Re: Mando/ Harp WW2 Fell apart
There was a minor vogue for wood-topped tenor "banjos" before WWII; the best-known was the Paramount Tenor Harp, but Weymann also made a wood-topped model with a soundhole. And, of course, August Pollman in NYCity made a whole series of mandala-bodied instruments with four-, five-, and six-stringed necks.
This one's the first I've seen with f-holes. Neck construction is certainly unique; perhaps the builder thought the central block would make the neck more rigid...?
Allen Hopkins
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