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Here's a whole thread from France talking about building a carbon fiber bowlback.
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This eBay instrument looks to me like an Embergher, but alas, it "non ha un'etichetta" by Embergher.
I can't even see the maker's name embossed on the headstock, which compounds the mandolin provenance concern.
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Bellissimo-Ma...item2a33a91355
However, if the mandolin is a bona fide Embergher, someone might get a super deal on it.
Peter: Sorry. I don't think so. Looks like a middling German copy. The shape of the bowl is very different. I doesn't really resemble any particular model of Embergher either -- they were pretty clear on the distinct models. It also looks to me like it was made within the last few decades.
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Thank you, Jim, you do not have to be sorry at all.......I haven't been interested in bidding on it.
In fact, the mandolin has got no bids so far.
Interestingly, here is another eBay Embergher (1928) where I am unsure about its authenticity:
http://www.ebay.de/itm/Embergher-Man...item27da8be2eb
The enclosed pictures a and b show the mandolin as well as its headstock detail. (One can't see a stamp on the other headstock side either)
The seller claims the maker's stamp has been worn off over years. That I find hard to understand.
For comparison purposes, here's a headstock picture c which belongs to another significantly older mandolin (1904) where the stamp is still pretty fresh looking.
That one does look like a genuine Embergher. I have to check to see if they stopped stamping the name on the back of the headstock. I would find it odd if someone tried to counterfeit a student A model.
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If we are talking pre WWII luthier skills and labour rates in Europe, I think it was significantly easier/faster to make a copy of the Embergher student model, than of an ornate artist model.
Either way, if the Embergher shop had ceased branding their headstock by say 1928, that would offer a plausible explanation for the absence of the headstock stamp in the subject mandolin. Furthermore, I'd sooner accept that the Embergher shop somehow forgot to brand that particular mandolin to start with, than believe the stamp rubbed off scenario offered by the seller.
Do we see the interior lined with thin wood shavings underneath the label? That would be some depth of forgery.
I'm no Embergherian by a long shot, but that body shape looks like bonafide to me.
Mick
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Nice photo, Peter. I am a big fan of Puglisi mandolins. They went through a series of label design changes. The white box above the label often had the standard "deposé geschütz" registration language on them, I suppose for export to France and Germany. I've also seen a "Puglisi" signature up in that box as well.
For not that much more money you could probably get a Puglisi label with a mandolin still stuck to it.
Mick
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Those tuners are on upside-down by comparison with the stamped headstock instrument.
Perhaps there's been work done in the not so distant past.
Eoin
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Keen observation, Eoin.
I've checked a few other Embergher mandolin pictures, and there seems to be some variety of tuner machines and mounting arrangements they used over the years.
It looks like some might have been mounted with the worm screw above the cog wheel, some were beneath.
The mandolin looks genuine to me -- I wouldn't be too hung up about the stamp, which I believe was somewhat inconsistently applied (at one stage they even used a stamp spelling "Emberger" without the "h"). I'm pretty sure those tuners are not original, though -- the buttons are different and the mounting plates should be squared off. While a 1928 Tipo A may have used different tuners from my 1915 Tipo A, this looks different from other 1920s ones I've seen and doesn't quite seem to fit the space on the headstock. The soundboard looks very glossy, too, and may have been refinished. Other than that, it looks in good structural condition.
Martin
Here's a noteworthy one, not only pretty, but currently owned by Louis de Bernieres:
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Very interesting, John. I guess I am not surprised that he has a Greek mandolin.
There is an ongoing conversation about De Bernieres and Captain Corelli (and other books). I had just found a photo of the author at the BGM site.
Curious right hand technique, no?
Mick
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Yet another Embergher on eBay Germany. This one a style 1 from 1907 with a some interior writing by a repairer what looks like 1922. It is missing the tailpiece cover and looks like it needs to be cleaned up a bit and prob some repairs.
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This mandolin identified as restored Vinaccia looks very nice on the photos:
http://www.ebay.de/itm/sehr-schon-Ma...item2a3409def4
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Hi Guys,
my first post in this amazing Thread.
I'm very new in the roundbowl-Buisiness (and also new in posting in halfway understandable english)
But, i've been on the trail since i found out that Embergher should have done some Export-Mandolins,
that are labeled as "Belcanto". They were sold by an german "Musikalienhandel" and Luthier named "Emil Hofmann - Hamburg".
I'm up for this 'cause i rebuild an old Guitar-Bass with the same label-stamp (correct?)
and based on this, i take a lot of peeping into the mandolins of my fellows in our mandolin Orchester.
Man - i found some hot stuff. F.eg. is one of our older member playing a fine "Puglisi" Mandolin.
And it seems, that most of these fellows don't have any glue, how much these instruments ar worth.
So, my fathers son is up on the ebay-trip. And there are some fine points to make, so i guess.
For e.g there is a "puglisi" mandolin in fine condition (or so it seems) that is on auction for 50€ http://www.ebay.de/itm/141131316409?...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
Well, if some of you has an interrest in it, the buyer is somewhat about 40km away from me.
Would you supose to put the tumb on it?
And a good Embergher model Student B is also available now.
http://www.ebay.de/itm/121226517512?...84.m1431.l2649
The last auction on ebay germany of an embergher student b goes up to roundabout 400€.
That brings on my last question for now.
How do you do such shippings? Lets say, you bought a instrument here in Europe.
Or is there an other Thread about this issue?
Enough for now on. Looking forward for your replies.
(Man, only to read the last 30 Sites of this thread costs my over 4 hours
Greetz
Martin
That would be a very good price if it were in excellent condition. However take a look. The seller says "Die Saitenlage im 12ten Bund beträgt ca. 3mm." -- that the height of the strings over the 12th fret is about 3mm. However the bridge is in the wrong place. That tells me that the height of the strings is actually much higher and that the neck may need to be reset or is warped.
This one also looks a little odd to me: the binding is very different from other student B models I have seen. other than that, non-original tailpiece and a few broken tuner buttons. Not too bad.
Last edited by Jim Garber; Dec-05-2013 at 10:27am.
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I have one "Belcanto" mandolin with the "Emil Hofmann Jr." label on the headstock, and it looks like 1950/60 vintage. It is a large instrument with 35cm active string length, soundwise superior to other bowlbacks of mine. The V-shaped neck and radiused fretboard are great for playing, although the instrument does stretch my hand a lot because of its length. The mandolin is built quite robustly, yet its finish and some wood selections are not very refined.
Perhaps you could tell us more about that Embergher-Hofmann connection.
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