Mando-cello
Alternate name(s)
- Mandocello
- Mandolin
Maker
Carl and August Larson
Trade Name
Maurer
Date1927 ca.
Place MadeChicago, Illinois, United States, North America
Serial No.33967
SignedBranded into the wood, visible through sound hole: Maurer / MARKMarkingsPurple ink stamp underneath signature: 33967DescriptionMando-cello, wood with dark finish, except front which has a honey-colored finish.Peghead/neck: 8 metal pegs with white plastic/celluloid heads attached via metal fittings. 2 brass strings, 6 brass wound strings. 2 mother-of-pearl inlay, 1 is a dot, the other is a flower. Back of peghead and neck inlaid with black and honey colored wood. Triangular piece of white plastic/celluloid at base of neck, where it meets the body. See Attachment I.
Fretboard: White plastic nut and sides. 24 metal frets. Mother of pearl inlay on frets 3, 5, 7, 10, 12, 15, 18. Frets 3, 15 are dots. Frets 7, 12, 18 are double dots. Fret 5 is a flower. Fret 10 is a diamond shape. The fretboard tapers to the treble side above the soundhole.
Front: One-piece bent parallel with the bridge. Soundhole and sides edged with white plastic/celluloid, black, red, and honey-colored inlay. Tortoise shell pickguard. Wooden bridge with white plastic/celluloid top. Metal tailpiece. See Attachment I.
Back: Two-piece, horizontal flame. Edged with white plastic.
Sides: Two-piece
ProvenancePurchased in 2002 from Curtis Teague, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Published ReferencesHartman, Robert Carl. The Larsons’ Creations Anaheim Hills, California: Centerstream Publishing, 1996.
Credit LineBoard of Trustees, 2002
Object number10097
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