Masakichi Suzuki Mandolin No. 5: What year was it made?

[mclainster]

I picked this up today from a thrift shop here in Japan for a little under $30. I am hoping to find out when it was made. I know it is after 1910 and before WWII, but that is all I know. I look forward to learning how to play it. I am restringing it and hoping to leave it as untouched as I can. There are a few scratches and I was disappointed to find a crack in the top. But all in all, I think it will be a good instrument to learn on.

Any info you may have on Suzuki Mandolins is greatly appreciated.

[masa618]

Hello, mclainster.
This is masa618 that playing mandolin for a long time in Japan.
Specifically, I do not know it, but No. 5 made from 1926 through 1930.
Founder of the violin maker which was famous for" Suzuki violin method", Masakichi Suzuki produced these mandolins in Nagoya, Japan.