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Specifications: 8-string Mandolin. Round back. Spruce top with inlay. Maple & walnut 17-part back. Mosaic bound top. Mosaic rosette. Unbound headstock. Unbound fingerboard with varied mother-of-pearl inlay. Bone nut. Engraved aluminium tailpiece. Natural finish. Introduced: ca 1900 ca 1907: Renamed Model 56. ca 1923: Mosaic & celluloid bound top. Also available in a 12-string version as Model 65. Earliest known example: none Latest known example: none