perhaps a bit overboard in the heel section ..but gotta hand it to em ..classic....right ?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-Old-An...oAAOSwySlZ~gEO
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-Old-An...oAAOSwySlZ~gEO
perhaps a bit overboard in the heel section ..but gotta hand it to em ..classic....right ?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-Old-An...oAAOSwySlZ~gEO
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-Old-An...oAAOSwySlZ~gEO
Thomas Quinn
I've had my eye on that one. I kinda fantasized about it but there are just too many potential problems beyond what the seller shows in the photos -- so I decided to pass. I'd love to pull thing out with the tape and the holes and scrapes and scratches play a really rousing version of whatever (at this stage of my development "rousing version" of anything is pretty much a fantasy, too).
I put a watch on it, but just out of curiosity to see what it finally sells for.
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It won't stay anywhere near that price.
"It's comparable to playing a cheese slicer."
--M. Stillion
"Bargain instruments are no bargains if you can't play them"
--J. Garber
Wonder what the sort-of-neatly drilled holes on either side of the soundhole are. Maybe somebody tried mounting a pickup at some point?
That was to hold the cereal spoon pickup. Ref the cereal number.
There are two things to aim at in life: first, to get what you want; and, after that, to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind achieve the second. Logan Pearsall Smith, 1865 - 1946
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I didn't even catch that the first time I read it. That's GRRRRREEEEAAAAAAT!
That's actually the kind of snakehead I have been looking for. I just don't want to pay a fortune for it. That would be a fun restore project as it isn't ever going to be original.
"It's comparable to playing a cheese slicer."
--M. Stillion
"Bargain instruments are no bargains if you can't play them"
--J. Garber
Serial (cereal) number is around 1907.
Ray Dearstone #009 D1A (1999)
Skip Kelley #063 Offset Two Point (2017)
Arches #9 A Style (2005)
Bourgeois M5A (2022)
Hohner and Seydel Harmonicas (various keys)
"Heck, Jimmy Martin don't even believe in Santy Claus!"
The cereal number must be wrong. There were no 1907 snakes.
"It's comparable to playing a cheese slicer."
--M. Stillion
"Bargain instruments are no bargains if you can't play them"
--J. Garber
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
We have our first bidder....god speed to you sir whoever you are...
my hats off to whoever rescues this noble beast.....
I guess im a little xtra sympathetic at the moment..Im in the middle of a rescue case myself....Ive got a Shutt/Harmony mandolin thats undergoing surgery at Retrofret this very moment...
I'll be upside down on the deal but its too good of a mandolin to leave in disrepair..
whadaya gonna do ?
look at that funky snake...just aint right to be left like that..
Jim
My Stream on Soundcloud
19th Century Tunes
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
Okay, I could see myself owning that one. Reminds me of a J-45 a friend owns. Looks like it had been dragged behind a truck. But sounds and plays great.
While it probably needs more work that I'd want to put into it, should be a fun project for someone.
Brentrup Model 23, Boeh A5 #37, Gibson A Jr., Flatiron 1N, Coombe Classical flattop, Strad-O-Lin
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It ended up at $635 plus $40 shipping. Not so bad unless it is a basket case inside.
Jim
My Stream on Soundcloud
19th Century Tunes
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
Did anybody here snag it? Would love to get the rest of the story.
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Other than the tape and blisters, my A3 was similar when I got it. 32 years later, I still love it!
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'20 A3, '30 L-1, '97 914, 2012 Cohen A5, 2012 Muth A5, '14 OM28A
It seems like it has a lot of potential.
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