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| Author: | Chris Pile [ Tue Aug 09, 2016 8:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Crazy money for old mandobass |
Anyone here bid on ShopGoodwill.com? I'd been bidding on a very beat up old Gibson Mandobass, and finally dropped out last Friday. It just finished about an hour ago at $2500 plus. No telling how much work it was going to need, but when was the last time anyone on this forum laid eyes on one in the flesh? All I have ever seen is pictures. |
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| Author: | George L [ Tue Aug 09, 2016 9:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Crazy money for old mandobass |
I've poked around there a bit, but never bought anything. My wife is the thrifter in our house. She's been at it since before I met her (back when people commuted by covered wagon) and brings home true museum quality items on a semi-regular basis. She's a genius at it. Anyway, those old mandobasses are cool and rare as hen's teeth. There was an article in Guitar Aficionado a while back about Eddie Van Halen having one, so ... well, there you go. |
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| Author: | jfmckenna [ Tue Aug 09, 2016 9:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Crazy money for old mandobass |
I've looked too and concluded that there aint no deals there and prices seem to get driven up. |
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| Author: | Chris Pile [ Tue Aug 09, 2016 11:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Crazy money for old mandobass |
Quote: I've looked too and concluded that there aint no deals there and prices seem to get driven up. As with any marketplace, it helps to have sharp eyes and be a savvy shopper. I purchased a Yamaha "Strat" a couple weeks ago for $58, shipping was $20. Why did I do that? To get the excellent Warmoth Explorer neck... which I will sell on eBay for a very nice profit, plus have the quite decent Yamaha body and hardware to gut and sell, too. I watched a pre-war Maurer archtop (built by the Larsen Brothers) go for over $8000 a couple months ago. You have to wade through all the crap, look in all the corners and listings - but the patient will be rewarded. |
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| Author: | Haans [ Wed Aug 10, 2016 9:16 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Crazy money for old mandobass |
2.5K is not crazy for a mandobass. 8K is not crazy for a Larson, especially an archtop. |
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| Author: | Chris Pile [ Wed Aug 10, 2016 3:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Crazy money for old mandobass |
Quote: 2.5K is not crazy for a mandobass. It is when it needs thousands of dollars of work. I stopped bidding at a grand. And I never said the price on the Maurer was crazy. |
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| Author: | Rodger Knox [ Thu Aug 11, 2016 11:58 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Crazy money for old mandobass |
Amy Hopkins had a restoration thread of a mandobass over on the MIMF. It was years ago, but it's probably in one of the archives. |
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| Author: | Haans [ Sat Aug 13, 2016 1:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Crazy money for old mandobass |
Guess you figure they fall off trees... http://www.mandolinarchive.com/perl/lis ... ?mandobass |
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