Wow, that looks like my very first mandolin that I had for a short time in the early 70's.
It's the same Ibanez that made some fine guitars later on.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibanez
http://www.ibanez.com/anniversary/ex...t_id=334&now=2
similar, not same pickguard mid 60's
http://www.ibanez.com/anniversary/ex..._id=337&now=15
looking more like #170 as marked on the label
https://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/s...banez-mandolin
old thread
By the mid 70's Ibanez was making (or getting from other factories) more typically "American" style mandolins.
In the other thread (the one David linked to), you asked,
Are those your only two choices? If it's in good shape and playable, you can play it rather than making it a "wall hanger."is it worth anything or just a wall hanger?
If it isn't playable, I don't think it's going to be worth much of anything. This isn't the holy grail of mandolins. If it is in great shape and sounds good, you can probably get a bill or a few bills if you are a shrewd salesperson.
Merely my opinion, I'm no expert, but there are experts on this board who probably won't be getting very excited about this specimen.
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Some of my favourite mandolins are not expensive instruments and were factory made. However, I do have a hand-carved top and back F5 style mandolin made by arguably Britain's best archtop maker- his last mandolin and a 1923 A2 snakehead which are superb. However, I have other Cinderella mandolins that do go to the ball- and deservedly so. It is not always about value. My first decent mandolin was an A5 copy made in Japan and it is a good instrument.
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If this nice looking mando belonged to your Dad then the sentimental and personal value make it one of a kind and priceless.
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