Mando-cellos
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Models
No. 1
- 1932-1948
- Similar to the Blackstone guitar
Body:
- Carved spruce top
- Maple back & sides
Neck:
- Set mahogany neck
- Masterbilt tombstone headstock
- Brazilian rosewood fingerboard with pearl block inlays
- Black or pearloid headstock overlay
- Engraved goldleaf Masterbilt banner logo
- Double inlay at 7th fret
Binding:
- Single-ply celluloid body & neck binding
Hardware:
- Nickel hardware
- Adjustable rosewood bridge with trapeze tailpiece
- Elevated bakelite pickguard
- Open-back plate-mounted tuners
No. 2
- 1932-1948
- Similar to the Triumph guitar
Body:
- Carved, book-matched spruce top
- Arched hard maple or walnut back
- Hand-bent hard maple or walnut rims
- Segmented F-holes
Neck:
- Solid maple neck with triple-ply center
- South American Rosewood fingerboard with celluloid double diamond inlays
- Maple headstock with plastic engraved veneer
Binding:
- Pearl pyralin body binding
Hardware:
- Nickel hardware
- Adjustable rosewood bridge with trapeze tailpiece
- Raised black pickguard
- Bone nut
No. 3
- 1932-1948
- Similar to the DeLuxe guitar
Body:
- Handcarved bookmatched spruce top
- Curly maple back and sides
Neck:
- Curly maple neck with triple center plies
- Brazilian Rosewood fingerboard
Binding:
- Multi-ply pyralin binding on top and back
- Single-ply pyralin binding on neck & headstock
Hardware:
- Gold plated hardware
- Adjustable compensated ebony bridge
- Grover Sta-Tite style tuners
- Butterbean tuning keys
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