I am no expert with vintage epiphone mandolins at all, but personally I would rather have a new eastman at the same price.
For my money, I'd judge this, and any other instrument, on how it sounds. If it is handmade and sounds good, and you will play and enjoy it, that is a good price.
If you're investing, I can't help you.
Bill
IM(NS)HO
I am a new player and I just bought that mandolin, near Oshawa Ontario last week. Serial number matches mine. What are the odds?
It happens every now and again here. Enjoy it.
"It's comparable to playing a cheese slicer."
--M. Stillion
"Bargain instruments are no bargains if you can't play them"
--J. Garber
"It doesn't matter how much you invest in your instrument until you invest in you and your ability..."
Kentucky KM-150
Eastman MD-404
Eastman MD-305
Morgan Monroe MFM-300 (passed on to a new player)
Rover RM-75
There looks to be some corrosion on the tuning pegs and what appears as small water stains on the sticker inside....look it over good.
"It doesn't matter how much you invest in your instrument until you invest in you and your ability..."
Kentucky KM-150
Eastman MD-404
Eastman MD-305
Morgan Monroe MFM-300 (passed on to a new player)
Rover RM-75
Yes. I know it sounds crazy but I haven't figured out how to post a pic. I will do that when I get back home. I saw the serial and went to check mine. That's really strange.
Why is it strange? You're replying to a post from 2014 and the person that posted it may not have even bought it. It could have changed hands a few more times. Like, I said this has happened here before. It doesn't mean that it's a different mandolin with the same serial number, although that wouldn't surprise me anyway. I just assume you bought the mandolin in the original post.
"It's comparable to playing a cheese slicer."
--M. Stillion
"Bargain instruments are no bargains if you can't play them"
--J. Garber
"It doesn't matter how much you invest in your instrument until you invest in you and your ability..."
Kentucky KM-150
Eastman MD-404
Eastman MD-305
Morgan Monroe MFM-300 (passed on to a new player)
Rover RM-75
Bill, gave you good advice; judge it on how it sounds. If is a good sounding, playing instrument and you want it, then you decide.
As to those Epiphone mandolins, I refretted one for a fella that had been playing his for 30+ years. It was a hoss. It had really nice maple and was well built.
I'm very happy with it, had my daughter's guitar tech take a look at it, he made a slight truss rod adjustment and said everything else looked good. Now I've just got to learn how to play it
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