Re: Calace labels
Originally Posted by
rickbella
The label on the left seems odd. In Italian, the word brothers is "fratelli" -- not "fratres."
Also, Calace mandolins were made in Naples -- Napoli in Italian. The odd label says it was made in "Neapoli," which is a city in Sardinia.
This makes me conclude that you have a nice-looking, but possibly odd-duck mandolin.
Well, fratres is Latin for brothers / fratelli and Neapoli is also the old Greek name for Naples / Napoli, which is also Neapolis in Latin
I've got a fair number of Fratres Calace mandolins in my files.
I seem to recall these being discussed here somewhere and will have a look.
Some kind of marketing ploy for a dealer in Switzerland? Or maybe I'm remembering that all wrong.
Nicola and Raffaele Calace worked together for awhile and had various labels for their joint work, as well as individual efforts.
Mick
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