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| Specifications: |
| 8-string Octave Mandola. |
| Tuned one octave lower than a mandolin. |
| Flat back. |
| Body width: 300 mm. |
| Scale length: 523 mm. |
| Spruce top with undetermined bracing. |
| Maple back & sides. |
| Single-bound top. |
| Single-bound 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 1947 |
| as a replacement for Model 485. |
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| Earliest known example: 2012xx (1948) |
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| Circa 1951: |
| Changed rosette. |
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| 263104 (1951) |
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| Circa 1951: |
| Replaced by |
| Model 85 Oktav. |
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| Latest known example: 286819 (1952) |
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