Mandolin, £70 or offer. Now £50 £70 Swanley, near to Junction 3 of the M25

[bass_dinger]

A German Democratic Republic mandolin, for sale. 

 

I have played it occasionally for the past 25 years, but have now upgraded to another mandolin. 

 

To be fair to any prospective buyers, the action is a little high, and having no truss rod on the instrument makes it difficult to lower further. 

 

Moreover, the tuning pegs a perishing, and some have been repaired. 

 

This would be a good instrument for anyone wanting to try out the mandolin.

 

[bass_dinger]

£50 now

 

[Mediocre Polymath]

That's very tempting, but I can't be going around buying myself presents with Christmas on its way. If nothing else, I'm turning 40 soon and it's entirely possible that my wife may have gotten me a mandolin. 

 

My dad used to have the bowlback version of the same mandolin (with that stenciled on graphic on the front). Also with a bowed neck. It probably wouldn't be too hard to take the fingerboard off and rout it for a carbon fibre rod. 

 

 

Edited Tuesday at 20:03 by Mediocre Polymath

[bass_dinger]

At this rate, I will still have it on Boxing Day, and you will know by then if you will have been gifted a mandolin.

 

Happy 40th, by the way.

[Mediocre Polymath]

Aw thanks. And yeah, I might be back in touch, especially as you're on the same train line as me, just much further out.