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Ellen Quandelacy was the matriarch of a large family; one of her sons originated a bear with spirit-line design...that's all I remember, and would...
Above links look like the same items; in OP's photos, attached to a frame and backing, and "signed" Very possibly Thorn items, the Thorn company...
Yes, that's what I've always seen. But maybe the maker was trying to keep it very light. Lightness certainly is a virtue...the best-sounding...
The fact that each line is the same length suggests to me that it might be in code; which also raises the possibility that it might not be any...
The rectangular blocks look original to me, in the regularity of their spacing. Sounds like you had a chance to play an outstanding guitar,...
Ellensburg blue would look less crystalline than yours, I think. [ATTACH]
Right - like a dental mirror, or a similar thing used by music stores and luthiers, like a smallish rectangular mirror on a handle.
You probably need a mirror to see where the serial number would be - the end block is the piece on the inside to which the neck is attached; and...
I've seen this style latch, and was thinking Lebanon, but google search definitely says India... primarily for sale as souvenirs, since the ones...
Typical Martin mandolin, note the bend in the top. [ATTACH]
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