Mandolin Family
1. AMERICAN, Mandolin, c.1900, roundback with 35 Brazillian rosewood ribs with lightwood spacers and rosewood clasps, V-shaped mahogany neck, rosewood overlays to front & back of peghaed, engraved aluminum plate to the front of the peghead, with circular ivory "wheel" knobs, ornately inlayed pickguard, body width - 8 1/4", fingerboard is warped so the action is high, there is some rib damage and pickwear below the soundhole, being sold as-is & in need of restoration; We are not sure of the maker, though we suspect Chicago work, (Our #26716)	$250.
2. AMERICAN, Mandola, c.1900-1910, roundback Mandola, 39 rosewood ribs with light colored spacers, rosewood clasp with ivory edging, inset pickguard with inlaid wood marquetry butterfly, the headstock with pearl vine foliate inlay, 16-1/2" scale, oval soundhole with surround identical to that of a Gibson style 4, top has flattened out somewhat (originally these are slightly canted or bent tops), otherwise good condition, appears to be Italian immigrant work likely from New York, (Our #22401)	$500.
3. DE CRISTOFARO, E., Mandolin, c.1900, an Italian mandolin in very good original and playable condition, bearing the original label: E. DE CRISTOFARO, Fabbrica in Napoli, the spruce top edged in rosewood, the bell shaped soundhole & tortoise pickguard decorated with ornate mother of pearl blocks and ornaments, the top inscribed and signed in ink by the maker just above the bridge on the bass side, the round back of 25 rosewood ribs interspersed with maple stripes, very good straight rosewood neck, the extended fingerboard in ebony with 29 brass frets and decorated with mother of pearl markers, the enclosed machine heads with ivory buttons & metal cover engraved with floral ornaments, (Our #26601)	$3,500.
4. EASTMAN, Mandolin, MD615 Sunburst, 2010, we've watched the evolution of the Eastman mandolins and this model makes us very happy, we especially like the design of the arching, the color and quality of the finish, the slight radius in the fingerboard, good quality of the fittings, and the overall workmanship (especially the nice binding work) above all, it has a good solid sound and is very evenly tempered, in sunburst finish, highly flamed maple, with an upgraded shaped Eastman fiberglass case (silver), (Our #28352)	$1,100.
5. EASTMAN, Mandolin, MD804, New, sunburst, A-4 style with oval hole, highly flamed maple back & sides, carved select spruce top, extended fingerboard, gold-plated hardware, rectangular case with cordura cover included, (Our #28353)	$775.
6. FABRICATORE, GIOVANNI BATTISTA, Mandolin, 1797, A highly decorative mandolin in good and playable condition, the spruce top bound with ivory and decorated in tortoise shell with mother of pearl ornaments, the tortoise shell scratch plate bound with ivory, 2 professionally repaired hairline cracks from the bottom towards the bridge (ca. 5 cm + 4 cm), the round back of 27 fluted fruitwood ribs interspersed with strips of colored wood, the straight neck covered with tortoise shell interspersed with 9 strips of ivory, slightly high action, the tortoise shell fingerboard decorated with mother of pearl inlays and bound in ivory with 10 metal frets plus 7 more frets in the top extending the fingerboard, the frets show lots of playing wear, the peg head covered with tortoise shell and mother of pearl stripes and ornaments,, bearing an original label: Gio: Battista Fabricatore, Napoli anno 1797, S. M. dell' Ajuto. N. 31, (Our #26602)	$9,000.
7. FAVILLA BROTHERS, Mandolin, c.1900, roundback, 52 flat Brazilian rosewood ribs and clasp, the headstock with an ebonized overlay with pearl inlaid: "FAB", ebony fingerboard with extension over the soundhole, the top with a pearl border and the tortoise pickguard with elaborate pearl inlays including a shield engraved "MVB", enlcosed tuners with pearl buttons, original & in excellent condition, soft case, (Our #26754)	$1,200.
8. GIBSON, Mandolin, A, 1920, brown finish, original pickguard (though missing the side clip), original tailpiece and cover, original tuners, small screw hole in the back of the peghead (doesn't go through), terrific action, good frets, no cracks, excellent condition, hard case, (Our #28330)	$1,450.
9. GIBSON, Mandolin, A, 1922, brown finish, adjustable truss rod, adjustable bridge, original but lacks pickguard & the tailpiece cover is a decent Gibson repro, overall very good plus condition, later hard case (c.1950), a superb player, (Our #26909)	$2,000.
10. GIBSON, Mandolin, A-0, 1929, dark brown finish, adjustable truss-rod, adjustable bridge, "Gibson"in white silkscreen on head, excellent condition, original hard case, (Our #27756)	$2,200.
11. GIBSON, Mandolin, A-00, c.1934-35, truss rod, sunburst finish, bound top, flat back, carved-arched top, replaced tuners, excellent condition, new hard case, (Our #25292)	$800.
12. GIBSON, Mandolin, A-1, 1939, sunburst top, ff-holes, 2-piece maple back, deco-shape head with white silk screen "Gibson", rosewood fingerboard with dots, adjustable truss rod and later adjustable bridge, 14 1/2" scale length, 11-1/4" wide, 3 repaired top ff-hole cracks, overall good condition, original soft case, (Our #26529)	$1,250.
