Re: Can I Increase the Value of My Used Mando by Distressing It?
I think I have read on this Forum that at the Gibson factory the distressed mandolins that sell for the much bigger bucks are done for no other reason than they were damaged on the factory floor.
Kerry, Big Joe, who worked at Gibson (and no longer does) never made that claim, ever.
Jonz, I don't think you're distressing it other than through good use will increase your getting price. Rather, I think you will decrease it. Seriously, the people who do successful cosmetic distressing spend a lot of time mastering their techniques to get a good authentic look.
Now you could just give it a Wakefield treatment and fill the body with milk and bake the instrument... But I'm still not buying your used distressed mandolin.
Jamie
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