Since 2004, I have put a lot more effort into my mandolin playing. After trading the Flat Iron in on a banjo, I stepped away from mando for several years until I bought an inexpensive but well set-up Elvenwood. I was more of an electric guitar player at the time, although I did play a bunch of folk music on my acoustic. I received a FlatIron A5jr back in high school as a Birthday present and taught myself a few chords and melodies from a book, but never really got into it. I just bought a MT2 Black Top yesterday! This is my first Collings. It certainly doesn't look that old as it is in excellent shape. According to the prior owner it is a 2014 model. I got this in a Cash/Trade deal for a Hinde "F" Style Mandolin I sold. Eastman MD 805 Mandolin - $900 (Cape Saint Claire)Įastman MD 805 "A" Style Mandolin.$1800Inside the Mandolin, a sign with these words:Model No. Flatiron Mandolin, bought many years ago. Hand made Flatiron Mandolin - $1800 - $1,800 (Burnsville).$1800.00 Inside the Mandolin, a sign with these words: Model No. Hand made Flatiron Mandolin - $1500 - $1500 (Burnsville).I also have a harshell case, which I would sell for, but I don't really want to sell the case, and you can get a new one for th. A beautiful vintage mando at a great price. This instrument is flawless and has had very little playing time. Flatiron Mandolin - $495 (Delta/Montrose)įlatiron F-Festival Mandolin in mint condition.
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The top of the line Gibsons were always tone bar braced, used traditional size fret wire and had the classic fingerboard extension. There are some basic differences in the upper end models. There were some models of each that were identical and the only difference was the color of the finish and the name on the peghead. Current Flatiron mandolins are low quality Chinese imports.Īlthough Flatiron was the "budget" line, since 1987 Gibson and Flatiron mandolins were built side by side in the plant by the same luthiers. In 2000 Gibson discontinued the Flatiron line, and later revived the name to use for cheap souvenir mandolins at the Opry Mills Store in Nashville.
Mandolins were built in Bozeman until 1998, when Gibson moved all production back to Nashville. In May of 1987 Gibson bought Flatiron and moved all mandolin production from Nashville to Bozeman. They later branched out into carved top instruments, and were building a superior mandolin to Gibson by the mid to late 1980s. Their first mandolins were copies of the teens Gibson "Army-Navy" pancake mandolins. Bruce Weber was an early employee and built many of the mandolins. Vintage, circa 1985, excellent condition.įlatiron was started by Steve Carlson as "Backporch Productions" in Bozeman, Montana in 1979. Handmade in Bozeman, MT by Backporch Productions (before they were bought out by Gibson).
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