Interesting, unidentified mandolin...

[Ben Hodges]

Hi all.
A good friend of mine just came across this mandolin and we're curious if anybody has any clues as to who built it.. or any information at all really. It seems to be well built and even with a questionable setup and wonky bridge, sounds great.

There is an inlaid "T" in the headstock. The tailpiece looks a lot like a banjo "no knot". It has a TON of frets. To me, it's stylings are similar to the older Givens mandolins in some ways... not so much in other ways.

Take a look and see what you think. Any help at all is appreciated.
Thanks
Ben

[mrmando]

Mark Taylor?

Love the extended fretboard. Tailpiece looks like a Waverly missing its cover.

Here is a Taylor A5 from the 1970s. A couple of points of similarity, including the extended fretboard, but hardly a smoking gun.