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| Levin Model 400 / Model 340 |
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Specifications: 8-string Mandolin. Flat back. Body width: 255 mm. Body depth: 70 mm. Spruce top. Birch back & sides. Single-bound top. Single-bound back. Black pickguard. Unbound headstock. Unbound rosewood fingerboard with mother-of-pearl dot inlay. Nickel plated tuners. Dark mahogany finish. One year warranty. Introduced: ca 1927 ca 1930: Changed pickguard shape. Earliest known example: 75865 (1930) Latest known example: 75865 (1930) Redesigned: ca 1933 Specifications: 8-string Mandolin. Flat back. Body width: 255 mm. Spruce top. Maple back & sides. Single-bound top. Unbound back. Black pickguard. Unbound headstock. Single-bound rosewood fingerboard with mother-of-pearl dot inlay. Nickel plated tuners. Sunburst finish. One year warranty. 89138 (1934) ca 1937: Renamed Model 340. Earliest known example: 1046xx (1937) 1054xx (1937) 111667 (1938) ca 1941: Flame birch back & sides. ca 1942: Perloid fingerboard inlay. Changed tailpiece design. ca 1943: Walnut fingerboard. 1675xx (1945) 1xxxxx (1946) Latest known example: 189879 (1947) |