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Levin Model 109 / Model 26
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1902 catalog


Specifications:
Non-cutaway.
Body width: 315 mm.
Body length: 460 mm.
Body depth: 95-98 mm.
Spruce top with undetermined bracing.
Rosewood back & sides.
Mother-of-pearl bound top.
Mother-of-pearl rosette.
Bound back with mother-of-pearl inlay.
Mahogany neck.
Unbound headstock with mother-of-pearl inlay.
Ivory bound fingerboard with mother-of-pearl inlay.
Mother-of-pearl nut and bridge saddle.
Bridge with mother-of-pearl inlay.
Bridge pins with ivory inlay.
Strap button with ivory inlay.
Gold plated engraved tuners with mother-of-pearl buttons.
Natural finish.

Introduced: Circa 1900
Also available in three different less fancy versions.

Circa 1907:
Renamed Model 26.

Redesigned: Circa 1911

Specifications:
Non-cutaway.
Body width: 315 mm.
Body length: 460 mm.
Body depth: 95-98 mm.
Spruce top with undetermined bracing.
Rosewood back & sides.
Mosaic and celluloid bound top.
Mother-of-pearl rosette.
Single-bound back.
Mahogany neck.
Unbound headstock.
Unbound ebony fingerboard with varied mother-of-pearl inlay.
Ivory bridge saddle.
Ivory bridge pins with mother-of-pearl inlay.
Ivory strap button with mother-of-pearl inlay.
Natural finish.

Earliest known example: none
Latest known example: none