1930s "Supertone" Mandolin. Mystery Maker. Fine Condition. Koa Body.

Description

Travel back in time with this wonderful old mandolin. It's a Supertone, which was the pre-1940 Sears & Roebuck musical instrument brand.
Whoever built it did a fine job, but
I'm not sure who made it. Harmony made a lot of instruments for Sears & Roebuck. But this one looks fancier than the
typical Harmony instrument. It also has a open book headstock shape. I'm not familiar with Harmony using that shape, but I don't know for sure. I posted it to two Facebook groups. It's most likely made by Harmony, Regal, or Oscar Schmidt. Some thought it was Larson Brothers, but I don't know.
The remarkable thing about this instrument is that the neck and action are still great.
The action is between 3/64" and 4/64" at the 12th fret: awesome.
Spruce top with inlaid parquetry around the top and soundhole. Tortoise shell pickguard. The tortoise shell is fragile and raised off the top in part. Bound neck. The binding past the 10th fret on the treble side is missing. Looks like an ebony fingerboard. Inlaid pearl fret markers at the fifth, seventh, 10th, and 12th frets. Bone nut and saddle. Interesting vintage tuners. Black tuner knobs are solid. Koa back and sides. Spanish cedar neck.
It has a good live sound. It's a great All-American mandolin, ready to play.
No case, but it will be wrapped with long runs of 12"x 1" bubble wrap and shipped in a sturdy instrument box.
Questions?
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