According to a serial number list found on a fellow who has researched Weymann instruments 14744 would date your mandolute to around 1913.
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According to a serial number list found on a fellow who has researched Weymann instruments 14744 would date your mandolute to around 1913.
Not necessarily related to the OP's mandolin but the Bauer/Stewart headstock you posted is very similar to one of my Martucci made mandolins. Maybe evidence that my Great Grandfather built...
One of my Great Grandfathers mandolins with similar butterfly and sound hole inlay. Not a match but may put the OP's maker on the east coast Philadelphia area.
Deepening the pocket and building up the heel seems like a good approach. The pocket on my guitar is at least 1/2" which according to my luthier allowed for sufficient gluing surface. After all it...
My guitar which was built by my great grandfather around 1920 has a similar joint that was recently reset using hide glue. The joint is very well fitted and apparently very strong. As you can see...
Well done Martin, and thank you for the link to the arrangement. Looking forward to playing it.
Fred
So, assuming you were 18 at the time of the Spanish-American War you're now 134!!! If you can remember any other details of my GGF's shop please let me know.
Thanks, Fred
To clarify, my GGF Silvio arrived in Philadelphia around 1895. He had a shop located at 753 S. 8th St. until 1904 after which he relocated a number of times as his family grew. At some point he...
Peter,
In the past three years I've been able to locate 3 mandolins, 2 guitars, and 1 ukulele. I do not have any of his tools but my father has a nice collection including, files, planes, saws...
A few pictures of my latest Martucci find. This came to me via a café member who had seen my previous posts regarding my great grandfather Silvio Martucci. It needed a general cleaning, a top crack...
Here is the latest Martucci. Probably built around 1903. It needed some general cleanup, a top crack repair, and replacement of some missing inlays.
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Jim,
The pickguard also resembles some that I have seen on Bauer mandolins. In fact, I have seen pictures of a Bauer with the identical pickguard and identical inlayed butterfly as Martucci #1; ...
Thanks for the post. Always nice to see another Martucci mandolin (wish someone would find a guitar or mandola!). What a wonderful story to go along with it, glad its found a good home.
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Really nice Jake. The top side is quite handsome with just the right amount of detail. Could you tell me what it is that you placed under the strings at the tail?
Thanks, Fred
I'm sorry I can't help with flat mandolins but I do have 3 bowlbacks made by my great grandfather in Philadelphia each has a different scale length they are 13 1/8, 13 1/2, and 13 7/8". They all...
Don't know how common it is but my Martucci #2 (the maple bowl) which is just about complete is 13-7/8". The new fretboard matches the original and both are right on at that scale. When compared to...
Really nice work Jake! As an Architect who specializes in Theater design I can't see anything that needs to be improved.
Keeping with your recycled theme - here's one of mine. A "recycled"...
Hoping froylance will reply, would love to learn more about his beautiful mandolin and if possible he could post some additional pics including a pic of the complete headstock and one of the label. ...
Jim, the Guiseppe Severini I was refering to was the one listed in the 1896 Philadelphia directory. I just found it interesting that the OP had a namesake that was also in the musical instrument...
We love this kind of stuff, particularly unearthing material about the Italo-American builders on the East Coast. Mick[/QUOTE]
So who is this Giuseppe Severini? While researching my GGF I came...
Forgot to attach the labels - here they are.
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Fred
Congratulations Guiseppe, although I'm somewhat jealous I'm happy it's found a good home - hope you'll keep me updated if you decided to restore it.
With so many Martucci's turning up I thought...
Top repair attachments.
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James,
I recently had to make a similar decision regarding my mandolins badly damaged top. My first thought was to replace the top but my luthier was confident that it could be repaired. The...
Jake,
CLEAN indeed. Wish I could find one of my GGF's in that condition.
Really enjoyed your blog and am curious about the Thomastiks you strung it up with, could you tell me what guage. ...