Cheap D'Angelico F-Style mandolin - what?

[Mark Gunter]

The top would be carved, not necessarily by hand but apparently a solid carved top and back per images.

Machine carved = shaped by cnc then sanded, else carved by hand then sanded.

[neilca]

Does anyone know where I can buy one of these D'Angelico mandolins?

[Jim Garber]

Bob Page, frequently lists in Cafe classifieds, has a nice looking 1938 D'Angelico on his Gbase page. Hard to not collect more at times.!

BTW there is this thread about a D’Angelico mandolin registry.

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Does anyone know where I can buy one of these D'Angelico mandolins?

Either contact the company or ask the OP where the store he got his is.

[neilca]

Thanks Jim,

I contacted D' Angelico and they said they had not made a mandolin in a long time and check the used market. I suspect this batch of mandolins didn't make it onto the official books. I PM'd hillin to see where he bought it and haven't heard back. It didn't look like he was a regular poster.

[JohnTylerb]

Any chance we can find the guitar shop or the guy who knows how to contact them? I'd love one of these for fun.

[Dan in NH]

Man, I've always been a sucker for a blond. That's a beautiful instrument.