Have you seen this on eBay?

mailman · Aug 5, 2010

This looks like it could be cool....

http://cgi.ebay.com/old-American-Co...tem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35ab4baa3d

Missing the tuners; no big deal. Looks to have had a floating bridge with a tailpiece, both missing; also not a real big deal. Only ten frets to the body....not a deal breaker.

Wonder what the scale length is? I'm thinking this could make a fun project, or at worst, a cool wall hanger....

mailman · Aug 5, 2010

Could there be two of them?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Antique-Early-1...tem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4aa38238ba

Gmoney · Aug 5, 2010

They are both really interesting! I wonder how you tune a soprano 8-string?

Skitzic · Aug 5, 2010

Those are so cool. I've never seen anything like that.

darkwater · Aug 5, 2010

http://www.minermusic.com/mandolinetto.htm

They're mandolinettos, shaped like a uke and played like a mandolin. Check out the link for some cool pics.

Sambient · Aug 5, 2010

Lord have mercy are those things beautiful!

mailman · Aug 5, 2010

I probably never should have started this thread! =) I was planning to try to buy both of these, hoping to make one good one from the two. My intention was to use nylon strings and 8-string uke tuning....

I don't think I'll be able to afford them, now that I've let the cat out of the bag....

Skitzic · Aug 5, 2010

mailman said:
I probably never should have started this thread! =) I was planning to try to buy both of these, hoping to make one good one from the two. My intention was to use nylon strings and 8-string uke tuning....

I don't think I'll be able to afford them, now that I've let the cat out of the bag....

Aw. I won't bid against you. Let me know if you change your mind though.

Mim · Aug 5, 2010

Skitzic said:
Aw. I won't bid against you. Let me know if you change your mind though.

I wouldn't bit against you Mailman... but maybe against Skitzic

! Haha!

Ahnko Honu · Aug 5, 2010

Reminds me of a Mexican Jarana Mosquito.

schubs · Aug 6, 2010

I would bid but i don't have money to spend on it and I don't want to take it from you. darkwater, do you put mandolin strings on or uke strings?

Skitzic · Aug 6, 2010

Mim said:
I wouldn't bit against you Mailman... but maybe against Skitzic ! Haha!

Bring it woman! I am a ninja!!!

mailman · Aug 6, 2010

Okay, folks....here's the deal. Feel free to bid on these auctions if you want. You won't be bidding against me, as I won't be bidding.

As much as I'd like to buy both of these instruments to make one good one, I've decided that doing it wouldn't be worth the hassle I'd get at home from the family CFO. I learned long ago to pick my battles, and this one isn't worth it.

I really hope one of you ends up with one or both of them, and that you are able to end up with a killer cool 8-string uke out of it. Let the bidding begin....

darkwater · Aug 6, 2010

schubs said:
I would bid but i don't have money to spend on it and I don't want to take it from you. darkwater, do you put mandolin strings on or uke strings?

They use standard metal mandolin strings.

mailman · Aug 9, 2010

Wow! The first one sold for $90....to someone with only one eBay transaction....

Skitzic · Aug 9, 2010

mailman said:
Wow! The first one sold for $90....to someone with only one eBay transaction....

I saw that. That was for the one in worse shape too!

mailman · Aug 11, 2010

The second one sold for $70.01. Even though it had the bridge, the tailpiece and the tuners. Go figure....

I wonder if either one went to UUers....

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