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1948 catalog

Specifications: 8-string Octave Mandola. Tuned one octave lower than a mandolin. Flat back. Body width: 300 mm. Spruce top. Maple back & sides. Single-bound top. Single-bound 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 1947 as a replacement for Model 485. Earliest known example: 2012xx (1948) 263104 (1951) ca 1951: Replaced by Model 85 Oktav. Latest known example: 286819 (1952)