In our years of carrying fine acoustic instruments, mandolins have had an equal share with acoustic guitars. From the highest-end Collings or Weber to the amazing value Eastmans and Summits, we've got something for everybody.
This vintage 1908 Gibson A1 Mandolin is in Excellent condition, especially for its age. Superb resonance, this mando sounds and looks wonderful. It's surprisingly loud, has a quick response, and a beautiful tone with seemingly endless sustain. It has a replacement radiused fretboard and new frets, as well as a new adjustable bridge. The result is great playability. Add that to its stellar sound, and you won't ever want to put it down. It has a gorgeous inlaid "The Gibson" logo on the headstock, and an early Gibson engraved tailpiece. No pickguard. This 1908 Gibson A1 Mandolin is a vintage gem, and comes with its original hard case. $1,200. Consignment item. Sorry, shipping not included.
"This mando is amazing, and it's hard to believe that this instrument is over 100 years old. It plays extremely well, much thanks to its newer fretboard, and I can't get over how good it sounds. It's loud, has a great punch on the front end of your pick attack, and projects its warm, full-bodied tone extremely well." - Jesse R.
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This vintage 1918 Gibson A4 Mandolin is in Excellent condition and plays extremely well. Very clean for its age, it is all original except for a re-fret using modern fretwire and a newer adjustable bridge. It's exceptionally responsive and has great resonance with seemingly endless sustain. It has a sweet yet pronounced low end, and a rounded, rich tone. Light playwear. No pickguard. Serial #40655. A superb player, this 1918 Gibson A4 Mandolin comes with a modern hard case. $2,300. Consignment item. Sorry, shipping not included. USED
This Weymann Keystone State Mandolute is an American-made vintage beauty. Setup and tuned like a standard mandolin, it was built sometime in the 1920s and is all original, from top to tailpiece. It has an inlaid pickguard, gorgeous 'rope' style binding, and hidden-gear tuners. A woody tone with a particularly sweet midrange, and it plays well. It has a repaired back crack, but is structurally sound and in Excellent condition, especially considering its age. Serial #23401-20 stamped into the top of the headstock (see photo). This Weymann Keystone State Mandolute comes with a chipboard case. $500. Consignment item. Sorry, shipping not included. USED
This used Ode Tennessee Mandolin is a great player, much thanks to a fresh set up and restring by our shop. Made in America, this mando has a rich tone and solid projection. With a dark finish, it has some finish checking, especially on the top and headstock (see photos). There has possibly been repair work done on the side, as there is a dark spot in the finish (see photo). Minor playwear, but in Very Good condition and plays well. Serial # 75187. This Ode Tennessee Mandolin comes with its original hard case. $900. Consignment item. Sorry, shipping not included. USED
This Collings MF GT Custom Mandolin sounds, plays, and looks fantastic. Beautifully built by our friends at Collings, it has a fully carved and highly resonant Adirondack Spruce top, and Maple back and sides. A rich, natural sound is supported by tone bar bracing and pours from this instrument, and its timbre is rounded and pure, with a bell-like high end.
Flawlessly finished with a satin nitrocellulose lacquer on the back and a gloss top, the details on this mando are superb. A grained ivoroid binding, inlaid Collings logo on an Ebony peghead veneer, and a seemless sunburst finish all show its expert craftsmanship. It has an original Collings one-piece tailpiece, an adjustable Ebony bridge, and nickel tuners with Ivoroid buttons. Comes with a hard case.
Retail on this Collings MF GT Custom Mandolin is $5000. Give us a call at 1-800-747-9980 or email us at for our price.
$5,000.00 retail
A beauty from top to bottom, this Collings MT GT Black Top Mandolin is stunning. Flawless craftsmanship (which is no surprise with a Collings), this A-style mando has loads of sustain. Rich volume, pure and balanced tone with a singing midrange, and incredibly responsive to the slightest differences in touch - once you start playing you won't want to stop.
It has gorgeous Maple back and sides, and an Engelmann Spruce top with a black gloss finish. Its construction is pristine. It has a Collings original one-piece tailpiece, a radiused Ebony fretboard, an adjustable bridge, and F-style soundholes. Aesthetically, it is simple and elegant, with a black Ebony peghead overlay, grained Ivoroid binding, and a 'Haircut' headstock. Smooth and easy to play, and comes with a hard shell case. Retail on this Collings MT GT Black Top Mandolin is $2,750, but give us a call at 1-800-747-9980 or email us at for our price.
$2,750.00 retail
This stunning and unique Collings MT Custom GT Mandola has an Adirondack gloss top with a classic burst paired with satin lacquer finished Maple back and sides. The Maple neck has a radiused Ebony fretboard with a 1.3" nutwidth, and a bone nut. Wonderful sounding instrument, with a 15.9" scale and tone bar bracing. The gloss top and ivoroid binding on this set it apart from the basic MT. Incredible Collings craftsmanship. Hard case included.
Retail on this Collings MT Custom GT Mandola is $3,400. For our price, give us a call at 1-800-747-9980 or email us at .
$3,400.00 retail
This vintage 1921 Gibson A Junior Mandolin is in Very Good condition, especially for its age. All original, this oval-hole mando sounds incredible. It has a full, rich tone and a particularly powerful low end with extremely resonant G and D strings. Finished with a dark brown stain, it does have significant playwear, and a large finish abrasion on the front. It's missing the tailpiece cover, and has a very minor back seam separation which is not open (see photos). Original pickguard and bridge; both have added holes possibly for a previous pickup install. A vintage beauty, this 1921 Gibson A Junior Mandolin remains a great player, and comes with its original hard case. Serial #68886. USED
$1,200.00
This vintage 1950 Gibson F-12 plays wonderfully. A gorgeous instrument, it is in Very Good condition for its age, despite some aesthetic playwear. The pickguard has been removed, but other than that this mandolin is an all-original classic. A bit of history in this one, the numbers engraved in the tailpiece (see photo) are most likely the original owner's social security number, a common practice long before identity theft was an issue. To make sure this mando was playing perfectly, the expert luthiers in our repair shop did some minor work including a binding re-glue, a nut shim, a set-up and a restring. It has some wear on the neck, a repaired curl on the peghead, and a slight separation in the back seam approximately two inches long (see photos). This 1950 Gibson F-12 mando is bright, responsive, fun to play, and comes with its original hard case. $3,000. Consignment item. Sorry, shipping not included. USED
Here in a beautiful sunburst, this Eastman MD815 F Style is a fantastic player. With highly flamed Maple back and sides, and an Adirondack Spruce top, it has great resonance and sustain. Eastman's affordable prices combined with the company's incredible, hand carved craftsmanship are why we're proud to offer Eastman instruments, and this mando is no different. Pristine attention to detail from top to bottom, it has Gold Schaller tuners, a fitted Ebony adjustable bridge, and Abalone fretboard inlays. To top it all off, a gorgeous varnish finish. This Eastman MD815 F Style comes with a fitted hard case.
$1,999.00 retail
$1,599.00
