Re: Why are good mandolins more expensive than good guitars?
Originally Posted by
Eric Platt
Interesting. Never really thought of my Collings as a third world instrument. But, there you go. As I said earlier, many folks do not consider what I own good. (And yes, I do realize a good mandolin starts at the low to middle 5 digits and increases from there.)
Hence the price increase on Collings instruments. The one thing you can expect from Collings, aside from a great instrument made from quality materials, with an excellent fret job and fit and finish, is absolutely AMAZING customer service. I have seen them warranty work on instruments that were purchased used.
But a good mandolin should not be judged on its cost. There are a lot of great instruments to be had well below $5k, and I have played plenty of $$$$ mandolins whose price was not equivalent to its fit, finish, and or sound.
Last edited by Mandobar; Dec-11-2019 at 7:32am.
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