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    Default La Corona

    Somehow the name rings a bell for me but I can't quite put my finger on it.

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    Watch out. This posting may go viral.

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    Default Re: La Corona

    You might contact Dave Hynds (mandolinluthier.com). He wrote up the auction description for a fancier La Corona mandolin that sold on-line through Catawiki.
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    Apparently it was a German Italian-sounding company by Schuster Brothers, I've owned a Mandola with a stamped crown on the headstock and a very cute Mandolin with the same crown on the headstock plus inside the same label... Here some pics of the mandolin Best wishes for a 2022 with just this kind of Coronas
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    And here's another La Corona, clearly inspired by De Meglio, before and after restoration
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