c.1925 Regal-made Burdwise flatback mando

[Jake Wildwood]

Here's a bare-bones birch flatback I finished up last night. These make good camping mandos once they're all fixed up and you can find these all over the place -- usually in really, really bad shape from being stored outside of a case in a hot attic or barn.

Click here for the full bog post/writeup. (http://antebelluminstruments.blogspot.com/2012/03/c1925-regal-made-burdwise-flatback.html)

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[bmac]

Those sold with many different names. Mine is labeled "La Melodia". For a while I was counting brand names on paper labels and stopped counting at around seven. And they do have a remarkable resonance. I am always kind of surprised at its volume. As you say, a fun instrument you don't have to worrty about.

[Jake Wildwood]

They sure DID sell with tons of names. I don't bother to keep track, myself. Too much extraneous info to get stuck in the head!

[ourgang]

I like that old mandolin, love the "tubby" sound they have.

[billhay4]

As usual, Jake, you've done a stellar job bringing an old one back to life.
Bill

[Cary Fagan]

Very nice, Jake.

[Jim Garber]

These Regals were usually sold by the dozens to retailers. I have seen some with Lyle tags on them. IIRC Burdwise must have been buying from various sources. I thinkI have even seen a cylinder back Vega with a Burdwise label.

[Jake Wildwood]

Burdwise bought from all over the place for resale -- some real high grade stuff, some lower grade. I see the name pop up on all sorts of disparate instruments.

p.s. Thanks fellas!