| 10. Named Milanese bowlback mandolin (880) @ 750 euros new | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Old Lombardy bowl-back mandolino This is an old, Milanese bowl-back mandolino from the late 1800s or early 1900s. It is in good condition after restoration. There is the remains of a label which will have said... Carlo Albertini Fabbrica di Strumenti Musicali and an address which is missing except for Via..... ora No.5 This instrument is now fully restored. The top is sound with some repairs. It has a 13-piece walnut bowl back maple or box stringing. It has the original ebony fingerboard, with original German silver bar frets. Pegs appear to be original. It has been refinshed throughout with shellac and tru-oil varnish. It has been restrung with nylgut strings (as opposed to gut), and is now playing well with a light bright sound. It has an fair playing action.Other than cleaning, I have repaired as follows… 1) repaired small shrinkage cracks in the top; 2) replaced damaged edging; 3) levelled and reset the loose fingerboard; 4) repaired a damaged rib in the bowl; 5) replaced missing clasp trim; 6) adjusted the bridge height and reglued; 7) finished throughout with shellac and tru-oil varnish; 8) fitted a decorative tail piece; 9) strung with nylgut and tuned traditionally. Being a Lombardy mandolino, not a neapolitan, its tuning is different.... it is tuned GBeadg (bass to treble) using nylon or nylgut strings, or wire wound silk on the lower 3 strings. The Lombardian, or Milanese mandolin was a C19 version of the older mandolino, developed principally by the Monzino family in Milan between 1750 and 1930.
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