hi,i was glad to see this post,you are the only other Rosario Genvese ,that ive seen,that i know of-i have one myself,i love it ,though its not as ornate as yours, it had almost the same label as yours, inside the mandolin. well said almost the same thing anyways,from new york,rosario genovese,mandolins, 75th street and mine also had hand written what looked like-2-41,i also thought that rosario genovese was just a repair place and that they just put their label over another maker,anyways,after years,i finally had the nerve to peel off that label and see what was underneath,,and it said Neapolitan,#155 maker Rosario Genevese new york.,mine too was probably a wall hanger ,but i strung it up made my own nut ,it took 2 tries making that nut and a lot of trial and error,,and i played the few chords i know and it stayed in tune for days quite well!! however, it does look to be "warping"on top,like its low in one spot and high in others , near the sound hole-- but sounds fantastic!!--but i reluctantly loosened the strings,!maybe i'll still play it a little "loose",thats when i saw the label underneath which i think is the original,? im guessing that 2-41 is 1841?idk,but.i hope this helps -ill post the pics,if anyone can tell me any info about this it would be great.take care
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