Sobell cittern on eBay

rh · Post by rh » Thu Mar 02, 2006 3:19 pm

http://cgi.ebay.com/Stefan-Sobell-Large ... dZViewItem

(it's listed in Florida, but it's not mine)

Wombat · Post by **Wombat** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 9:22 pm

For anybody not aware of Sobell instruments they are very, very good. Opinions differ about what is best, of course, but they would be at or near the top of just about any player's short list. The price .... *cough* ..... reflects that.

JS · Post by JS » Fri Mar 03, 2006 6:10 am

A friend has a Sobell mando and octave mando. He got 'em before the prices soared. Oh my goodness, what a sound.

Loren · Post by **Loren** » Fri Mar 03, 2006 6:58 am

Good looking work, the Rosewood used for the back appears to be very high quality. What are these going for new these days?

Loren

rh · Post by rh » Fri Mar 03, 2006 8:07 am

Loren wrote:Good looking work, the Rosewood used for the back appears to be very high quality. What are these going for new these days?

Loren

I'm guessing the back is Indian rosewood, looks similar to the back of my Foley. The eBay listing mentions $7k and a 2-year wait. Sobell's site doesn't list prices, but there's all the specs and a lot of eye candy:
http://www.sobellguitars.com/index.htm

rh · Post by rh » Fri Mar 03, 2006 8:38 am

a quick search on the MC boards brought up this post, from July 2005
http://www.mandolincafe.net/cgi-bin/iko ... ;hl=sobell

I ordered a mandolin from Stephan last August/September just when he was trying to restructure his operation. I had email from him last week. He seems a lot happier with the way things are going and is really enjoying building instruments which he considers to be his best ever at a realistic rate. The latest estimate for my instrument is build start of around July 2006 - so I guess you are looking at around 2 years from ordering. As to the prices - his February 2005 price list indicates that all mandolin family instruments are in the range of GBP3400 to GBP4000, the range is associated with different woods rather than instrument size. 5 courses are a little more expensive.
You would need to check with Stephan what his current prices are. Hope this helps.

Current exchange rate 3,400.00 GBP = 5,973.17 USD

Loren · Post by **Loren** » Fri Mar 03, 2006 8:48 am

I say again, I am in the wrong business..........

Loren

Parkwood · Post by **Parkwood** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 2:31 am

Hi all,

Check out Andy Irvine's work if you haven't already. He's been playing Sobells for years and was one of the first to start playing the bouzouki-shaped guitar that Stephan developed.

Cheers
Barry