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Specifications: Satin finish version of Model 54. 8-string Mandolin. Flat back. Body width: 220 mm. Spruce top. Birch back & sides. Single-bound top. Unbound back. Unbound headstock. Unbound walnut fingerboard with pearloid dot inlay. Nickel plated tuners. Satin sunburst finish. One year warranty. Introduced: ca 1955 Earliest known example: 328289 (1955) ca 1955: Changed tuners (old style tuners used until ca 1958). 3431xx (1956) 3599xx (1957) 3763xx (1958) 376850 (1958) xxxxxx (1959) - (changed bridge) 397219 (1959) ca 1963?: Changed tailpiece design. Changed tuners. 4318xx (1963) - (one changed tuner strip, broken tailpiece) 431931 (1963) Latest known example: 434134 (1963)