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... and at some point, none of us did. So let me expand on the above just as points of education, recognizing that I'm still far from expert.

- brunello notes it as a "middle of the road"...

Mick has some good advice. From that last sideways view though it looks like that "bridge" —more like a small slab of wood—is way low so I would guess that it needs a neck reset to actually make it...

My hunch is that this is a Catanese built mandolin and likely stamped or labeled for sale by others (Cesare) or simply branded "Italia" for export.

This appears to be a very MOR quality...

Thanx for the pictures. I'm no expert, and there are quite a few bowl-back experts with more knowledge and experience, but the first thought I had is that the lyre-shaped headstock does resemble the...

Hey, ya gotta give us something to go on other than hairline cracks (common) and possibly Italian (not uncommon for older instruments). If I said I knew nothing about cars and simply asked if an...