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1951 catalog

Specifications: 8-string Mandolin. Flat back. Body width: 220 mm. Spruce top with undetermined bracing. Birch back & sides. Single-bound top. Unbound back. Unbound headstock. Unbound walnut fingerboard with pearloid dot inlay. Nickel plated tuners. Sunburst finish. One year warranty. Introduced: Circa 1951 as a replacement for Model 47 ?. Earliest known example: 262262 (1951) 262465 (1951) 263713 (1951) 276497 (1952) 281740 (1952) 2xxxxx (1952) 2863xx (1952) 2959xx (1953) 297959 (1953) 304719 (1954) 3057xx (1954) 306121 (1954) 309306 (1954) 3136xx (1954) 351431 (1957) Circa 1955: Renamed Model 54. Changed tuners (old style tuners used until Circa 1958). Also available in satin finish (Model 55). 324691 (1955) 338019 (1956) xxxxxx (1957) 3715xx (1958) 378756 (1958) - (no "Levin" on tailpiece) Latest known example: 432733 (1963)