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Jim Nollman
Mar-05-2007, 2:18pm
Item #22492 in the used instrument category. Looks like a player, but i'd like to know what it is.
Jim Garber
Mar-05-2007, 3:17pm
I think it is an early circa 1920s Harmony, but I don't have access to my reference materials.
Somewhat similar ones on this page (http://www.broadwaymusicco.com/Harmony5.htm).
Tom Flood does much work on these, replacing tops, backs and whatever and refinishing when needed. I have never seen his work in person but I think he takes basket cases and restores them to playing condition.
Here's the pic from the ad: http://www.mandolincafe.com/classifieds/upload/22492.jpg
Jim
jefflester
Mar-05-2007, 7:03pm
This one should probably just be called a "Flood" if only that much of the original is left. :-)
He did one in 2005 with a similar body shape that was thought to maybe be a Shutt. Tuners were definitely different, though.
Shutt info here:
http://www.vintageinstruments.com/museum/shutt3fulpage.html
The Flood one from Aug 2005 (sold here on the Cafe):