Re: Who was the first American mandolin manufacturer?
Vinaccia mandolins ca. time of the American Revolution. I don't think anyone was playing Rawhide. Yet.
Hard to prove a negative. Speculation about whether anyone was building in the early US or Canada will remain just that until something turns up. I hope it does, but count me among the Doubting Thomases until it does.
Mick
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