Re: Looking for F-style Mandocellos
Originally Posted by
Sludgehead
If there is any other information anyone can give me, that would be nice. But another thing I wish to point out, though, is that you seem to be offering luthiers or custom builds. Are there any places I can check out that do have them premade or resold, other than the classifieds here?
You may be getting tired of hearing it, but the thing you're asking about -- an F-style mandocello -- is the most rare, and most expensive type of large-family mandolin you could possibly be asking about here on this forum. Which is why you're getting these replies.
I hope this doesn't sound too dismissive, because I can appreciate a desire... both aesthetic and tonally... to play one of these things. That's why I have my Weber F-style OM, after all. But you have to be realistic about the funds it will take to acquire something like this. You can't drive a Porsche on a Volkswagen budget, and you're asking about a Porsche-category instrument here.
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