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Flat-back mandolin.

Technical description: Pear-shaped body with sound-hole; 4|courses of 2|strings; machne head; 17|metal frets. Decorative features: alternating mother-of-pearl and rosewood around soundboard; mother-of-pearl motifs inlaid in rosewood around sound-hole; mother-of-pearl and green foliage motifs inlaid in scratch-plate.

  • Date:
    Probably early 20th century
  • Maker:
    Francesco Perretti & Figli
  • Collection:
    Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
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  • Place of production:
    Naples (Timezone: Europe/Rome)
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  • Inscriptions:Printed on blue-green label under sound-hole "J E / D S / FRANCESCO PERRETTI & FIGLI / Fabbrica di Strumenti Musicali / Fondato nel 1840 / NAPOLI / ITALIA".
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  • Repository:Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
  • Measurements:Overall size: 615. String length: 335.