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Used Mandolins for Sale

We currently have two vintage mandolins for sale. If you have any questions about these instruments or others on our website, feel free to contact by e-mail or phone.

Vintage Martin Mandolin - $930 FREE S/H (US only) This A-Style Martin Mandolin was made in 1937. As far as we can tell, it is all original. Overall condition is very good for an instrument of this age. There are no cracks or repaired cracks, but there are some scratches and dings overall. Nothing serious. Frets and fingerboard are in great condition with very little wear. Because of the deeper body style, this mandolin really barks! It would make a great collectible or player. The tuning pegs are a little tight, but all work fine and hold pitch. Instrument has not been refinished. Additional Views: Click photo for larger front view Peghead Front           Top           Peghead Back           Heel           Back           Side           Listen to MP3 of this instrument

1950's Gretsch New Yorker Mandolin - $980 FREE S/H (US only) This A-Style Gretsch mandolin has really been played! It certainly has a great sound to it. Overall condition is very good. There is substantial fingerboard wear, but the frets are in very good condition. I imagine it has been refretted fairly recently. There is one repaired crack on the top of the instrument extending from the top f-hole to the side of the instrument. There are three more repaired cracks extending from the bottom of that same f-hole to the side. All appear to be stable and properly repaired and do not affect the instrument in any way. One pickguard screw is missing. There are very few scratches and dings overall. The peghead has a few scratches around the pegholes where strings have scratched it over time. Pegs move freely and hold tune well. The bridge is two-piece, non-adjustable. It has a penciled in restoration date of 1970 on the inside of the instrument, but I am unable to make out the name. Gretsch only made the New Yorker mandolins in the 1950's, so this mandolin is from that era. I do not know the exact date of manufacture, though. Additional Views: Click photo for larger front view Peghead Front           Top           Peghead Back           Heel           Back           Side           Listen to MP3 of this instrument

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