...
Jim
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1924 Gibson A4 - 2018 Campanella A-5 - 2007 Brentrup A4C - 1915 Frank Merwin Ashley violin - Huss & Dalton DS - 1923 Gibson A2 black snakehead - '83 Flatiron A5-2 - 1939 Gibson L-00 - 1936 Epiphone Deluxe - 1928 Gibson L-5 - ca. 1890s Fairbanks Senator Banjo - ca. 1923 Vega Style M tenor banjo - ca. 1920 Weymann Style 25 Mandolin-Banjo - National RM-1
Gotta love the headstock on this one.....
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-MAND...f#ht_837wt_917
Charley
A bunch of stuff with four strings
Jim
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Playing lately:
1924 Gibson A4 - 2018 Campanella A-5 - 2007 Brentrup A4C - 1915 Frank Merwin Ashley violin - Huss & Dalton DS - 1923 Gibson A2 black snakehead - '83 Flatiron A5-2 - 1939 Gibson L-00 - 1936 Epiphone Deluxe - 1928 Gibson L-5 - ca. 1890s Fairbanks Senator Banjo - ca. 1923 Vega Style M tenor banjo - ca. 1920 Weymann Style 25 Mandolin-Banjo - National RM-1
Always thought the melondolin was 'normal', at least at Farmers Markets, and the F5 a true oddity!
I loved the look of that in general but didn't like all the separations I was seeing... and was curious about the big soundhole and neck stability if the neck block wasn't big enough to do the job (like on those funky 2-point lyre-shaped Harmony 20s mandos that ALWAYS die).
This just cropped up in this thread, and is for sale here. NFI
I think it's awesome.. look at that pickguard.. Jim, are you going to buy it? :-)
Marty: those are the standard mandolinettos that show up in the UK quite often with various makers names - usually the "Neapolitan school of music" or something similar - all completely fictitious of course!
I had a more conventionally mandolinetto shaped one of these a while back and it actually sounded quite nice, I dare say this one would as well.
I love the shape of these....
Mick
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I would very much doubt if these oddly shaped mandolins are British made. German I would suspect, especially with that scratchplate (and the German tuners).
The mandolin with strange head that Jim has posted the pics in Post #433 of could quite possibly be a New York made instrument from the 30. If you go to this site there are several pictures of a mandolin built in the shop of Guiseppe Nettuno, a guitar and mandolin maker in New York in the 20s and 30s, probably one of the people who made the A. Galiano labeled instruments for Oscar Schmidt.
cheers
http://www.mcdonaldstrings.com
The Mandolin Project on building mandolins
The Mandolin-a history
The Ukulele on building ukuleles
Not all ugly things are German
This instrument might look much better if the neck had been attached to the other end. As it is, it looks like a viola da gamba met with an accident.
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Jim
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1924 Gibson A4 - 2018 Campanella A-5 - 2007 Brentrup A4C - 1915 Frank Merwin Ashley violin - Huss & Dalton DS - 1923 Gibson A2 black snakehead - '83 Flatiron A5-2 - 1939 Gibson L-00 - 1936 Epiphone Deluxe - 1928 Gibson L-5 - ca. 1890s Fairbanks Senator Banjo - ca. 1923 Vega Style M tenor banjo - ca. 1920 Weymann Style 25 Mandolin-Banjo - National RM-1
Wow! Four years since the last posting on one of my favorite threads. Time to bring it back especially for this beauty for sale on eBay.
I would love to go back in whatever time and speak directly to the maker to see what he/she was thinking. 3/5 tuner arrangement, asymmetrical headstock, fanned-out tailpiece, strange carved-out(?) back with smooth neck joint, ultra-funky workmanship, etc. Enjoy!
Jim
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1924 Gibson A4 - 2018 Campanella A-5 - 2007 Brentrup A4C - 1915 Frank Merwin Ashley violin - Huss & Dalton DS - 1923 Gibson A2 black snakehead - '83 Flatiron A5-2 - 1939 Gibson L-00 - 1936 Epiphone Deluxe - 1928 Gibson L-5 - ca. 1890s Fairbanks Senator Banjo - ca. 1923 Vega Style M tenor banjo - ca. 1920 Weymann Style 25 Mandolin-Banjo - National RM-1
Thanks, Jim, for reviving this wonderful thread!
Here's another mandolin oddity built by the German waldzither producer C. H. Boehm: the so-called "walddoline"!
It's actually a flat-back mandolin with Boehm's usual glass bridge and Preston style tuning mechanism.
The walddoline was introduced in 1904 and built until 1941, when the Boehm factory was sold to the GEWA Company.
For more about these fancy instruments see here: http://boehm-waldzither-page.webnode.com/walddoline/
In my opinion, they even sound quite good, especially the rare Nr. 2 model with rosewood back and sides.
Norbert
Jim
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1924 Gibson A4 - 2018 Campanella A-5 - 2007 Brentrup A4C - 1915 Frank Merwin Ashley violin - Huss & Dalton DS - 1923 Gibson A2 black snakehead - '83 Flatiron A5-2 - 1939 Gibson L-00 - 1936 Epiphone Deluxe - 1928 Gibson L-5 - ca. 1890s Fairbanks Senator Banjo - ca. 1923 Vega Style M tenor banjo - ca. 1920 Weymann Style 25 Mandolin-Banjo - National RM-1
Ah I forgot, Dave Hynds has one to sell (if anyone should be interested):
http://www.mandolinluthier.com/mando...or_sale_04.htm
I'm sure he is open to offers with regard to the price ...
It is way time to wake, mandolin-oddball fans. 1-1/2 years! We must have missed some good ones.
Here is a finely-crafted mandolin, alas unfinished. It is neck, headstock, sides, top, and bracing all carved out (more or less) from one chunk of wood. All you need is to add a back and you'll have yourself a dandy planter... er... mandolin—I think. Here it is on eBay.
And some pics:
Jim
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1924 Gibson A4 - 2018 Campanella A-5 - 2007 Brentrup A4C - 1915 Frank Merwin Ashley violin - Huss & Dalton DS - 1923 Gibson A2 black snakehead - '83 Flatiron A5-2 - 1939 Gibson L-00 - 1936 Epiphone Deluxe - 1928 Gibson L-5 - ca. 1890s Fairbanks Senator Banjo - ca. 1923 Vega Style M tenor banjo - ca. 1920 Weymann Style 25 Mandolin-Banjo - National RM-1
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