13. GIBSON, Mandolin, A-2, c.1918, brown finish, top, back & fingerboard bound in white celluloid, newer adjustable bridge, original tuners and tailpiece, one repaired top crack & pickwear at the treble side of the top to the right of the soundhole, no pickguard, original hard shell case, (Our #26516)	$1,350.
14. GIBSON, Mandolin, A-4, 1914, Black top finish, inlaid Handel tuners, completely original, straight neck, good frets, excellent condition, original hard case, (Our #27908)	$3,000.
15. GIBSON, Mandolin, A-4, 1916, black top finish, fixed bridge with individual compensation pieces, inlaid Handel tuners, original, neck angle is great and frets are very good, 2 small repaired hairline top cracks in upper bout, overall excellent condition, original hard case, (Our #27326)	$3,000.
16. GIBSON, Mandolin, A-50, 1939, sunburst, Nick Lucas style inlays, wide maple body with ff-holes, long scale (14-1/2"), fleur-de-lis headstock inlay, white bound top, back and fingerboard, later tuners, adjustable bridge, truss rod, excellent but for a repaired ff-hole crack, newish cheap hard case, this has the longest scale used on Gibson mandolins, (Our #23191)	$1,250.
17. GIBSON, Mandolin, A-Jr., 1923, brown finish, all original parts (came with the nonadjustable bridge which we've upgraded to a Randy Wood adjustable bridge), paddle head, no truss rod, no cracks, excellent condition, newer soft case, (Our #26941)	$1,350.
18. HOLZAPFEL, Mandolin, c.1900, 12-String, roundback w/27 rosewood ribs plus white-bound clasp, attractive foliate inlay on head & pickguard, colored wood marquetry purfling around top & soundhole, white-bound ebony fingerboard, requires restoration, (Our #24463)	$300.
19. LIPPI, PIETRO, LABELED, Mandolin, An interesting early mandolin in good and playable condition, dated 1665. The spruce top and soundhole edged with ivory and ebony, the rosewood scratch plate bound with ivory and ebony, the table decorated with ebony inlays near the neck and the end, the round back of 19 fluted fruitwood ribs interspersed with ebony stripes, some earlier repair in the lower middle and some varnish damage, the inside of the bowl covered with parchment, the straight neck decorated with ivory and ebony stripes, the ebony fingerboard with ivory stripes and 10 good metal frets plus 4 more ebony frets in the top extending the fingerboard, the baroque style head laminated with rosewood and inlaid with ebony and ivory stripes, 8 ebony pegs some not original, ivory and rosewood bridge, scalloped ivory nut, bearing a label: Pietro Lippi, Napolitana fece Marseglia 1765, (Our #26604)	$6,000.
20. LOVERI, GIUSEPPE, Mandolin, roundback, 21 staves + clasp, pearl top binding, inset tortoise pickguard with pearl inlay, in soft case, needs quite a few repairs, (Our #23725)	$150.
21. MARTIN, Mandola, AA Mandola, 1925, mahogany body with rosewood bindings, canted spruce top with oval hole, completely original, very good plus condition, a relatively rare model (12 made that year, of 151 total production), (Our #28184)	$1,600.
22. MARTIN, Mandolin, A-K, 1931, highly figured koa, completely original, excellent plus condition, original soft case, (Our #27842)	$1,550.
23. MARTIN, Mandolin, Style 4, 1907, 30 rosewood ribs, engraved German-silver tuner plates, ivory bound mahogany neck, ivory-bound top with abalone trim, particularly fine original condition, original hard case, dated on underside of top:"2111/ 6/4/07/ F.H.M."; looks like its been in a time capsule, (Our #26957)	$2,500.
24. MARTIN, Mandolin, Style A, 1929, very good condition, ebony fingerboard, pickguard inset into top, rosewood bindings, very good condition, (Our #22963)	$850.
25. MUSIC LINK, Mandolin, Loar F-Model LM-500-VS, New, Vintage sunburst finish, "The Loar" features a premium solid spruce top, solid highly-flamed maple back and sides, a flamed maple neck, Grover tuners, & an ebony fretboard and bridge, with an abalone & pearl Florentine-style headstock inlay designed by Greg Rich, hard case Vintage white binding borders the entire instrument with an added black and white inlay on the top, back, headstock, fingerboard and pickguard. The pickguard is the same tortoise-shell plastic as the vintage original, and a reproduction tailpiece with an engraved cover divides the string pressure in the correct manner, (Our #27300)	$650.
26. PIRETTI, ENRICO, Mandolin, 1954, labelled & signed, teardrop shape, one piece carved walnut back, walnut sides, inlaid walnut pickguard, slotted headstock, nice newer tuners, needs a set-up etc., interesting, (Our #M9712)	$275.
27. WM. STAHL BY LARSON BROS., Mandolin, c.1920, Brazillian rosewood back & sides, canted spruce top with floral inlayed pickguard, two piece mahogany neck with centre lamination, peghead inlayed with pearl vine, top trimmed in colored wood marquetry, 13" scale length, excellent condition but for some minor finish loss contained around the bridge area, original hard case, a one-owner mandolin showing almost no actual playing wear, (Our #26714)	$1,850.