Re: Norma mandolin - 60's
Forgive me for resurrecting an old thread, but I bought a Norma guitar from Japan (early 60's). It's a full sized neck, w/ an auditorium sized body. Solid spruce top and a truss rod. The top is a bit wavy, the screwed on pick-guard is a bit loose etc, etc, etc.
But it is one of the most amazing sounding instruments that I own! Absolutely golden. Did some searches on the web and quite a few folks offered similar raves. Can't speak to the mandolins, but every once in awhile the company got a guitar (plain though it is) right.
Incidently, the last three guitars I've purchased (within the past 2 months) all had female names: Laura Lee, Mildred, and Norma.