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| Specifications: |
| 8-string Octave Mandola version of |
| Model 400 / Model 340. |
| Tuned one octave lower than a mandolin. |
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| Flat back. |
| Body width: 300 mm. |
| Spruce top with undetermined bracing. |
| Maple back & sides. |
| Single-bound top. |
| Unbound back. |
| Black pickguard. |
| Unbound headstock. |
| Single-bound rosewood fingerboard with mother-of-pearl dot inlay. |
| Nickel plated tuners. |
| Sunburst finish. |
| One year warranty. |
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| Introduced: Circa 1933 |
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| Earliest known example: 92493 (1935) - (changed tailpiece ?) |
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| Circa 1942: |
| Perloid fingerboard inlay. |
| Changed tailpiece design. |
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| Circa 1943: |
| Walnut fingerboard. |
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| 142882 (1943) |
| 159290 (1945) |
| 1622xx (1945) |
| Latest known example: 189315 (1947) |
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| Circa 1947: |
| Replaced by |
| Model 80 Oktavo. |
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