My father-in-law was cleaning out his garage and found a box from his father's house. It had an old bowlback mando, sheetmusic from 1904-1910, and a violin (haven't seen that one yet). He doesn't recall his father playing at all and thinks they actually belonged to his grandfather instead.
The mando is in really nice shape. Cleaned up beautifully. But needs strings, of course. No markings inside. One engraved name on the back ... Osborn.
Does anyone have any info about where this was made and when? My father-in-law's family originally came from Missouri.
Thanks,
Richard
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