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Aug-06-2022, 9:11pm

Denis Kearns replied to a thread Laberte et Magnié mandolin of uncertain vintage in Looking for Information About Mandolins

So, maybe it’s from the early 50s, which might explain the use of laminate, and incidentally, would make it the same vintage as me.

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Aug-06-2022, 9:07pm

Denis Kearns replied to a thread Laberte et Magnié mandolin of uncertain vintage in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Below are a couple of photos which to me, indicate laminate construction. The first shows the inside edge of the sound hole. At first I thought...

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Aug-05-2022, 1:07pm

Denis Kearns replied to a thread Laberte et Magnié mandolin of uncertain vintage in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Thanks Mick & Nick for your thoughts and information. I should have expected something related in the archives, but was more fixated on the folks at...

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Aug-05-2022, 12:34pm

Denis Kearns replied to a thread 20's-30's Regal tenor guitar bridge in Tenor Guitars

That’s Mahogany!!!

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Aug-05-2022, 12:32pm

Denis Kearns replied to a thread 20's-30's Regal tenor guitar bridge in Tenor Guitars

Here’s an illustration from Carlin’s book on Regal Instruments. Unfortunately, the book contains only drawings for the tenor guitars. The one below...

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Aug-04-2022, 8:21pm

Denis Kearns started a thread Laberte et Magnié mandolin of uncertain vintage in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Hi All - I’m trying to figure out the vintage of the French Laberte et Magnié mandolin which I picked up this morning via a local ad. The sides and...

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Aug-02-2022, 10:20am

Denis Kearns replied to a thread Comments on the Value of Gibson A4 Mandolin with hard case in Looking for Information About Mandolins

My understanding is that an A4 of that vintage should have Handel tuners, not plain ones. The lack of Handel tuners would be expected to lower the...

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Aug-01-2022, 4:58pm

Denis Kearns started a thread Wood Anatomy in General Mandolin Discussions

I had intended this comment for the “tone rite” thread, but it closed before I had completed the post. Even so, I would still like to share my...

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Jul-22-2022, 11:15am

Denis Kearns replied to a thread Hawktail announces new album coming August 12 - Place of Growth in General Mandolin Discussions

Thanks for the link. As a botanist, I really liked seeing that a herbarium specimen was used to announce some excellent music, but I can’t find any...

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Jul-18-2022, 1:21pm

Denis Kearns replied to a thread Larson Brothers? in Looking for Information About Mandolins

Based on the information in Bob Carlin’s Book on Regal Musical Instruments, This looks like model 2922, with the engraved tuner cover and it would...

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Jul-13-2022, 4:09pm

Denis Kearns replied to a thread How About This One? in Looking for Information About Mandolins

But I have no idea of is the reason for the holes (?) seen between the tuners on the OP’s “Gibson”. The back of my 20s S-V looks like this:

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