Auction: Musical Instruments - 2253Location: BostonDate / Time: October 17, 2004 12:00PM
Description:
American Electric Mandola, Vivi Tone Company, Kalamazoo, 1933, labeled VIVI TONE MANDOLA, NO 39, MANUFACTURED BY, VIVI TONE COMPANY, KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN, the bound one-piece plain back, the plain sides, the mahogany neck, the veneered peghead with VIVI TONE silkscreen, the bound ebony fingerboard with pearl dot inlay, length of body 13 7/8 in., with case.
Provenance: The Collection of Dennis E. Hartnett.
Estimate $800-1,200