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gorgeous unusual PJA WAPPEN MANDOLA big rare 8string mandolin Germany for museum

Estimated price for orientation: 640 $

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TOP RARE gorgeous&  unusual ORIGINAL PJA WAPPEN MANDOLA
 (big 8string mandolin) Made of all solid tonewoods in Germany around the 1920s/1930sThe mandola is in excellent condition due to time, without damages  and fully playable

-about 78cm total length, scale lenght about 43cm - solid arched bookmatched quality spruce top with catseye openings, with multiple black-white celluloide purfling/binding, also around the soundholes
- solid gorgeous tigerflamed shield-shaped thin maple body, with arched back, lower bout 33,2cm, center bout 25cm, uper bout 27cm,  sides height 6cm-6,5cm
- totally straight maple neck (V-shape) with shafted on unique headstock

quality rosewood fingerboard with slight radius, earl dot inlays in the side, 21 frets + zerofret, original ebony nut, width at nut: 34mm
original tuners
original tailpiece
stickers inside: Original PJA (in old German letters) and " Musik Jerusalem, Aachen (retailer)
Original condition !

The mandola is fully playable with excellent 2,5mm string action (E1 on 12th fret). Except a little dent below the right catseye hole, the varnish is in very good condition due to time, too

with new strings on
G D and A
QUALITY !
Hard to find  !!
Good for any museum !!!
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