Halsey mandolin in the classifieds
I think this is the first time I have ever seen one of Bill's mandolins for sale......
https://www.mandolincafe.com/ads/131056#131056
Bill is known as a gold medal winning bow maker for violin family instruments and is a super nice guy.
This mandolin looks really nice.
NFI
Charley
A bunch of stuff with four strings
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There are 9 mandolins in the classifieds this morning I could take home with me.....
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And that's just in the top 20 ads....
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I played that one, if memory serves. I remember the abbreviated Florida.
Someone had better buy this and put me out of my misery!
I have been lucky to have been a “tester” of a few of Bills Mandolins and they are really lovely pieces. I may be biased, because of my long relationship but, all the lines are “fair” (from the boat building world), color is smooth visually, I should just stop raving.
I played his prototype for about six or seven months and it was a joy!
Last edited by Timbofood; Nov-02-2018 at 9:22am.
Timothy F. Lewis
"If brains was lard, that boy couldn't grease a very big skillet" J.D. Clampett
Re: Halsey mandolin in the classifieds
Bill was also part of the team at Gibson when the F5L was introduced and has been a member of the Cafe for years.
https://www.mandolincafe.com/news/pu...s_001217.shtml
"It's comparable to playing a cheese slicer."
--M. Stillion
"Bargain instruments are no bargains if you can't play them"
--J. Garber
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Mr. Halsey is a true master.
'02 Gibson master model #70327 02-01-02
'25 Gibson A-4 Snakehead #82626
'06 Hicks #1 and #2 F-5 still not done
Gibson F-5 Master Model Registry
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Doesn’t say if the finger rest is included, interesting. Bill made those to original specs too!
Timothy F. Lewis
"If brains was lard, that boy couldn't grease a very big skillet" J.D. Clampett
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Has anyone, besides maybe Tim, played this one? It sure looks the part.
1924 Gibson A Snakehead
2005 National RM-1
2007 Hester A5
2009 Passernig A5
2015 Black A2-z
2010 Black GBOM
2017 Poe Scout
2014 Smart F-Style Mandola
2018 Vessel TM5
2019 Hogan F5
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