Re: 100 year old resonator mandolin?
Originally Posted by
allenhopkins
.....You'd have to take the cover plate off to see if there's a cone under it. ......
You'd think playing it would give someone a clue.
Honestly, these fauxonators remain one of the mas cheesioso musical marketing scams I've seen. And I'm pretty gullible.
Were the real resonators so popular that folks sought to gain some cheap cred by buying a faux?
Other schemes: painted faux-grain finishes, L+H's double-wide bowlback rib with faux separator strip, etc. seem almost charming in comparison.
This is closer to "Givson" for its unadulterated jive axx trickery.
Caveat emptor meets non compos mentis.
Mick
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