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Pocket mandolin
Alternate name:Bandolino
Alternate name:Mandolinetto
Alternate name:Flat-back mandolin
Alternate name:Mandolino-pochette
Maker: C. Cucinotta & Co.
Date: 1880-1920 ca.
Place Made:Catania, Sicily, Italy, Europe
Model: none
Serial No: none
SignedPostage stamp-like label with the portrait of Verdi the manufacturer's trade mark, and the inscription: FABBRICA DI M[ANDOLI[NI / C. CUCINOT[TA] CO / CATANIA TRADEMARK VERDI
Markingsnone
DescriptionBack and sides: brown-stained maple
Neck and head: brown-stained maple
Bridge: rosewood with bone saddle
Fingerboard: rosewood
Neck and head: brown-stained maple
Bridge: rosewood with bone saddle
Fingerboard: rosewood
DimensionsOverall Length: 561 mm
Body length outside: 271 mm
Body length inside: 249 mm
Width: 126 mm
Ribs from neck to below: 40-45 mm
Bridge/ soundhole center: 83/160 mm from below
Vibrating melody string length: 332 mm
Body length outside: 271 mm
Body length inside: 249 mm
Width: 126 mm
Ribs from neck to below: 40-45 mm
Bridge/ soundhole center: 83/160 mm from below
Vibrating melody string length: 332 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Object number: 00056