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1928 catalog 1937 catalog

Specifications: 12-string Bass Lute. Round back. Body width: 360 mm. Body depth: 160 mm. Spruce top. Flame maple back & sides. Celluloid and wood purfling around top. Mother-of-pearl inlaid rosette. Maple neck with scroll headstock. Unbound rosewood fingerboard with varied mother-of-pearl inlay. Rosewood pin bridge. Nickel plated tuners with white plastic buttons. Natural finish. One year warranty. Introduced: ca 1927 Discontinued: ca 1931 Earliest known example: none Latest known example: none Reintroduced: ca 1937 12-string. Round back. Spruce top. Flame maple back & sides. 4-ply bound top. Maple neck with scroll headstock. Unbound rosewood fingerboard with bass side block fingerboard inlay. Rosewood pin bridge. Nickel plated tuners. Golden brown finish. One year warranty. Earliest known example: 110465 (1938) ca 1942: Flame birch back and sides. 175885 (1946) Latest known example: 190232 (1947)