Apollonio mandola for charity

Subject: Apollonio mandola for charity
From: Dan Schatz
Date: 15 Dec 10 - 09:08 PM

Nick Apollonio has a new, very unusual, instrument posted on Ebay. It's a guitar shaped mandola. He originally built this as a child sized guitar, and has recently put a lot of work into it and refitted it as a mandola. It's worth checking out the listing just to read the story of how he came to create it.

Nick is starting the bidding at a ridiculously low amount, with no reserve, and has said that anything he gets for it over $350 will go to the charity of the winner's choice.

This looks like a really amazing, unique instrument, and I think it's incredibly generous of Nick to donate some of the proceeds to charity.

Dan

Subject: RE: Apollonio mandola for charity
From: Dan Schatz
Date: 16 Dec 10 - 07:45 PM

Refresh! I notice a few bids already....

Dan

Subject: RE: Apollonio mandola for charity
From: Dan Schatz
Date: 20 Dec 10 - 07:05 PM

At the risk of this being a one-poster thread, refresh! This is a pretty neat instrument, and it should would be good to help some worthy charity (Mudcat, perhaps?) as well.

Warmly,
Dan

Subject: RE: Apollonio mandola for charity
From: SINSULL
Date: 20 Dec 10 - 07:31 PM

Nick's instruments are amazing as many here can attest. I will look but it is not likely I will bid. Ah well.
SINS

Subject: RE: Apollonio mandola for charity
From: Seamus Kennedy
Date: 23 Dec 10 - 03:08 AM

Looks like I'm now the proud owner of Nick's mandola.
I'm looking forward to knocking a few tunes out of it!

Subject: RE: Apollonio mandola for charity
From: Dan Schatz
Date: 23 Dec 10 - 11:23 AM

Seamus that's great! Let us know how you like it - it sounded like a very neat little instrument.

Dan

Subject: RE: Apollonio mandola for charity
From: Seamus Kennedy
Date: 24 Dec 10 - 12:25 AM

Sure will, Dan.