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Pocket mandolin
Pocket mandolin
Pocket mandolin

Pocket mandolin

Alternate name(s)
  • Mandolino-pochette
  • Bandolino
  • Mandolinetto
  • Flat-back mandolin
Date1880-1920 ca.
Place MadeCatania, Sicily, Italy, Europe
Modelnone
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 VERDIMarkingsnoneDescriptionBack and sides: brown-stained maple
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
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00056
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