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Location: CT | Have any of you ever played one of these? I didn't know Ovation made one, I guess they can do whatever they feel like. I imagine production numbers were low. I'd always wanted to learn mandolin, but my big fat fingers could never squeeze into that neck. I wonder what it sounds like.
http://cgi.ebay.com/MC868-4-Ovation-Acoustic-Electric-Mandocello-Bo... |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | I have one of those along with several other members of the OFC. They are a lot a fun and produce a huge sound.
If the mandocello is in the condition he states, that BIN is an excellent price. |
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Location: East Tennessee | What stephent28 said.
Mandocello's are cool. :cool:
I'm always tempted whenever one comes up on ebay. I'll have to pass on this one. Just bought a Country Artist 1624. That will do it for a while. The BIN is a good price grab it while you can. |
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Location: NJ | damn . . . |
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Location: Denver Colorado | I just read the description on that thing - it says it's bigger than a guitar. Is that true? I thought they were smaller. |
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Location: NJ | You're thinking Mandolin.
Mandocello's bigger.
(Think violin vs. cello)
These things have a KILLER sound!!
(I WANT ONE!!) |
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Location: Denver Colorado | Duh on my part. :)
I'd love to hear one... they gotta be cool.
Cliff... you might be able to justify buying this if you can just get a royalty on that cartoon if it ever goes to cafepress.com... |
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Location: CT | I can't imagine them making a special bowl mold for such a limited run, custom order only instrument. If it's bigger than a guitar, did they use a shallow bowl bass mold? Is it about that size? |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | I believe it is a standard shallow or mid depth cutaway bowl. I could be wrong. Dave |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | It is NOT bigger than a guitar.
It is the same size as a regular guitar with a shallow bowl. |
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Location: East Tennessee | Ovation's web site says it is a super shallow bowl. Here's a link.
Ovation Mandocello Model MC868 |
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Location: CT | Thanks for the info. I sure would like to buy it, but would only get a few hours in before my wife came down and beat me with a mallot for buying a guitar when we need 'more important' things. Some people think food and clothes and working automobiles are more important than guitars. Go figure. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | but it's NOT a guitar.
It's a mandocello.....totally different beast and totally justifiable! |
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Location: closely held secret | No kidding. "But, honey... It's not another guitar! It's a Barry Mandocello!!" |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | and it's only available from the copa copa cabana |
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Location: the BIG Metropolis of TR | You could buy THIS Interesting Item! :D (Not recommended for Airline travel. :eek: ) |
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Location: CT | That's cool. You could jump up, grab the case while screaming AAAAAHHHHH!!!!, whip it open in a frenzy, then yell EVERYBODY FREEEEZE !!!!!!!! .....I'd like to play you all a song... |
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