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Specifications: 8-string Octave Mandola. Tuned one octave lower than a mandolin. Flat back. Body width: 300 mm. Spruce top. Birch back & sides. Single-bound top. Unbound back. Black pickguard. Unbound headstock. Mahogany neck with non-adjustable T-shaped duraluminum truss rod. Unbound rosewood fingerboard with mother-of-pearl dot inlay. Nickel plated tuners. Sunburst finish. One year warranty. Introduced: ca 1951 as a replacement for Model 80 Oktavo. ca 1955: Renamed Model 85. Earliest known example: 325483 (1955) Latest known example: 350892 (1957)