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That mandolin I think it's the only model in the strad-o-lin advertisements or catalog listings that the bridge sits in the middle of the F holes.

I bought this one a little while back. I think it is the "Artist Deluxe" model- from the mid to late 30s near as I can figure. All solid wood, with really pretty flamed maple back and sides. It was...

Finish cracks on lacquer instruments are virtually impossible to prevent in the long run. It's usually a relatively quick change in temperature that is the culprit, not so much humidity. There's...

I recently swapped the original bridge on my 30s SOL to a Cumberland Acoustics Gibson stye two piece adjustable bridge. The original bridge is not compensated and has a thin bone insert. The...

I'll include the one I recently bought just for future reference. I've done a lot of internet searching since I acquired it and have found only a couple or so online that are, I think, the same...

Certainly it didn't leave the factory with those holes. How they got there well, that's lost to time.

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[QOUTE]That ad makes me think this one is from 1935. Especially with what appears to be an ebony pickguard.[/QUOTE]

Thanks, I found that last night. One thing I did notice is that the...

Thanks very much for the information. Interestingly enough, I have a Bacon "Artist" model as well. I found them about 2 hours apart. But it has Birch back and sides.

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Brought this home today. I've been looking for what info I could. Seems some of them had an ink stamp date inside the back visible through the bass side F hole. No such luck here, but I like the...

In one of older Bacon focused threads I saw a comment where someone mentioned that the old factory location is not actually at the address that is used today, but actually just down the street and...

The ones on their site look very nice, indeed.

Jim, what gauge strings do you recommend? I generally always use J74s, but should I go lighter on this one?

[QUOTE=Jim Garber;1908319]I will look at my Artist model tomorrow. I think it is black Bakelite or similar, not ebony or any wood. Looking at the photo below I would guess the pickguards for Pro and...

Ah, thanks very much for that, I hadn't found that one. I was assuming it was some sort of celluloid but that catalog listing said ebony, but they may have simply been eluding to the color.

yes, thanks That's what those holes are for. I plan on making one. I don't know how much they were elevated, how thick they are or what the edges look like.

I just acquired a Bacon Professional mandolin that's in nice condition. It's missing it's pickguard. The catalog listing for them I found says they were ebony. I've found many photos of course of...

This is how I got it, with the inlay sticker up high on the peg head.

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I’m no expert or anything but it sure does not look at all like someone sitting in their basement decided to shoot some black paint and clear coat on the peg head. Obviously that has happened but...

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Here it was as I got it, with the flower pot sticker high on the peghead. It's a pretty decent looking mandolin. Also, another odd thing, the guy I got it from said when he got it the tuners were...

Ah, see I thought of block sanding the peg head to uncover what I assumed was an inlay underneath and just polish it out. I think I better leave it alone.

Thanks to everyone for their responses and insight.

Those are smudges, adhesive residue from a flower pot inlay sticker a previous owner had put on it. I took it off. It was really high up on the peg head and looked out of place. Otherwise I...

So it wasn't an inlay at all? I assumed it was inlay, that has raised just slightly and is now visible (if you look hard enough).

it doesn't look like a home refinish job. There's smudges on the peg head in the picture, but the finish on the peghead looks as factory as the rest of the mandolin.