Mandolin
Distributor
G. C. Jenkins Company
Date1918-1923 ca.
Place MadeChicago, Illinois, United States, North America
ModelWashington B12 Italian Model
Serial No.none
SignedRed, green, gray, black, and gold decal on head: WASHINGTONMarkingsnoneDescriptionStringing: eight steel stringsSoundboard: two-piece spruce: medium grain widening toward edges
Back: one-piece mahogany
Ribs: three-piece mahogany
Head: black-stained maple veneer over mahogany
Neck: mahogany; integral with head
Heel cap: none; neck heel flush with back
Binding: ivory celluloid; edge trim comprised of angled pale, red, green, brown, and black hardwood strips surrounded on each side by black-white-black purfling
Fingerboard: ebony; 17 nickel-silver frets; mother-of-pearl dots behind 5th, 7th, 10th, and 12th frets
Nut: black-stained maple
Bridge: ebony with bone saddle
Tailpiece: nickel-plated brass with scalloped upper edge
Tuners: two sets of worm-gear machine tuners with nickel-plated steel plates, brass rollers, and ivory plastic heads
Rosette: oval; comprised of angled pale, red, green, brown, and black hardwood strips surrounded on each side by black-white-black purfling with ivory celluloid binding
Pick guard: none
Lacquer: clear
Linings: kerfed light hardwood
Neck block: light hardwood
End block: light hardwood
Top braces: three spruce lateral braces with tapered ends, one above and two below soundhole
Back braces: two spruce lateral braces with tapered ends
DimensionsTotal mandolin length: 617 mm (24-9/32″)
Back length: 349 mm (13-3/4″)
Upper bout width: 195 mm (7-11/16″)
Lower bout width: 267 mm (10-1/2″)
Rib height (including edging) at heel: 52 mm (2-1/16″)
Rib height, at waist: 60 mm (2-3/8″)
Rib height, at end block: 55 mm (2-5/32″)
Head length: 140 mm (5-1/2″)
Head width, top: 57 mm (2-1/4″)
Head width, bottom: 45 mm (1-25/32″)
Neck length (nut to ribs): 145 mm (5-23/32″)
Neck width, nut: 28 mm (1-3/32″)
Neck width, heel: 38 mm (1-1/2″)
Soundhole height: 49 mm (1-15/16″)
Soundhole width: 75 mm (2-15/16″)
Vibrating string length (nut to bridge edge): 330 mm (13″)
Credit LineArne B. Larson Fund, 2013
Object number14819
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