Nigel, check out the Eastwood site. They "crowd fund" instruments. I have several, including an Airline copy of the Harmony H-78 I played during college (also played today by a top pop group everyone but me knows).
They are now making a mandoguitar like the one Miles Davis' guitar player used to play. It was made in 1975, and is sort of a guitar that looks like a mandolin, but is the size and sound of a L/P. Mini-humbuckers...semi-hollow.
Can't wait for it. Ships in October!
R.
PS. Also just got a Roland 40 watt stereo chorus. Monster little clean amp. the original 120 was played by everyone from Three Dog Night to George Benson.
The new one is stereo in...great for keyboards!
MORE TOYS!
Russ