Who buys the truly expensive mandolins say $8000 and up, mostly professional musicians ?, investors ?
In the classical world, it is not unusual for a professional violinist who plays in an orchestra to have a violin worth $40000 or more, however, the truly expensive violins are frequently bought by investors, kept in humidity and temperature controlled environments, waiting for the value to go up.
Fortunately there are a large number of reasonable prized mandolins available , so that young people can afford to become mandolin players.
I have noticed over the past few years the cost of quality mandolins going much higher , due to demand?
I am very lucky to have an Heiden A mandolin , the quality of the instrument probably above my ability, had to let go a mint 1994 Mercedes AMG coupe with low miles to get it. (I like playing the Heiden better than driving the Mercedes
, the tone is so beautiful )
What is your experience in obtaining an expensive mandolin ?
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