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    Default Maurer bowlback

    I have someone asking about a 38-rib Maurer bowlback with the number 230 inside. Model number, I presume?
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    Default Re: Maurer bowlback

    This thread could be helpful, as it discusses the Maurer-Larson Bros. chronology. Statement is made that pre-Larson (before 1900) Maurer mandolins had paper labels, Maurers made by the Larsons had a single wood-burned number stamped inside.

    There's a link to a photo-montage of Larson-built instruments in the thread. If it's indeed built by the Larsons, its value jumps up significantly.
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    Default Re: Maurer bowlback

    My Maurer (stamped inside on neck block along with "new model" and with Rohlfing (store) label. 30 ribs. I can't seem to find any number on it.
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