Been emailing with Ken Ratcliff; he currently has his Silverangel Econo A's for $1350 but said he may raise the price… sure wish I had the funds now!
Been emailing with Ken Ratcliff; he currently has his Silverangel Econo A's for $1350 but said he may raise the price… sure wish I had the funds now!
aka: Spencer
Silverangel Econo A #429
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"You can never cross the ocean unless you have the courage
to lose sight of the shore, ...and also a boat with no holes in it.” -anonymous
aka: Spencer
Silverangel Econo A #429
Soliver #001 & #002: A double stack of Pancakes.
Soliver Hand Crafted Mandolins and Mandolin Armrests
Armrests Here -- Mandolins Here
"You can never cross the ocean unless you have the courage
to lose sight of the shore, ...and also a boat with no holes in it.” -anonymous
I'll be curious to see how you like the Eastman oval. I am a long time guitar player who took up mandolin about a year ago. I really wanted a vintage Gibson oval and found a super sweet one in a shop that was everything I wanted in a mando vibe and tone wise but out of my price range. I used that as a yardstick and tried out a bunch of different mandos comparing sound/vibe. I ended up with an Eastman 504. It was the closest for me and I've been quite satisfied. I still want a vintage Gibson and will probably snag one someday. Keep us posted.
Last edited by telecline; Dec-03-2017 at 3:37pm.
This Eastman MD504 just popped up on the classifieds for $500
https://www.mandolincafe.com/ads/118283#118283
Oh, NFI here, but if I was in the market, in the OP's price range, I'd be all over this one - Weber Bridger for $1350:
https://www.mandolincafe.com/ads/118332#118332
2018 Girouard Concert oval A
2015 JP "Whitechapel" tenor banjo
2018 Frank Tate tenor guitar
1969 Martin 00-18
my Youtube channel
Here is a link to a previous thread . . . .
https://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/s...entucky-KM-272
Thanks guys, these are all great looking instruments, but I’m nowhere near able to buy right now. I have about 1/10 of the money right now, Lol!
I was hoping to take a long lunch one day this week and go check out an Eastman but it doesn’t look like that’s going to happen until possibly after Christmas at the earliest. I’d love to try for something even nicer... we’ll see how it goes. I’m not sure how patient I can be setting money aside though
By the way, Ken Ratcliff told me that the current price for his Silverangel Econo’s is $1350, but he will be raising them to $1750 after some time... he didn’t say when that would be however..
aka: Spencer
Silverangel Econo A #429
Soliver #001 & #002: A double stack of Pancakes.
Soliver Hand Crafted Mandolins and Mandolin Armrests
Armrests Here -- Mandolins Here
"You can never cross the ocean unless you have the courage
to lose sight of the shore, ...and also a boat with no holes in it.” -anonymous
My Silverangel is an f hole, but with it's redwood top and X bracing, it has a toe in the oval hole world. An oval hole SA would sound wonderful I'm sure.
Silverangel A
Arches F style kit
1913 Gibson A-1
https://www.mandolincafe.com/ads/118411#118411
Just saw this today (nfi).
Happy hunting
Oh, nice price on a Weber Gallatin oval A here, NFI on my part:
https://reverb.com/item/7538991-webe...lin-dark-brown
2018 Girouard Concert oval A
2015 JP "Whitechapel" tenor banjo
2018 Frank Tate tenor guitar
1969 Martin 00-18
my Youtube channel
I would look up Pomeroy. His oval holes look very fine. He has one for sale for 1800 on his site.
http://pomeroyinstruments.com/pomeroy-mandolin-a2-240/
Wow... wish I had the funds for that Weber
Last edited by soliver; Dec-07-2017 at 7:09pm.
aka: Spencer
Silverangel Econo A #429
Soliver #001 & #002: A double stack of Pancakes.
Soliver Hand Crafted Mandolins and Mandolin Armrests
Armrests Here -- Mandolins Here
"You can never cross the ocean unless you have the courage
to lose sight of the shore, ...and also a boat with no holes in it.” -anonymous
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