Although I'm basically a bluegrasser, I'm mando geek enough that I coudn't keep myself from acquiring a L & H Style C a few weeks ago. (Traded it in for an RB3 - banjo.) The mandolin should be from around 1921, as the serial-# is 972, and it's (still) a long scale. The back is a one-piece, and the sound is quite lovely, but there is a slight bow in the neck and a need for refretting. Also, the pick guard is missing.
The tuners are arrow-end Waverlys with plain yellowish/white knobs (no ivoroid); the string posts are quite short and small in diameter (thus quite different from the Gibson style Waverlys). Tuners seem original, as there are no suspicious traces under the tuner plates.
Has any of you ever encountered such tuners on a L & H?
Also, did those L & H "own make" mandolins (Styles A, B, C) originally come with an end pin? There is a black plastic pin installed, but it seems a bit alien to the mandolin.
Got a few pics here; enjoy!
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