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1934 catalog

Specifications: 8-string Octave Mandola version of Model 400 / Model 340. Tuned one octave lower than a mandolin. Flat back. Body width: 300 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. Introduced: ca 1933 Earliest known example: 92493 (1935) - (changed tailpiece ?) ca 1942: Perloid fingerboard inlay. Changed tailpiece design. ca 1943: Walnut fingerboard. 142882 (1943) 159290 (1945) Latest known example: 1622xx (1945) ca 1947: Replaced by Model 80 Oktavo.