Luigi Fenga - Mandolino Napolitano (Mandolin) - Made in Catania, Italy (Sicily)

Description

Luigi Fenga
Antique Mandolin
Model: Mandolino Napolitano (Neapolitan Mandolin)
Made in
Catania
,
Italy (Sicily)
Year of built: Early
1900's
Tuning:
GG-DD-AA-EE
Condition:
Good
;
This very unique mandolin has been restored in the past and restored by us, but was still in a very decent shape when it came into our shop. It had some problems with woodmite on the top of the instrument. It's damage is still clearly visible on the pictures, but was already "repaired" in the past. We have tried our best working most of it away. There was also a missing chip of purfling on the right edge on top. After restoration; a brand new set of strings where installed. The neck is still straight, thus it plays very easy even after all these years. The tailpiece is not original, and is branded "Dreima" which indicates that it is a much later one too (possibly somewhere between 1920's-1960's).
String amount: Eight
String type: Steel
Fret amount: Seventeen
Materials
Top material: Spruce (The original finish was preserved by adding a thin layer of
shellac
)
Sides and ribs material: Rosewood
Fretboard material:
Top nut material: Bone
Bridge saddle material: Bone
Bridge material: Painted wood
Fretboard inlay: Pearl dots
Rosette inlay: Pearl figures