Re: Help please
While I have no personal knowledge of Levins, they have been discussed here on occasion, and sometimes as fairly nice instruments, but maybe not always. A quick Google search brought up this past Cafe discusssion, and there are others ...
https://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/s...evin-mandolins
Given the fit & finish, particularly the flat top (rather than canted or carved arch-top), matte finish, and possibly painted-on binding around the soundhole and/or laminated top (just my impression), I'm guessing that it's a lower-level member of the family. There's a small crack from the fingerboard into the soundhole that makes me think the binding is painted on. (Hey, my '63 Kay guitar has the same!)
Edit: But that crack may also indicate that the top is NOT laminated (meaning, not plywood), and that's a good thing.
For comparison, the link shows a nice-ish looking blonde two-point that's also a flat-top, making it still a fairly basic instrument by most folks' standards.
With any luck, the truly knowledgable folks will jump in here to correct me!
Last edited by EdHanrahan; Sep-29-2018 at 11:24am.
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