Light sunburst.
Newly setup and new strings EXP74:11-40
Original Ebony bridge.
Specifications:
8-string Mandolin.
Flat back.
Body width: 220 mm.
Spruce top with undetermined bracing.
Birch back & sides.
Single-bound top.
Unbound back.
Unbound headstock.
Unbound walnut fingerboard with pearloid dot inlay.
Nickel plated tuners.
Sunburst finish.
One year warranty.
Introduced: ca 1951
as a replacement for Model 47 ?.
ca 1955:
Renamed Model 54.
Changed tuners (old style tuners used until ca 1958).
Also available in satin finish (Model 55).
Latest known example: 1963
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Model info here:
