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| Mandolin
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1. 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 very good condition, appears to be Italian immigrant work likely from New York, (Our #22401)  | $475. |
| 2. BRUNO, Mandolin, roundback, No. 18, (Our #23724) | $200. |
| 3. COLLINGS, Mandolin, MT2 - SB, 2001, sunburst finish, red spruce top, 2-piece back of highly figured maple; the back, top & fingerboard with multiple bindings;
figured V-shaped maple neck, radiused ebony board with 1-1/8"nut width, near mint condition (appears unplayed), original hard case, (Our #27717) | $2,500. |
| 4. DE CRISTOFARO, E., Mandolin, c.1900, an Italian mandolin in very good original and playable condition from around 1900, 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) | $3,800. |
| 5. EASTMAN, Mandolin, MD815V, New, F-5 style, fully carved spruce top and maple back, sunburst finish with oil varnish, highly figured maple back and sides, includes a
fitted oblong hard case, (Our #27666) | $1,275. |
| 6. EUPHONON BY LARSON BROS., Mandola, Tenor Mandola, c.1937, 11-strings (set-up presently for 10), 2-piece back of highly flamed 1/4-cut maple, the sides of
highly figured slab-cut maple, spruce top with abalone trim around edge & soundhole, the small pickguard on the upper bass bout is somewhat later, body width:11", back length:15-3/4", scale: 16", total length:
30", near excellent condition, later wood case, illustrated on p.73 of book: The Larson's Creations by Robert Hartman. Hartman notes that it "was most likely made as a special order"., (Our #26761) | $4,000. |
| 7. 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. |
| 8. GIBSON, Mandolin, A, 1917, orange top finish, back and sides oversprayed with lacquer (probably in the 1920s or thereabouts), someone added a 1950s logo to the
headstock and later thought better and removed it, a very nice player with a large deep sound, new hard case, (Our #26642) | $1,250. |
| 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, 2-piece figured American maple back, very dark brown finish, white celluloid top binding, adjustable truss-rod, adjustable bridge,
completely original, very small glued seam seperations at upper shoulders of back, otherwise near mint condition, original soft case, earliest use of the "Gibson" white silkscreen logo we've seen, (Our #27610) | $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-3, 1923, white finish with white ivoroid pickguard, truss-rod, adjustable bridge, original, excellent but for 2 repaired hairline upper block
cracks, original hard case, a late paddle-head white A-3 from early 1923 with a truss-rod, (Our #25723) | $2,400. |
| 15. GIBSON, Mandolin, A-4, 1920, shaded red sunburst top, original, excellent condition but for a glued top crack next to the center seam, original hard case, (Our
#27218) | $2,400. |
| 16. GIBSON, Mandolin, A-4, 1918, sunburst finish, original but lacks pickguard, excellent condition but for a small (1-1/2") repaired top crack, original hard case, (Our
#26488) | $2,500. |
| 17. 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. |
| 18. GIBSON, Mandolin, A-4, 1923, dark sunburst finish, adjustable truss rod, adjustable bridge, old glued 4"grain crack following the curl at the lower right side of the
back, repaired 7"crack on bass side rib, original, very good condition, original hard case, very fine player, cool serial number:#73000, essentially a 1923 snakehead without the snakehead, (Our #26902) | $3,250. |
| 19. 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. |
| 20. 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. |
| 21. GIBSON, Mandolin, EM-150, 1941, arched maple back and sides, bound top and back, rectangular screwpole pickup, knobs on same side, original red-line hard shell
case, original, very good condition, (Our #23194) | $1,400. |
| 22. GIBSON, Mandolin, F-2, 1918, dark red sunburst finish, minor waer, completely original but for newer adjsutable bridge (original ebony bridge in case), near
excellent condition, original hard case, (Our #27612) | $4,500. |
| 23. GIBSON, Mandolin, F-4, 1919, dark red sunburst, nicely figured slab-cut American maple back & sides, 2 repaired hairline cracks under the pickguard from soundhole
to binding, otherwise excellent condition, original hard case, (Our #27521) | $6,500. |
| 24. GIBSON, Mandolin, F-4, 1923, dark sunburst finish, highly figured slab-cut American maple back & sides, adjustable truss-rod, adjustable bridge, completely
original, well repaired hairline heel-crack, otherwise excellent condition, original hard case, (Our #27670) | $7,250. |
| 25. GIBSON, Mandolin, Style C-1, 1932, natural finish flat spruce top with painted-on pickguard & white binding, oval soundhole, unbound flat mahogany back, white
silkscreen "Gibson" logo, original, excellent plus condition, original soft case, a remarkably clean example of Gibson's cheapo depression-era mandolin, (Our #27303) | $800. |
| 26. ITALIAN ÉMIGRÉ, Mandolin, c.1890s, 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. |
| 27. JOSEPH THOME, Mandolin, c.1900, Neapolitan-style roundback, 23 rosewood ribs with light spacers, alternating pearl & ebony top border, fancy abalone & pearl
butterfly inlaid into pickguard, pickwear; overall good condition but could use some minor restorations, by an Italian immigrant maker for a New York dealer, decorative & playable, (Our #23791) | HOLD |
| 28. 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 1665, (Our #26604) | $12,500. |
| 29. 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. |
| 30. LYON & HEALY COMPANY (PROBABLY), Mandolin, c.1900, roundback with 26 rosewood ribs, complex colored wood marquetry around top & soundhole, fancy
abalone fingerboard inlays, tortoise pickguard with ornate pearl inlay, very good condition overall, neck is somewhat pulled up but plays ok, (Our #25557) | $300. |
| 31. MARTIN, Mandolin, Backpacker Mandolin, NEW, solid mahogany body with spruce top, great padded gig bag, (Our #26018) | HOLD |
| 32. 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. |
| 33. MARTIN, Mandolin, Style A, 1929, very good condition, ebony fingerboard, pickguard inset into top, rosewood binding, very good condition, (Our #22963) | $850. |
| 34. MARTIN, Mandolin, Style A, 1928, standard period Style A with mahogany body, straight neck with ebony fingerboard with bar frets & tiny ivoroid dots, Adirondack
top with natural finish & flush pickguard, completely original, excellent plus condition, original soft case, (Our #27732) | $1,000. |
| 35. MARTIN FOR OLIVER DITSON, Mandolin, Style A, 1923, period Style A made for Oliver Ditson, excellent but for a few scratches, plays well, branded OLIVER
DITSON CO./ BOSTON/ NEW YORK, (Our #23149) | $875. |
| 36. 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. |
| 37. 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) | $300. |
| 38. S. S. STEWART BY REGAL, MANDOLIN, c.1910, roundback with 17 Brazillian rosewood ribs with lightwood spacers and rosewood clasp, engraved gearplate to
front of peghead, very good condition, bears the blue oval S.S. Stewart label that we associate with the Regal Co. as well as a Weymann Keystone State label to the back of the peghead., (Our #26715) | HOLD |
| 39. 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) | $1,950. |