My father was a ship’s captain. He went to sea at the age of 16 in about 1923 and he acquired his mandolin shortly afterwards, I would think in the US. He probably taught himself to play, but his mother was a music teacher so he may have had a grounding in music at home. The mandolin is very well travelled! It went through the war with him, being on one of the last ships leaving Singapore in 1942, and also on the Atlantic convoys. Despite this it is still in good condition. It is 20 years now since he died. My children and grandchildren have shown no interest in it, and, knowing it to be a rather special instrument, I now feel that I must let someone else enjoy it. The mandolin is a style A, no. 1806. Is there anyone out there who can advise me how I should go about selling it? I should add that the mandolin is in the UK.
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