Mandola
Maker
Carl and August Larson
Distributor
William C. Stahl
Date1929 ca.
Place DistributedMilwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, North America
Place MadeChicago, Illinois, United States, North America
Serial No.none
SignedBlue and white oval paper label visible through sound hole: Wm C. Stahl / MANUFACTURER / Milwaukee, Wisconsin. / (stamped in purple ink) PATENT NO. 38682 / HAMMERSMITH ENG. CO MILL (written along the edge)Markingsnone
DescriptionPeg-head: 8 metal pegs with white plastic/celluloid heads attached with nickel fittings. 2 steel strings, 6 brass wound strings.
Neck: one piece with peg-head. plastic/celluloid triangle on back where neck meets body.
Fret-board: plastic/celluloid nut, separate piece but finished to look like part of the neck. 20 metal frets. Mother-of-pearl inlay dots in frets 5, 7, 10, 12, 15. Single dots in 5 and 12, double dots in 7, 10, and 15. Fingerboard tapers to the treble side above the sound-hole.
Front: One-piece, edged with white plastic/celluloid. Sound-hole design of white plastic/celluloid, parallelograms in orange and yellow with a black background. Pick-guard with tortoise-shell inlay of flowers and leaves. Wooden bridge, plastic/celluloid lined top. Metal tailpiece. See Attachment I.
Back: One-piece, edged with white plastic/celluloid.
Sides: 4 large pieces, 2 small pieces which raise sides to meet neck.
DimensionsHeight: 749 mm (29.5 in)
Upper body width: 140 mm (5.5 in)
Lower body width: 260 mm (10.25 in)
Vibrating sting length: 420 mm (16.5 in)
Soundhole diameter (side to side): 75.2 mm (2.9 in)
ProvenancePurchased in 2002 from Curtis Teague, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Published ReferencesHartman, Robert Carl. The Larsons’ Creations: Guitars and Mandolins. Anaheim Hills, California: Centerstream Publishing, 1996.
Credit LineBoard of Trustees, 2002
Object number10096
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