I got a mandolin on loan from work called a stella. it's an A style and looks old. I'll try to get pictures up ASAP but I was wondering if anyone knew anything about Stella mandolins, thanx
I got a mandolin on loan from work called a stella. it's an A style and looks old. I'll try to get pictures up ASAP but I was wondering if anyone knew anything about Stella mandolins, thanx
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chewy,
I'm no expert on Stellas (although I did have a great aunt by that name at one time). But, if you do a search in this forum and include the older posts, you'll get some information, including some photos. I would say, put some new light strings on it and enjoy it!
There were a couple breeds. Those early pieces made by Jersey City's Oscar Schmidt Co. were often decent working-class instruments with canted tables and were constructed of decent materials. They have a certain degree of campy collectability, but aren't particularly valuable. The depression era's pieces made in Chicago usually had completely flat tables, were made of questionable materials, an are of questionable practical use.
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