Pocket mandolin
ALTERNATE NAME(S)
- Mandolinetto
- Bandolino
- Flat-back mandolin
Date1910-1929 ca.
Place MadeMarkneukirchen, Saxony, Germany, Europe
Modelnone
Serial No.none
SignednoneMarkingsOn the tuning mechanism and tailpiece cover: PATENT / RICHTER
DescriptionBack and sides: brown-stained maple
Neck: brown-stained maple
Head: brown-stained maple
Brass frets, brown-stained maple fingerboard
Back brace at center
Top braces above and below soundhole
DimensionsOverall Length: 546 mm
Body length from beginning of the neck: 293 mm
Body length without neck: 261mm
Body length inside: 247 mm
Width: 116/117 mm
Ribs from neck to below: 26-31 mm
Vibrating melody string length: 343 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00055
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1680-1730 ca.
