info on J Bovier mandolin

[DaveGinNJ]

I picked up what was described as a 2012 J Bovier F5 Tradition on Reverb last month Its a nice instrument and I think I got a good price but I am interested in the background on it. In a thread here from a few years ago a poster indicated that Bovier made mandolins in 3 different factories: one in Korea and two in China. I am interested in where this came from. There is no "Made in xxxx" info anywhere, just a Bovier sticker in the body with a serial number 40750. Can anyone provide more info about this mandolin?

[colorado_al]

Congratulations on a sweet new mandolin!

The JBovier F5T was built in the latest of the factory in China that Jeff has worked with.
They are really terrific mandolins!
You can contact Jeff Cowherd, the owner of JBovier, and ask him yourself. He's been very friendly and helpful with any questions I have had on the 4 JBovier mandolins that I have owned.

http://jbovier.net/
https://mandolins.ecrater.com/

[DaveGinNJ]

I took your advice and contacted Jeff. He got back to me with some questions.

[DaveGinNJ]

I took your advice and contacted Jeff. He got back to me with some questions.

Jeff got back to me right away. Turns out what I have is a 2007 model, made in Korea. That doesn't change my impression of the instrument, which is very positive, I just wanted to know some background