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Similar criteria of pleasing appearance and fine materials that apply to a high-quality Guitars also apply to Mandolin. Most of the early Mandolins were called “tater bugs” because, like the Colorado potato beetle, they had a rounded back with a stripe down the center. Gibson Mandolins and Washburn Mandolins made the most sought-after mandolin of this type.
The most coveted Mandolin of all is the Gibson F-5, signed by the acoustic designer Lloyd Loar who, in the 1920s, also created some of the earliest electric guitars, Banjos and basses. Only 175 of approximately 400 original Gibson F-5s were signed---and only 70 of these are known to have been located by collectors. But there are also thousands of handsome Mandolins of other makes on the market. Made to satisfy the craze for the instrument that was prevalent from the 1880s to the 1930s, they are widely available.
Antique Mandolin Musical Instrument
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