c1910s Empire by Ditson Company Mandolin – Bowl Back Mandolin – Inlaid

c1910s Empire by Ditson Company Mandolin – Bowl Back Mandolin – Inlaid

Empire Mandolin by The Ditson Company (Boston/New York), circa 1910s. The Empire bowl-back mandolin is beautiful. It tunes up well and stays in tune. It has a very bright and loud sound.

This mandolin features the following:

  • Beautifully made, including ivoroid bound fingerboard. Inlaid tortoise shell pick guard is inlaid itself with abalone pearl vines.
  • Back of peghead is beautifully engraved metal plate – “Ditson Empire” and flowers and leaves.
  • The tailpiece cover is engraved around the periphery and in the corners of the edge plate.
  • The Brazilian rosewood bowl back is completely intact and of beautiful quality.

Condition:

  • There is a repaired chip at the end of the peghead.
  • The bridge has been shimmed to help with fretting out. The piece of the bridge that separates the high strings (see pictures). The bridge also has been glued together where it broke in the past.
  • The top deck near the soundhole has some waviness (see pictures).

Size:
13” Scale 23.25” x 7.5” x 5.5” 2.6 lbs including bag

Comes with modern padded gig bag.

Description

Empire Mandolin by The Ditson Company (Boston/New York), circa 1910s. The Empire bowl-back mandolin is beautiful. It tunes up well and stays in tune. It has a very bright and loud sound.

This mandolin features the following:

  • Beautifully made, including ivoroid bound fingerboard. Inlaid tortoise shell pick guard is inlaid itself with abalone pearl vines.
  • Back of peghead is beautifully engraved metal plate – “Ditson Empire” and flowers and leaves.
  • The tailpiece cover is engraved around the periphery and in the corners of the edge plate.
  • The Brazilian rosewood bowl back is completely intact and of beautiful quality.

Condition:

  • There is a repaired chip at the end of the peghead.
  • The bridge has been shimmed to help with fretting out. The piece of the bridge that separates the high strings (see pictures). The bridge also has been glued together where it broke in the past.
  • The top deck near the soundhole has some waviness (see pictures).

Size:
13” Scale 23.25” x 7.5” x 5.5” 2.6 lbs including bag

Comes with modern padded gig bag.

Additional information

Brand

Empire