Lyon & Healy Bowlback Mandolin
This little nugget found its way to the Home based on the clear label Lyon & Healy alone as an…
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c. 1891 Howe-Orme Cello Mandola
Some years ago, after purchasing the sadly damaged beyond repair Howe-Orme Mandolin, I came across the Howe-Orme exhibit from the…
c. 1890s Howe-Orme Mandolin/Mandolinetto
Another e(vil)bay purchase — this time in the hope that maybe from the ashes of two Howe-Ormes, one could rise.…
1924 Gibson MB-Jr
It was so genius, we had to crib this description from Retrofret. “This raucous little twanger is an [1924] Gibson…
Vega Cylinder Back Model 201 – Parts/Restoration
In the race to revolutionize mandolin construction and sound back during the ‘craze’, Boston-based Vega came up with the ‘Cylinder…
c.1900 Howe-Orme Style-4 Mandolinetto
The littleuns are just some of the most beautiful instruments I have ever seen. From the ornate pickguard throwback to the…
Joachim Tielke-Laute
This odd duck was bought on a lark, with the maybe hope that it could be restored to something. It…