Re: NMD 1941 Strad-O-Lin
Amazing how these instruments have gone from "decent cheapos" to being in demand. I've had a Strad-O-Lin as my "take it anywhere" mandolin for the past 30 years or so, going from one I paid $25 for, to one I paid about $225 for, very similar to yours, but with replaced tuners. I've gigged with it, recorded with it, and played countless jams and sing-arounds, and I keep thinking, "Couldn't some company make an instrument like that today, price it something like the Kentucky KM-150, and make money doing it?"
Maybe the KM-150 is the "Strad-O-Lin of today"; don't know.
Allen Hopkins
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