'Mandolin d'Amore' on eBay

[tonydxn]

Not everybody's cup of tea I'm sure, but it looks and sounds very striking. Looks well made, too. No bids yet - must be worth $400 of somebody's money.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mandolin-...1sU:rk:82:pf:0



Here's the link to his sound sample

https://youtu.be/9KMc6sbK8ZY

[catmandu2]

That's cool - I'd use for some early music. A somewhat sparser approach - where there's room for light and shade - is beautiful on these type of instruments, imo.

[Bruce Clausen]

Fascinating! It was built in 2001, and the seller (and presumably the player on the video) is the builder. So maybe it's the one and only Mandolin d'amore?

The Youtube clip gives a detailed description of the unusual construction. It's well worth watching. Thanks for posting, Tony.

[Zach Wilson]

Very interesting. Thanks for posting!

[Jim Garber]

And here is a hardanger mandolin by Harald Hougaard, sort of a mandolin version of a hardingfele or hardanger fiddle.

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[catmandu2]

I'd imagine it to fetch more than 400, but I might have bid had I not just bought a hardanger fdl. It looks like it would make great sound. It's like - a mndln for solo playing. Very cool.

[LadysSolo]

I like the sound, wish I had an extra $400, but the house needs a new roof (garage roof fell in!?!?!!)

[Jim Nollman]

gorgeous tone. Thanks for posting.

[mandolinstew]

Bacon body shape?

[Eric Platt]

Very interesting. Almost wish I could bid on it. Betting it would sound cool in a duet with a nyckelharpa.

[Jim Garber]

Very interesting. Almost wish I could bid on it. Betting it would sound cool in a duet with a nyckelharpa.

I would imagine that there would be way too much sympathetic vibration in that room. 12 sympathetics on a NH and four on the VDA. Yikes!

[Gelsenbury]

At the old exchange rates, I would have tried!

[Eric Platt]

I would imagine that there would be way too much sympathetic vibration in that room. 12 sympathetics on a NH and four on the VDA. Yikes!

There are a number of groups that have hardanger and nyckelharpa. Rydvall Jmelva have 3 CDs out. And it appears there are a few other groups that do similar instrumentation. So, I don't think it would be too much. Maybe if you added a hurdy gurdy.

[Jim Garber]

Lots of tuning though.