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| Specifications: |
| Satin finish version of |
| Model 54. |
| 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 with white buttons. |
| Satin sunburst finish. |
| One year warranty. |
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| Introduced: Circa 1955 |
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| Earliest known example: 328289 (1955) |
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| Circa 1955: |
| Changed tuners (old style tuners used until Circa 1958). |
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| 333559 (1955) |
| 3431xx (1956) |
| 3599xx (1957) |
| 362253 (1957) |
| 3763xx (1958) |
| 376850 (1958) |
| xxxxxx (1959) - (changed bridge) |
| 397219 (1959) |
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| Circa 1963?: |
| Changed tailpiece design. |
| Changed tuners. |
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| 4318xx (1963) - (one changed tuner strip, broken tailpiece) |
| 431931 (1963) |
| Latest known example: 435891 (1963) |
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