kalamazoo mandolin

[MikeEdgerton]

Export marking happens because the instrument has to meet the requirements of the laws of the country it's being imported into. Most (if not all) countrys require the country of origin to be marked on any item imported. I was in the Bicycle business for years. Customs would show up when we got a shipment. They didn't care too much about anything other than seeing the country or origin on the product no matter what it was. You might actually see different export labeling on the same mandolins depending on the country it was going to.

[barney 59]

I think by international trade agreements it would have to say "Made in USA" somewhere. The "Made in" part was added after WWII . Prior to that it might have said "USA" or maybe nothing at all.

[Jordan Young]

I dont know as much about Kalamazoo mandolins as I would like to know, but the other day me and my grandfather were lookin through his closet filled with old mandolins he showed me a really old "a" style Kalamazoo. The Strings had not been changed for years but I wanted to tune the thing up and give it a try. I dont know if it was the aged wood or what but that thing sounded purdy good for a mandolin that I had never heard of. I changed the strings on it and I've been playin for the past week.

[MikeEdgerton]

I think by international trade agreements it would have to say "Made in USA" somewhere. The "Made in" part was added after WWII . Prior to that it might have said "USA" or maybe nothing at all.

I don't think you'll see much in the way of International Trade agreements back that far. The UN was just getting started.

[allenhopkins]

...me and my grandfather were lookin through his closet filled with old mandolins...

Now that's the kind of grandparent to have! Did you find a Loar in there?

[Jordan Young]

we didnt find any loars but he had some purdy good mandolins in there...I guess im a lucky feller