Re: Why are good mandolins more expensive than good guitars?
Originally Posted by
MikeEdgerton
I was going to use Collings guitars (arched top an flat top) compared to their mandolins (arched top and flat top) as an example but I'm too lazy to dig up the prices.
The last new Collings archtop guitar sold for more than $22k. Average price for their flattops- between $5k and $6k
Hans Brentrup told me that making mandolins was much more labor intensive than making flat top guitars.
Last edited by Mandobar; Dec-10-2019 at 8:13am.
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