New Flat Iron ?

[Loubrava]

Found this kind of odd listed as "new" . I don't much about the Flat Irons but if it is new it could be a good deal. https://reverb.com/item/6372020-new-...tiron-mandolin

[George R. Lane]

It looks like it is New Old Stock (NOS). The build date is 2,000"s.

[Josh Levine]

Na that is before the 2000s. 2000s are Nashville. Can't tell if that Serial # means 96 or 91. One of the experts will know.

[Dave Hanson]

plus £798.43 shipping ? is it being shipped from Mars or Venus ?

Dave H

[Tom C]

Its a '96 Flatiron Performer. I have one. Very fair price and great bang for the buck. It does have the integrated fret board. It also has a heck of a chop and lots of low end.
It's only $32 shipping. Not sure of what you are looking at as this is in American dollars.

[Loubrava]

If it is new as advertised I thinks it's a great deal if it stacks up to the early 2000 F9's somebody's gonna score ! Reverb is great place to buy as they will refund your money if item isn't as advertised. I bought a 2002 F9 it was listed as "pristine" it was far from pristine even had crack at neck joint. Seller wasn't happy when I sent it back Reverb refunded my money no problems. Too bad but because that F9 sounded great.

[Mike Arakelian]

The first two digits of the serial number indicate the year it was made...hence, 1996. Have you tried to contact the seller to find out more about it? If it is NOS, it's a good deal. Performer series was Flatiron's entry model...a great sounding and playing mandolin! Love mine!

[G7MOF]

It does say £799.80 or $1034 shipping. I could collect it from the US for less than that.

[Tom C]

Where???

[Loubrava]

The first two digits of the serial number indicate the year it was made...hence, 1996. Have you tried to contact the seller to find out more about it? If it is NOS, it's a good deal. Performer series was Flatiron's entry model...a great sounding and playing mandolin! Love mine!

No after my experience with the F9 I wanted a new mando. so I'm having one made by Ratliff. When I saw this I just thought somebody here might be looking for a nice mando. and wanted to share it. If someone buys it let us know how it turns out .

[Bill Snyder]

Where???

Has it occurred to you that for anyone looking at it in the UK the shipping might be different?

[Dave Hanson]

In the advert I get, it says £1,799.46 for the mandolin and £798.43 shipping, obviously just for the UK market.

Dave H

[ollaimh]

$1290 shipping to canada, i guess they are going to hand deliver and fly

[Tom C]

Has it occurred to you that for anyone looking at it in the UK the shipping might be different?

Not really. I thought a URL is a URL as we are clicking on same link.

[Mike Arakelian]

The shipping question aside, if this is a new old stock, I'd love to know the story of where it's been for the past 20+ years??? I think I'd need to know more about that if I were considering buying it...I'm not, just curious.

[5bassman]

I recently traded a 1996 Flatiron Performer with the intergrated fretboard (the one in my avatar) because it just didn't have what I was looking for in one. Volume was in the medium range and it just didn't have the sound I want.

[Bill Snyder]

Not really. I thought a URL is a URL as we are clicking on same link.

Nope. When you click a link your general location is made known to the site you are clicking on and location specific differences can be made to the site.

[multidon]

It is suspicious that it's listed as new, but the truth is this is a more than fair price even used if it is good condition. I've seen them listed at 2500 or more used. Also suspicious that the description is so sketchy on details. And a private listing would be unlikely to be NOS. Wouldn't that be a store? Perhaps the lister used to have a store and hung on to this after the store closed. But more likely it is being listed as new because someone bought it, played it very little or not at all, and stuck it in a closet all those years. I've seen instruments listed as "new" under similar circumstances and as much as their owners want that to be true, they are used. Just like a car that takes the depreciation hit as soon as you drive it off the lot. Still, this appears to be a good deal. But I would want a lot more information.

[Timbofood]

Pardon my ignorance but, what is an "integrated" FB?

[jefflester]

Pardon my ignorance but, what is an "integrated" FB?

https://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/showthread.php?21833

[Timbofood]

Thanks Jeff.
Like Chet Atkins said once:
"See, you come to these hillbilly shows and sometimes you learn something!"
One day older, one more thing to forget!

[Kevin Stueve]

Not really. I thought a URL is a URL as we are clicking on same link.

that is the beauty of dynamic web content. Same link different contents

[DataNick]

I recently traded a 1996 Flatiron Performer with the intergrated fretboard (the one in my avatar) because it just didn't have what I was looking for in one. Volume was in the medium range and it just didn't have the sound I want.

+1...Integrated Fretboard spells Q-U-I-E-T...YMMV but I've never played one (Flatiron with that fretboard spec) that had the goods in tone and volume.