Rare Mandolin by Joannes Vinaccio Napoli 1769 Start Price USD 15,000.00 Current Price USD 15,000.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Saturday, November 29, 2008 End Time Monday, December 29, 2008 Location Florida See more about 'Rare Mandolin by Joannes Vinaccio Napoli 1769' Description EarlyMusicalInstruments.com eBay Listing An important mandolin in good original and playable condition, dated 1769, bearing the label: Joannes Vinaccio Filius Januarii, fecit Neapoli alla Strada della Rua Catalana, A.D. 1769. The spruce top and rosewood scratch plate edged with i.... and ebony, the sound hole edged in ebony with mother of pearl inlays, the table decorated with mother of pearl inlays near the neck and the end, the round back of 13 wide fluted fruitwood ribs interspersed with rosewood stripes, 3 repairs, the plain and straight neck, the rosewood fingerboard with 9 brass frets in good condition plus 3 wooden frets in the top extending the fingerboard, the peg head holding 8 non original ebony pegs, the laminated face plate made from rosewood with ebony and i.... stripes, 6 i.... pins holding the strings at the bottom, ebony bridge and nut, total length 53 cm, scale 31.5 cm, width 19.6 cm, depth 12 cm, nut 3.2 cm. Additional pictures available upon request. We reserve the right to cancel the auction at any time if the item gets sold through our web site. copyright: Instrument pictures are property of EarlyMusicalInstruments.com and Music-Treasures.comPlease, do not distribute or copy without written permission! All sales are final. Please ask questions before bidding: Infos@EarlyMusicalInstruments.com Check out our other instruments we have for sale at: EarlyMusicalInstrumentsMusic-Treasures IMPORTANT: click here to read our terms of sale NOTE - Buyer pays shipping, handling and insurance for the full value. Please e-mail your mailing address (city, postal code and country) to receive a detailed shipping quote (eBay calculation is not always accurate).Payments accepted: Bank Wire or WU Money Transfer. PayPal by approval only prior to the auction end. E-mail for payment options. On Nov-28-08 at 17:20:44 PST, seller added the following information: Use the FREE Counters 1 million sellers do - Vendio! Place a Bid!