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1948 catalog 1948 catalog 195? catalog

Specifications: 8-string Mandolin. Flat back. Body width: 260 mm. Spruce top. Mahogany back & sides. 4-ply bound top. Single-bound back. Single-bound pickguard. Unbound headstock. Mahogany neck. Single-bound rosewood fingerboard with pearloid dot inlay. Nickel plated tuners. Sunburst finish. Ten year warranty. Introduced: ca 1947 as a replacement for Model 335. Earliest known example: 196121 (1948) 2016xx (1948) 203035 (1948) 216140 (1949) ca 1949: Walnut back & sides. Large bridge thumbwheels. Tuners with white plastic buttons. 2407xx (1950) - (changed bridge, repro pickguard) 2xxxxx (1950) 2575xx (1951) 2806xx (1952) 2931xx (1953) 2988xx (1953) ca 1955: Renamed Model 43. ca 1957: Tuners with white oval plastic buttons. Latest known example: 426812 (1962)