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Jake Wildwood

Jan-23-2010, 5:24pm

Full post about this over at m'blog with lots more photos and info:

Click here to go! (http://antebelluminstruments.blogspot.com/2010/01/c1925-bruno-by-regal-fancy-mandolin.html)

It's probably L&H or Regal made... same difference at the time, really... and sings, moans, chirps, and roars like you'd think it should. And it's got d-lucks trim. Sweet.

Jill McAuley

Jan-23-2010, 6:21pm

That one is a real looker!

Cheers,
Jill

Jake Wildwood

Jan-25-2010, 4:03pm

It certainly is!

Its brethren seem to by Washburns from the 1920s... which figures since the Washy guitars had the same sort of binding at the time. This one, however, doesn't match any style code that I've looked up in the W: Prewar book... but then again, it's sold by Bruno.

Always a curiosity in these old fellers...!