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1948 catalog 1948 catalog 195? catalog 1965 catalog

Specifications: 8-string Mandolin. Arched top & back. Body width: 260 mm. Hand carved top & back. Spruce top. Mahogany or walnut back & sides. 4-ply bound top with double-bound f-holes. Single-bound back. Triple-bound pickguard. Single-bound headstock. Mahogany neck with non-adjustable T-shaped duraluminum truss rod. Single-bound ebony fingerboard with pearloid diamond inlay. Adjustable ebony bridge. Nickel plated tuners. Sunburst (41) or natural (41N) finish. Ten year warranty. Introduced: ca 1947 as a replacement for Model 325. Earliest known example: 211450 (1949) ca 1949: Walnut back & sides. Large bridge thumbwheels. Tuners with white plastic buttons. 252117 (1951) 2685xx (1951) ca 1955: Renamed Model 41. 3xxxxx (1957) - (repro pickguard) 361164 (1957) Latest known example: 406362 (1960) ca 1961: Flame maple back & sides. Tuners with white oval plastic buttons.