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Do inlays identify different vintage models?
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KingFl
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Do inlays identify different vintage models?
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January 12, 2015, 08:53:35 PM »
I have my grandmother's round back mandolin s/n 220850, with the stepped neck end. I see several others very similar, but with different inlays. Why are they not the same, or did it depend on the craftsman building it (around 1890)?
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keef
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Re: Do inlays identify different vintage models?
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July 13, 2015, 09:46:43 AM »
Yup - these period models can be distinguished by the inlay patterns...the more expensive, the more inlays (DUH). The most expensive styles had a solid pearl fingerboard.
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