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JasonM - Posted - 03/23/2014: 12:07:40
Hey all,
Refugee from Banjo Hangout here. My mother is in possession of this mando and we were hoping to see if anyone could help identify it. Supposedly this mando was given to my mother's husband by a former girlfriend who was also a former girlfriend of the mando player from Fairport Convention in the late-60's or early-70's who gave it to her.. They don't really know anything about the mando and it doesn't have any markings on the headstock. My mother believes it may have been made in Europe. Also, near as she can tell the tuning keys look to be ivory.
I was hoping that maybe somebody here may have seen an instrument like this before and might have some information about it. Thanks in advance!
Edited by - JasonM on 03/23/2014 12:09:35
Ben Venuti - Posted - 03/23/2014: 19:34:09
German -my guess-the body style is referred to as "wappenform" I believe, which means 'shieldshaped". That body style was fairly common and all the ones I've ever seen of that style came from Germany.. It somewhat resembles a Shutt that was manufactured in the US, however it clearly isn't a Shutt. No guess to the age-- probably pre WWll --just from the look of it but I honestly don't know. Not too many people are interested in a 12 string mandolin but if it was set up correctly as a 12 it would be more valuable than as an 8 string because someone,somewhere wants a twelve and they aren't that easy to find. Still at that it's only worth maybe a couple of hundred bucks, worth more to you 'cause it belonged to Mom..
JasonM - Posted - 03/24/2014: 20:01:08
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Originally posted by Ben Venuti
German -my guess-the body style is referred to as "wappenform" I believe, which means 'shieldshaped". That body style was fairly common and all the ones I've ever seen of that style came from Germany.. It somewhat resembles a Shutt that was manufactured in the US, however it clearly isn't a Shutt. No guess to the age-- probably pre WWll --just from the look of it but I honestly don't know. Not too many people are interested in a 12 string mandolin but if it was set up correctly as a 12 it would be more valuable than as an 8 string because someone,somewhere wants a twelve and they aren't that easy to find. Still at that it's only worth maybe a couple of hundred bucks, worth more to you 'cause it belonged to Mom..
Thanks a lot for the response and the info, Ben! It's much appreciated.
