Re: Looking for information on this mandolin I inhereted.
Can't place it; the pickguard shape's throwing me. Bay State and Oscar Schmidt mandolins sometimes had model numbers stamped into the back of the headstock, but not where your "3" is stamped. Plus, they also had the company name stamped into the wood.
Concur that it looks US-made. Also concur that you should get it thoroughly evaluated by a shop that knows something about mandolins, before making any move to string it and tune it. Looks like the top's separating from the sides, and you'll get serious damage if you put string tension on it, if that's the case.
Allen Hopkins
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