Hi Everyone, The Mid Missouri Mandolins have a Brand in the side of the headstock "Mid Missouri Mandolin Company" Is there a similar brand for Big Muddy instruments?
Yes. "Big Muddy Mandolin Co."
That seems to be a recent (and welcome) addition. The Big Muddy's that I bought in 2009 and 2010 had no branding, but the newest that I got this year has the Big muddy brand on the side of the headstock.
My Big Muddy M-11M mandola doesn't have it either - it is rather minimalist in appearance, as it has no dot markers on the front of the fretboard either. However, it does have a Dulak signature on the label. I prefer that to any branding. ;-) bratsche
I think one of the features I enjoy on my Mid Missouri is the minimalist quality to its construction. Very little decoration. Just a nice looking and great sounding mandolin. Its sound almost always startles me as having more and better than I expect... And it is a damaged instrument with some top warpage from a broken steam pipe... but it lost none of its sound.