Vintage Ibanez manolin

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Author Message Ibanezfreak1960 Username: Ibanezfreak1960 Registered: 03-2004 Posted on Saturday, August 05, 2006 - 9:23 am:    Anyone ever see this before? http://www.qksrv.net/click-1802666-10381315?loc=http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI .dll%3FViewItem%26item%3D190013812121 Pitviper Username: Pitviper Registered: 08-2005 Posted on Saturday, August 05, 2006 - 1:34 pm:    Yes, it was ebayed before..it didn't sell..if your into mandolins I don't see how this in not worth a hundred dollars. Gemberbier Username: Gemberbier Registered: 05-2006 Posted on Saturday, August 05, 2006 - 3:32 pm:    A few weeks ago I had 3 or 4 of these in my hands on a musical instruments fair. I didn't buy one then either. The fair was not a success because of the heat wave. I was one of the few people who actually bought an instrument: an old Jarock set neck guitar very similar to the Ibanez ST105, but with a hardtail strat bridge. (Nice for experiments with my different Gibson humbuckers) The price is not bad, but this type of mandolins is not my favourite. I like A-types, F-types and Portuguese and Irish models more, because they're not so round, have a wider neck and sound more country/folk. This one is for classical mandolin orchestra music. These instruments are quite expensive when you buy them new. Perhaps classical players don't look for instruments on ebay. There is also a lot of influence of the conductor/teacher on the choice of the instruments. If you want to play in the orchestra you must buy a brand x instrument. Often these conductors/teachers get commission for each sold brand x instrument from a shop that is the only authorized dealer in the neighbourhood that sells brand x. These teachers contact the shops, in order to get a commission contract. If they don't go along, they go to another shop and advice their students another brand. You could call it corruption... Ibanez dealers don't go along because their existence is not depending on mandolin sales to orchestra members and music school students, but on free guitar players who buy what they like. Freedom means: let your ears be the judge! Some teachers develop their own wallet instead of their students' ears. Some criticize instrument brands they have never played themselves and warn their students not to buy these "bad" instruments. Pitviper Username: Pitviper Registered: 08-2005 Posted on Saturday, August 05, 2006 - 4:26 pm:    That was a typo up there freak, "in" should have been "is". Meaning this is certainly worth the money if you like mandolins. I also like the A and F types better. Ibanezfreak1960 Username: Ibanezfreak1960 Registered: 03-2004 Posted on Sunday, August 06, 2006 - 12:48 pm:    I myself have a Tacoma M1 looks like this here. Its a Pre Fender (yes they took over them too) Gemberbier Username: Gemberbier Registered: 05-2006 Posted on Sunday, August 06, 2006 - 1:30 pm:    Indeed a brand with an identity of its own, until recently I understand after reading this, Freak. That's what I like: these flatter backs are more comfortable to hold, while these pear-shaped backs always want slip away from your body. I guess this one would sound nice in an Irish session. It's not a cheap brand. I saw their guitars. You won't find these for $100.= !!! I'll try to upload a picture of a nice Ibanez two point bluegrass mandolin of a friend of mine later. (Never done that before, but as I believe it was you who guided someone through the procedure a few weeks ago, so I'll use the search option first and read how it works.) I have several brands, but not an Ibanez (yet). (I bought his 1935 Gibson A-00 a few years ago.) Ginger Pitviper Username: Pitviper Registered: 08-2005 Posted on Sunday, August 06, 2006 - 1:47 pm:    Ibanez makes some dandy mandolins...I've seen some inlaid and decorated that blew me away. Ibanezfreak1960 Username: Ibanezfreak1960 Registered: 03-2004 Posted on Sunday, August 06, 2006 - 3:46 pm:    Yeah they made some lovely mandolins. I just orded one of the new A style Ibanez with the pup. It wil be my beater mando. The Tacoma is solid woods (mahogany back and sides , ebony board and bridge) so I needed a laminate one for taveling ect. I hope Ibanez continues the mandolin line for a while. Maybe we will see some beautys again! Ibanezfreak1960 Username: Ibanezfreak1960 Registered: 03-2004 Posted on Monday, August 07, 2006 - 9:32 pm:    http://musik-meinl.t3-kundenserver04.de/t_meinl-uploads/1976_mandolinen_banjos.p df Here is the vintage catalog. Pitviper Username: Pitviper Registered: 08-2005 Posted on Tuesday, August 08, 2006 - 3:08 pm:    Thanks Freak, that was an enjoyable walk thru some of Ibanez's finest history. The Artist's, both banjos and mandolins, are stunning. Ibanezfreak1960 Username: Ibanezfreak1960 Registered: 03-2004 Posted on Wednesday, August 09, 2006 - 12:43 pm:    I got that link off the German site. They have been adding lots of vintage catalogs lately. Ibanezfreak1960 Username: Ibanezfreak1960 Registered: 03-2004 Posted on Wednesday, August 09, 2006 - 12:56 pm:    http://db.musik-meinl.de/ Just in case one of you guys didn't get it booked marked. Ibanezfreak1960 Username: Ibanezfreak1960 Registered: 03-2004 Posted on Wednesday, August 09, 2006 - 1:03 pm:    here is the right one.... http://dbcontent.nea-net.de/meinl/index.php?param=a%3A2%3A%7Bs%3A17%3A%22selecte dprojectid%22%3Bi%3A6%3Bi%3A6%3Ba%3A2%3A%7Bs%3A11%3A%22menuentryid%22%3Bs%3A4%3A %221048%22%3Bs%3A11%3A%22activenodes%22%3Ba%3A3%3A%7Bi%3A0%3Bi%3A0%3Bi%3A1%3Bs%3 A4%3A%221048%22%3Bi%3A2%3Bs%3A3%3A%22470%22%3B%7D%7D%7D

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