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Levin Model 127
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1934 catalog


Specifications:
6-string Lute.
7-piece round back.
Body width: 345 mm.
Spruce top with undetermined bracing.
Maple back & sides.
Single-ply bound top.
Slotted headstock.
Unbound rosewood fingerboard with no inlay.
Pyramid bridge.
Nickel plated tuners.
Dark brown finish.

Introduced: Circa 1933

Earliest known example: 82948 (1933)
89118 (1934) - (changed tuners)

Circa 1934:
Fingerboard with mother-of-pearl dot inlay.

Redesigned: Circa 1934

Specifications:
Flat back.
Body width: 360 mm.
5-ply bound top.
Changed headstock shape.
Changed bridge shape.
Yellow tinted natural finish.
One year warranty.

122117 (1940)

Circa 1941:
Flame birch back & sides.

123819 (1941)

Circa 1945:
Triple-bound top.
Walnut fingerboard.

155537 (1945) - (different rosette)
157319 (1945)
166095 (1945)
169692 (1946)
Latest known example: 193660 (1947)