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Post by Martin on Jul 14, 2018 22:07:42 GMT
I played one of these earlier today and was offered a deal too good to turn down 
It's a very interesting, sweet sounding and playable mandolin - anyone else tried one? I'm very pleased with the tone and look of this little beastie 
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Post by ocarolan on Jul 14, 2018 23:31:57 GMT
Didn't know about those at all Martin - congrats, looks great - would love to hear it!
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Post by Martin on Jul 14, 2018 23:37:15 GMT
Thanks Keith. It's a very interesting story, the mando being a replica of a 1940 Regal instrument which toured the war time areas and made it back here via D-Day etc. I love the background and the look, and it was brought into being after some detective work by Mrs Giltrap I believe  I'll throw it in the car for Halifax  |
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Post by vikingblues on Jul 15, 2018 8:02:56 GMT
That looks great Martin, and if it has anything of the Vintage / Giltrap combo element I've encountered with guitars it should be one fine mandolin. From the Gordon Giltrap forum posted by the site Admin a couple of years back:- Based on a 1940’s mandolin originally owned by a US Serviceman who fought at and survived the Omaha beach landings The Gordon Giltrap Vintage ‘D-Day Mandolin’ (VPM44 £249 UK rrp) has been faithfully reproduced by Vintage® as a poignant reminder of the sacrifices made over 70 years ago by those remarkable servicemen and women, and the importance of musical instruments in raising morale during wartime conflict.
Featuring a white ash body, with Nyatoh neck and Indonesian Rosewood fingerboard, including aged hardware as a ‘nod’ to the original, and displaying replicas of some of the original hard-carved inscriptions made by the owner and his fellow soldiers, the D-Day Mandolin is tonally responsive and very easy to play. Supplied with a zero gravity carry case, the D-Day Mandolin was the brainchild of Gordon Giltrap, whom along with his wife Hilary was able to uncover the amazing story behind this remarkable instrument and its origins.
Each D-Day Mandolin includes a full colour souvenir booklet and certificate of authenticity documenting the full story behind it and the Torcross Tank Memorial FundMark |
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