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Richard, that's heartening news. Let's hope the mandolin can be brought back to life!

Bill I will certainly let you know how I get on. I bought a similar case not so long ago for very little and repaired the handle with a modern leather strap I bought off eBay. It has worked out well...

Well, it sold for £59 and I finally remembered where I had seen a similar mandolin- with the f hole on the side:...

Well, for better or worse, I have bought this old girl. There were no other bidders and the seller assured me that the neck joint is solid, so what can be seen at the heel may well be cosmetic. Let's...

Mick, you have won the prize for the cryptic label challenge!

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"One of the pics shows the side view of the neck, and I wonder if the action is a bit high or not."

It's frustrating that this is the only photo that shows the strings in relation to the...

Italian I would imagine from the early 20th century.

Edit: I now see Richard500 has already made the same suggestion.

This is quite a nice and not over glitzy mandolin which shows many similarities to the Washburn 220 of the early years of the 20th century and is of a good quality all round- recessed tuners behind...

The Batwing is a Korean made Harmony mandolin. I like the "unbranded" headlined mandolin with a dirty great big K on the pickguard! I would imagine the Beltone is from United. There's another...

" Not sure how I managed to post it twice, an error on my part."

I think if you make a post then look at one of your photos, when you return, your original text is in the posting box. It is...

I mentioned what you have quoted as the mandolin's owner had written this:

"So you think it's more possible that it was made after WWII?"

I wanted him to realise your comment was not about his...

I do not expect the OP to return- and it is a shame that no photos of the mandolin were posted as there are none online but there is a banjo and banjo mandolin posted- not even showing the whole...

Here's one on eBay in the UK. It is interesting but has issues, I am afraid. It has some quirky aspects, for sure. The case is circa 1900. The auction is below but I have not been able to post photos...

I don't think the comment mentioning Catania after WW2 becoming a major production centre for mandolins is suggesting your mandolin was made after the war. I would maintain early 1900s for the...

I would think the separate headstock and the tuners suggest this mandolin is from the 1920s.

The case is worth at least $400- possibly more as it is in great condition- it just needs a handle which can be bought-. There are old wrecked cases but the handle has survived okay and they are sold...

Here is one which appears to be the same model in terms of its detail. There is a valuation but annoyingly, there is no exact mention of the date but the valuation suggests it is over 100 years old...

The Washburn book as mentioned above has a catalogue illustration from 1921 which shows a Style C with the same tuner type. I think that the tuners were changed in the early 20s to a different type. ...

This is one of those instruments that was bought but rarely played by its owner. I have not looked at the photos carefully. The Geib Economo brand was launched in 1948 from memory and those tuners...

As you have revived the thread, I will add my commentary after four plus years. My Feeling is my favourite to play and it always gets great comments from others when I go to a bluegrass picking...

Ideally, you need to post more photos showing all aspects of the mandolin. From what I can see, judging by the tuners and tailpiece it is American made from around the early 1900s. The bowl is made...

Apparently, John Alvey Turner bought in their instruments from other makers. This mandolin has a zero fret and its headstock looks similar in shape to pre-WW1 mandolins sold and made by J E Dallas....

This is a funny old instrument with the f holes in the side. It probably has a bent neck as well as the top coming away.
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If you get it restrung- or do it yourself, which is not fun (even for those of use who have done it many times!) make sure as mentioned early on to use ultra light strings- 09-32 thousandths of an...

Many old instruments that do not have a case have paint splatters and spots- they have lived on top of wardrobes and when the ceiling is painted with a roller it sends small droplets of paint about...