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thanks everyone. Here is the latest. I had been told that Knutsen used to use hide glue for his guards. That ended up being key information. I went over to Randall Kramer's (my luthier in...

Guys! Guys! ..No offense but I am not an idiot. I have some experience at this. Yes, the pickguard has to come off. I should have been more clear in the original post... The guard is shrinking and...

Actually I have an early 1900's Knutsen harp guitar that has an inlaid pick guard very similar to those found on old bowl back mandolins. It has shrunk badly (so it is likely made of celluloid vs....

I'm trying to post a photo or two of the 'A' version... not sure how. Ha, it worked!

This is the Artist model, not the scrolled Special. There's quite a bit of similarity in materials, headstock...

I have come across an Epiphone Windsor, "A" style. Looking for any information and interest that people have in these. It is a 1932. I know there has been threads in the past about values and so...

hi; I have the mandola case blues too... I have a very unusual old epiphone mandolin, a 2-point A-style Windsor from the '30s. It is wider than the typical mandolin, and deeper, but has a short neck....