Elaborate soundhole rosette is bound inside with white binding and the rosette itself has a wide abalone inlay bordered by checkerboard wood marquetry. The spruce top of the mandolin is in great shape. The fingerboard is bound with white binding. Tuners are old style that employ a back plate to keep the machine gearing in line.Įbony fingerboard is in great condition with original small mandolin frets and has elaborately engraved pearl inlays. Everything is original except the newer Ebony bridge.Įbony peghead veneer shows three pearl engraved inlays: the top is a Maltese cross, the middle is a flower, and the one near the nut is a simple cut diamond. This instrument has obviously lived inside its original canvas case for many years, as the condition of the 120+ year lacquer and plated metal parts is wonderful. The first thing you notice about it is just how nice it is. ![]() This fine old Lyon & Healey bowl back mandolin is one of their Conservatory models from around 1895.
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