Had dinner at a friend's house last night and she brought this thing out. #The label on the inside is torn out. #She said it's more than fifty years old - anybody recognize it? Sorry for the low quality photo - took it with my phone.
Had dinner at a friend's house last night and she brought this thing out. #The label on the inside is torn out. #She said it's more than fifty years old - anybody recognize it? Sorry for the low quality photo - took it with my phone.
They have appeared over the years with various brand names on them. To my knowledge they were a Lyon & Healy mandolin.
By the way, it's probably late 20's early 30's.
"bargain instruments are no bargains if you can't play them"
--Jim Garber
Doesn't look like Lyon & Healy to me. But i might be wrong. Jim, what do you say?
Is that plugged into an amp?
A couple of mandolins
A couple guitars
An Upright Bass
Some banjos
Life is like a box of molases, or somehting like that.
I had an old Regal that looked a lot like that mando.
no - that's an electrical cord for the humidifierOriginally Posted by (Gutbucket @ Nov. 15 2007, 16:58)
It is a Regal (or made by that comapny). Take a look at <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/REGAL-MANDOLIN-VERY-USUAL-BODY-SHAPE-1930S-BLACK_W0QQitemZ230190439352QQihZ013QQcategoryZ1
0179QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem" target="_blank">this one</a>.
Jim
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Playing lately:
Brentrup A4C -- 1915 Frank Merwin Ashley violin -- 1904 Embergher Type 3 -- 1937 Gibson L-Century -- 1939 Gibson L-00 -- ca. 1890s Celebrated Benary Banjo -- 1985 Monteleone Grand Artist Mandola
That really is pretty. Would that have come from the factory that way? I've never given those old flat top mandos a close look. Gonna check my family's attic tonight.
A couple of mandolins
A couple guitars
An Upright Bass
Some banjos
Life is like a box of molases, or somehting like that.
Jim, it was an L&H body style.
"bargain instruments are no bargains if you can't play them"
--Jim Garber
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