Re: Alvarez A900 F style
This (thick tops, thick finish) was a big issue on many 70's mandolins, including Gibson, of course...
There is no way it is worth paying $1K or even close. The market says (rightly) that they are worth nothing like it.
Given you can now get far better sounding and frankly better built instruments for much less new, it just makes no sense to pay over the odds for something like this. If you have a budget of around $1K, you are in the range where you could pick up a very nice used Kentucky KM-1000, or even one of the smaller independent builder's more basic instruments on the used market if you are lucky. I would say Willkamm's valuation is about right. More like $350 than $1399!!! Leave it on the wall gathering dust and cobwebs...
Gibson F5 'Harvey' Fern, Gibson F5 'Derrington' Fern
Distressed Silverangel F 'Esmerelda' aka 'Maxx'
Northfield Big Mon #127
Ellis F5 Special #288
'39 & '45 D-18's, 1950 D-28.
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