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1948 catalog 1948 catalog

Specifications: 8-string Mandolin. Flat back. Body width: 260 mm. Spruce top. Walnut or mahogany back & sides. 4-ply bound top. Single-bound back. Unbound pickguard. Unbound headstock. Mahogany neck. Unbound rosewood fingerboard with pearloid dot inlay. Nickel plated tuners. Natural finish. One year warranty. Introduced: ca 1947 Earliest known example: xxxxxx (1948) ca 1949: Mahogany back & sides. Large bridge thumbwheels. Tuners with white plastic buttons. 2910xx (1949) ca 1955: Renamed Model 44. 338335 (1956) Latest known example: 406083 (1960)