Hello! I am trying to find more information about this mandolin with DeArmond pick up, as I am trying to help the owner sell it. Looks homemade. Any info out there or resources I could reference? Thank you!
Hello! I am trying to find more information about this mandolin with DeArmond pick up, as I am trying to help the owner sell it. Looks homemade. Any info out there or resources I could reference? Thank you!
That mandolin was sold in the 1930s by an East Coast company under several different brand names: Beltone, Blue Bird, a couple more. The pickup and electronics were added later.
Emando.com: More than you wanted to know about electric mandolins.
Notorious: My Celtic CD--listen & buy!
Lyon & Healy • Wood • Thormahlen • Andersen • Bacorn • Yanuziello • Fender • National • Gibson • Franke • Fuchs • Aceto • Three Hungry Pit Bulls
It's easily identified. They were sold, as Martin has said under many brand names. They are for sale daily on the Internet. The pickup might be a little more valuable than the mandolin which isn't very valuable. If you'd like to see some pictures and find more that are similar look at these images or these images. Your beauty has been modified and that isn't going to help the value. They were most likely made by Oscar Schmidt and/or their successor United in Jersey City, NJ. It appears the finish was stripped off and someone added tarp grommets to the f holes. That didn't come from the factory like that. I suspect they were sold after the 30's as well due to the large number of laminated mahogany finished models (yours isn't mahogany).
"It's comparable to playing a cheese slicer."
--M. Stillion
"Bargain instruments are no bargains if you can't play them"
--J. Garber
Emando.com: More than you wanted to know about electric mandolins.
Notorious: My Celtic CD--listen & buy!
Lyon & Healy • Wood • Thormahlen • Andersen • Bacorn • Yanuziello • Fender • National • Gibson • Franke • Fuchs • Aceto • Three Hungry Pit Bulls
Jim
My Stream on Soundcloud
19th Century Tunes
Playing lately:
1924 Gibson A4 - 2018 Campanella A-5 - 2007 Brentrup A4C - 1915 Frank Merwin Ashley violin - Huss & Dalton DS - 1923 Gibson A2 black snakehead - '83 Flatiron A5-2 - 1939 Gibson L-00 - 1936 Epiphone Deluxe - 1928 Gibson L-5 - ca. 1890s Fairbanks Senator Banjo - ca. 1923 Vega Style M tenor banjo - ca. 1920 Weymann Style 25 Mandolin-Banjo - National RM-1
Gromit
And now you know what they used on the rim as well.
And now you too can add them to your instrument of choice, available in many sizes and finishes.
In a different period of my life I repaired tents, tarps, and boat covers.
"It's comparable to playing a cheese slicer."
--M. Stillion
"Bargain instruments are no bargains if you can't play them"
--J. Garber
Wallace and Grommit.
"It's comparable to playing a cheese slicer."
--M. Stillion
"Bargain instruments are no bargains if you can't play them"
--J. Garber
Jim
My Stream on Soundcloud
19th Century Tunes
Playing lately:
1924 Gibson A4 - 2018 Campanella A-5 - 2007 Brentrup A4C - 1915 Frank Merwin Ashley violin - Huss & Dalton DS - 1923 Gibson A2 black snakehead - '83 Flatiron A5-2 - 1939 Gibson L-00 - 1936 Epiphone Deluxe - 1928 Gibson L-5 - ca. 1890s Fairbanks Senator Banjo - ca. 1923 Vega Style M tenor banjo - ca. 1920 Weymann Style 25 Mandolin-Banjo - National RM-1
Hmm, looks full of holes to me.
Dave H
Eastman 615 mandola
2011 Weber Bitteroot A5
2012 Weber Bitteroot F5
Eastman MD 915V
Gibson F9
2016 Capek ' Bob ' standard scale tenor banjo
Ibanez Artist 5 string
2001 Paul Shippey oval hole
As already mentioned, these were made by United in the 40s and 50s and some were sold with the United brand- all the others appear to have been Peter Sorkin brands-Blue Comet, Medalist, Royalty are common- and were not made by Regal which is now "received wisdom" courtesy of an erroneous Wiki entry for Blue Comet. Your example has been modified- the headstock has been reshaped. Here is one in original condition.
https://reverb.com/item/274285-blue-...-mandolin-used
Bookmarks