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    Default Genuine ornithological rarities...

    Okay some browsing has revealed the following to me and my interest has been triggered by two things. My Woonplaats: Nijmegen isn't that good but I'm interested in what the kid in the photo on this thread is holding. Can't see the entire headstock, though the body appears narrower than a guitar, and certainly doesn't appear to have the usual six string pickup, bridge tailpiece seen on firebird layout. 'Cellobird perhaps?

    Also came across this... ASHBORYBIRD, for one.
    I can't find any other reference to this anywhere other than this Wiki-orphan... can anybody shed some light on if someone/who built one?
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    Hereby & forthwith, any instrument with an odd number of strings shall be considered broken. With regard to mix levels, usually the best approach is treating the mandolin the same as a cowbell.

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    Default Re: Genuine ornithological rarities...

    My guess the the ashborybird is a one off hack (in a good sense) by someone. I own an Ashbory and a Mandobird. The Mandobird neck would be too narrow to make a decent Ashbory instrument.
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    Default Re: Genuine ornithological rarities...

    something like this with an ashbory neck would have been the go, though twice as many dollars again on top for postage to oz made it pretty boring.
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    This is a toughie, certainly as regards the instrument the child is holding. The position of bridge & pick up are not consistent with the common or garden Epiphone mando bird IV. Maybe the mighty Martin Stillion can advise........
    Sorry madam, but we are fresh out of bull-dogs today!

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    Googling around, I found a couple of comments suggesting that the instrument held by John Entwhistle's son is a custom-built, scaled down replica of a Thunderbird made in 1972. It's apparently mentioned in John Entwistle's book, Bass Culture.

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    Default Re: Genuine ornithological rarities...

    Continuing on the rare bird theme....
    I thought I should post a few pics of the very rare flamed 'bird.

    Features include LCCP paint, Almuse electronics and Jerman bridge.

    Also pictured is an albino 'bird.
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    Hereby & forthwith, any instrument with an odd number of strings shall be considered broken. With regard to mix levels, usually the best approach is treating the mandolin the same as a cowbell.

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    Default Re: Genuine ornithological rarities...

    I blew the picture up as far as I could on my Imac, it looks from the headstock machinehead spacing, that it is a 4 string. I cant see anything more though.

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