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Thanks, I'm now halfway through the documentation. (Sorry to all of you not speaking German).

I also had a quick look at the mandolins Süper was playing over the years.
In the video above he is...

Hans Süper junior (1936-2022) was a comedian and mandolin player from Cologne, Germany.
He passed away from cancer on December 3rd.

Though having a strong Cologne dialect he was known across...

But only until one day you see that one pair of Lloyd Loar worn socks in the Classifieds...

That is a German "Wappen"-Style mandolin body.

To me sticking with one mandolin for 50 years is more impressive than accumulating 50 mandolins in one year.
I've played for just over a year now and have already got a bunch of mandos (well not 50,...

Yeah, you can say that. I was not actually planning on getting one.
I assume you know how it works ;)



Well the company is called Cümbüş ( https://zeynelabidincumbus.com.tr ) but you're right...

So, I bit the bullet and now have a used Cümbüş mandolin on the way to me.
Let's see if it's worth the 30 bucks.
I am no expert on woods, looks like the top is solid (though of poor wood...

Turkey seems to be right, similar to this one (headstock, etc.) :
https://www.gittigidiyor.com/muzik-plak-enstruman/cc1700-zeynel-abidin-cumbus-mandolin_pdp_592368881

700 Turkish Lira would be...

Hi, found the label on Google:

Made by Stefano Caponnetto

Lovely Ceccherini you got there but has anyone heard about the other Ceccherini:disbelief: :))

Howdy,

2, 3, 1.

I have about the same Calace model as you and it has the same distinct sound.

Hello, "Harmonie" is the sign for luthier Anton Lorbeer who worked at the Company (VEB) Musima in Markneukirchen, East-"Germany" (according to http://schlaggitarren.de/).
It's a "portuguese style"...