You know, I've heard if you stare at this ad for fifteen seconds, and then look at a blank wall, you see a portrait of Abraham Lincoln.
You know, I've heard if you stare at this ad for fifteen seconds, and then look at a blank wall, you see a portrait of Abraham Lincoln.
THAT! Is the ugliest eBay auction photo ever. Item, background, the whole thing. Ugh.
Christian
real fancy inlay
Mountains are holy places
and beauty is free (runrig)
What is it about inlays? I guess inlays are necessary on banjos to take the audience's attention away from the sound, but there's no excuse on anything else. If you look on eBay for fretboards you'll see some of the ugliest creations imaginable. I don't even like MOTS pickguards... I guess that's why one of my mates calls me "Vanilla".
Rob - Jupiter Creek Music - Australia
Shouldn't the strings go under the the tailpiece cover instead of over it? There looks to be a slot in it for them to feed through.
I know about all of the fancy inlay ####. I don't like it. The F-style mando is already fancy enough, let alone having a tree of life rooting its way on the frets. I don't need a tree of life. i just want a mellow mandolin, maybe a 1924 F-5. oooh la la...
haha... I like the distraction from the banjos sound. May I use that at dinner parties for conversation starters?
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Whoa, I didnt say what you think the #### is for. I said it staring with a c and then an r and then an a and p.i dont curse.
Mike Marshall is great.
hey thats what Mr Tsai does, ... inlay, obviously.
Ive seen other stuff (web pix) he puts on acoustics.
you want Dragons?, they really do dragons over there..
writing about music
is like dancing,
about architecture
Well, some language is inappropriate even if it isn't "cursing" by whatever definition you use.Originally Posted by (bouzoukipedestrian32 @ Aug. 20 2006, 12:36)
A guy on the Rigel thread managed to find a synonym for #### that got through the filter ... but his post was removed and you can bet the filter will grab that word the next time anyone uses it.
The enforced civility may take some getting used to, but it does seem to make this forum more of a welcoming environment for everybody.
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I protest! There's no point in having a thread on eBay emandos if you can't use the word ****.
Oh, the subtle shades of meaning between **** and ####!
Proud board member here, and I gotta say that I find this "enforced civility" creepy. If someone steps across the line, the rest of us will say so. Personally, I think we're grown up enough to not rely on other people to protect us from scary words.
Now, to the subject of instrument inlay: There are some people that do it very well (I really like some of the Breedlove custom work,) but if it looks like it could be sold at Peir 1 Imports (see above,) it's time to re-think your design.
Christian
sorry if I said it. didn't think about people getting mad. Im still civilized! I won't say it anymore. i promise.
Mike Marshall is great.
If you leave your tele in a rat-infested cellar for too long, it ends up looking like this. Just remember, DON'T COPY!
EDIT: Better pix
Ah, the return of the mighty Bilcock. Gotta wonder about that bridge ... intonation must be a #####. Or perhaps a *****.
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By Batman, of course.
Unbelievabubble. This isn't the first time I've seen one of these puppies on eBay, but the others were TRASHED. This one ... my goodness, mighty nice.
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Actually, I think this was the same one that was up about a month ago. I bid on it, but got sniped at the end and I believe it was by this seller (using a different handle as a buyer). Whatever, it is TOO COOL and in "under the bed" condition. FYI, it went for more than $2K last time. Only time will tell.
Clem
Martin or Clem: I am not familiar with this one -- is it a solid body, or hollow body sans soundholes?
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Wow, that must mean I missed it before. The word "electric" must not have been in the original ad title ... that's what I search for.
Believe it's hollow sans soundholes.
Seller is a big-time collector. Has been selling a lot of late ... several Gilchrists (including Art Stern's "classical F"), Gibson cello, the '27 Fern sold at Skinner a couple years back.
Emando.com: More than you wanted to know about electric mandolins.
Notorious: My Celtic CD--listen & buy!
Lyon & Healy • Wood • Thormahlen • Andersen • Bacorn • Yanuziello • Fender • National • Gibson • Franke • Fuchs • Aceto • Three Hungry Pit Bulls
Neat Kent-ish looking two-point.
I dunno, could this be tuned in fifths?
Chop chords would be a booger...
I had one of those for awhile. I believe the brand name was Kingston. It was made in Japan in the 60s. The pickup looks like a bass pickup.
Martin's been holding out--keeping <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Fender-Mandocaster-Electric-Mandolin_W0QQitemZ230024008313QQihZ013QQcategoryZ1 0179
QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem" target="_blank">this one</a> to himself!
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