c Early 1920s Vega Style 205 Cylinder Back Mandolin
The unlikely, but welcome, arrival of the Vega Mandobass prompted an immediate scouring of the internet to find the last…
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c. 1917 Lyon & Healy “Own Make” Style A Mandolin
The home thought it was pouring before, but the deluge continues. Following on the heels of the now departed asymmetrical…
1920s Lyon & Healy ‘Own Make’ Style A Mandolin
It has been pouring. With recent acquisition of the L&H Mandocello, the possibility of a full L&H set is within…
1924 Gibson A4 with Virzi Tone Producer
This well loved Loar-era A4 came to the home unexpectedly, but it is such a nice fit with the F4…
1920 Gibson A4 Mandolin – SOLD
The Home has seen a lot of instruments come through its doors. There are some that have left that we…
Vega Cylinder Back Model 201
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 Project
The littleuns are just some of the most beautiful instruments I have ever seen. From the ornate pickguard throwback to the…
1925 Gibson F4 Mandolin with Virzi Tone Producer
Ever since the first strum of a 1924 F4 with a Virzi I have been after that sound. It took…
1918 Lyon & Healy Style C Mandolin – SOLD
This poor girl came to the home severely distressed. Someone had the temerity to drop it on its end, or…
1911 Gibson F-4 Mandolin -SOLD
The Home has been after an F-4 ever since selling the 1924ish one to finance the Kalamazoo Mandobass. Meet ‘Galadriel’, a…