I have no idea who this person is or what the event was but she clearly is no expert on mandolins.
Looks like an A- Jr with non original pick guard clamp. I think she is off by about 6K.
I have no idea who this person is or what the event was but she clearly is no expert on mandolins.
Looks like an A- Jr with non original pick guard clamp. I think she is off by about 6K.
Charley
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Yeah but... she makes up for it by sounding authoritative. Guess I'm gonna have to buy white gloves to play my '17 A-1!
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Well, it could be a 1928 or later A0, in which case the pickguard attachment could be original.
It does surprise me from time to time how woefully ignorant antique dealers can be about musical instruments. (Antique dealers tend to use the word "piece"; instrument dealers don't. Never trust the word of any "expert" who calls a musical instrument a "piece.")
Even worse IMHO than the inaccurate valuation and the pontificating is the racism inherent in her claim that immigrants played mandolins because they were "easier for them to play," as if immigrants somehow had less musical skill than others.
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Thanks Martin, if it is a late 20's A-O, would the tailpiece be original?
I thought it was funny that she valued an A-4 a few years earlier for far less then this one.
Charley
A bunch of stuff with four strings
Great observation. Letดs get the mind rambling... Chinese immigrants are able to play the mandolin whereas african immigrants have the banjo reserved for themselves... the spanish have the guitar and the italians (Stradivari, Guarnieri et al.) have the violins/fiddles... whereas the Scotts/Irish have the bagpipes, the Germans have the grunts and the Gauls have the war harps.
Boy howdy does that make me some politically incorrect cuss. Iดm not even an immigrant, I do play some instruments that would have me to change skin color twice over, while I donดt grunt...
But... if she getดs that mandolin sold for that price... more power for the seller (if he/she gets the better part of the sales price).
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Boy howdy, that is a conundrum, ain't it? There aren't many A0s out there. I found one for one of our orchestra members years ago and she played it for a long time, but she's no longer with the orchestra and I don't recall what kind of tailpiece it had.
Here, though, is one from the Archive with the cloud tailpiece and the screw-on pickguard support, just like the instrument in the video: http://www.mandolinarchive.com/gibson/serial/86740
I see that the Dr. Lori instrument has got a headstock logo in the correct position for 1928, strengthening the case for this being an A0. A Junior would have a plain headstock.
Even antique dealers should know that a sunburst finish is more valuable than a plain brown one. Shouldn't they?I thought it was funny that she valued an A-4 a few years earlier for far less then this one.
In any case, if she's seen only two Gibson mandolins in 4–5 years, she is quite obviously well outside of her bailiwick here ... a fact that a more modest "expert" might have seen fit to acknowledge.
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Thanks Martin, looks like you nailed it.
Charley
A bunch of stuff with four strings
The opening bid on Gibson mandolins on Ebay just went up again...
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She really has no clue but, she thinks she does!
This person is a complete fraud,,I doubt very much she's even a "doctor".
Hey I want to see the video of another maybe know it all Dr.!, but it doesn't show up on my computer? Why?
If you can't see the embedded video, you can try it on YouTube:
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I thought a "piece" was a gun or another weapon. Some say that the word is short for "Peacemaker" the famous Colt.
As others have pointed out, it is a circa 1930 A-0 with a cloud tailpiece and it looks all original and far less valuable than the estimate given. Just be thankful, this woman is not a civil engineer building bridges.
You feel bad for the guy thinking he has a mandolin worth $7K when it is worth 1/4 or less? And then we wonder where people come up with ridiculous prices on instruments for sale.
She needs to have her appraiser certification revoked and needs to go back to selling used cars.
Oh my. After watching it through (with mute on) sure looks to me like a late '20s Jr. The headstock logo appears more the painted silver "The Gibson" rather than the inlay. Although if someone disagrees, I won't object. Not so sure on the tuners, though, which should be the brass plate models from New York.
Definitely off on the price. Silly off, in fact.
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A similar thing happens occasionally at pawn shops -- they get a nice instrument but overprice it due to lack of that kind of specific knowledge. (sometimes a small town pawn shop is the ONLY appraiser for that region...) It used to happen more often, say 20-30 years ago, but the internet has made it easier for most people to look stuff up.
Years ago, I heard an interesting response to the question of "what is my instrument worth?" -- They said it all depends if you are buying, selling or want an appraisal for insurance purposes -- those are all very different values.
I forgot where I heard it, possibly from Gruhn......
"Not to rain on your parade, Dr. Lori; perhaps some general educational information to help! From this view, that 20's Gibson A-Jr., even assuming top condition, is worth right around $1000 (generously). In that same category, an A-model, A-2, A-4, with the extra binding and inlay, might bring $2-3 K. With documentation, (internal labeling) proving it to be from the Lloyd Loar era ('22-'24), an A (with a snakehead head-stock), might bring $4-6 K."
People like Dr. Lori, who venture into unfamiliar areas, cause more harm than good to the overall community! It's easy to take some initiative and hold them accountable with some general, more accurate, information!
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Well that was really painful. This is a version of the 'on the internet nobody knows you're a dog' problem. Nobody knows the depth of this appraiser's ignorance when it comes to musical instruments. Sheesh...
Timothy F. Lewis
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Even worse is the person that proudly shows you their latest "steal" and you have to tell them they were cheated.
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"I'd say that's worth, aahhhh, $7,000. You can tell by the Gibson craftsmanship." palm to face. ugh.
Someone is going to get ripped off by Dr. Lori, unfortunately.
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