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  Image Credit: Historical Society of Missouri Style 118 Not Pictured List Price: $15.00 Spanish Cedar 9 ribs Mahogany border Spruce top Inl...

Franz Schwarzer 'Echo' Mandolins Full Line

By The Amateur Luthier October 03, 2022 0 Comments

 

Image Credit: Historical Society of Missouri

Style 118

Not Pictured

  • List Price: $15.00
  • Spanish Cedar
  • 9 ribs
  • Mahogany border
  • Spruce top
  • Inlaid wood guardplate
  • Wood purfling around soundhole and tip
  • Ebony fingerboard
  • Ivory nut
  • Ivory saddle in bridge

Style 120

Image Credit: State Historical Society of Missouri

  • List Price: $17.00
  • Mahogany neck
  • 13 ribs
  • Mahogany border
  • Spruce top
  • Inlaid celluloid guard plate
  • Wood purfling around soundhole and tip
  • Ebony fingerboard
  • Ivory nut
  • Ivory saddle in bridge
  • Rosewood veneered headstock

    • Style 122

  • List Price: $21.00
  • Mahogany neck
  • 13 ribs of Rosewood and Birds-eye maple
  • Mahogany border
  • Spruce top
  • Inlaid celluloid guard plate
  • Wood purfling around soundhole and tip
  • Ebony fingerboard
  • Ivory nut
  • Ivory saddle in bridge
  • Rosewood veneered headstock

    • Style 123

    Not Pictured

    • List Price: $28.00
    • Mahogany neck
    • 13 ribs of Rosewood and Birds-eye maple
    • Mahogany border
    • Spruce top
    • Inlaid tortoise celluloid guard plate
    • Pearl figures around soundhole and top
    • Ivoroid top binding
    • Ebony fingerboard
    • Ivory nut
    • Ivory saddle in bridge
    • Rosewood veneered headstock

    Style 126

  • List Price: $25.00
  • Mahogany neck
  • 21 ribs of Rosewood and Birds-eye maple
  • Rosewood border
  • Spruce top
  • Inlaid tortoise celluloid guard plate with scroll ornament
  • Colored wood purfling around soundhole and top
  • Ebony fingerboard
  • Ivory nut
  • Ivory saddle in bridge
  • Rosewood veneered headstock

    • Style 129

    Not Pictured

  • List Price: $35.00
  • Mahogany neck
  • 21 ribs of Rosewood and Birds-eye maple
  • Tulipwood border
  • Spruce top
  • Inlaid tortoise celluloid guard plate with scroll ornament
  • Pearl figures around soundhole and top
  • Ivoroid top binding
  • Ebony fingerboard with four engraved position marks
  • Ivory nut
  • Ivory saddle in bridge
  • Rosewood veneered headstock

    • Style 135

    Not Pictured

  • List Price: $50.00
  • Mahogany neck
  • 28 ribs of Rosewood with ivoroid between each rim
  • Rosewood border
  • Spruce top
  • Inlaid tortoise celluloid guard plate with pearl inlay
  • Fancy wood purfling around soundhole and top
  • Ivoroid top binding
  • Ebony fingerboard with 5 engraved pearl position marks
  • Ivory nut
  • Ivory saddle in bridge
  • Rosewood veneered headstock

    • Style 137

  • List Price: $65.00
  • Mahogany neck
  • 28 ribs of Rosewood with ivoroid between each rim
  • Rosewood border
  • Spruce top
  • Inlaid tortoise celluloid guard plate with pearl inlay
  • Fancy pearl inlays around soundhole and top
  • Pearl inlay in headstock
  • Engraved gold tuners with pearl buttons
  • Ivoroid top binding
  • Ebony fingerboard with 5 engraved pearl position marks and ivoroid binding
  • Ivory nut
  • Ivory saddle in bridge
  • Rosewood veneered headstock

    • Style 140

    Not Pictured

  • List Price: $80.00
  • Mahogany neck
  • 40 ribs of Rosewood with ivoroid between each rim
  • Tulipwood border
  • Spruce top
  • Inlaid tortoise celluloid guard plate with pearl inlay
  • Fancy pearl inlays around soundhole and top
  • Pearl inlay in headstock
  • Engraved gold tuners with pearl buttons
  • Ivoroid top binding
  • Ebony fingerboard with 5 engraved pearl position marks and ivoroid binding
  • Ivory nut
  • Ivory saddle in bridge
  • Rosewood veneered headstock
  • Engraved tailpiece

    • Style 150


  • List Price: $125.00
  • Mahogany neck
  • Tulipwood border with inlaid pearl and celluloid
  • 40 fluted ribs of ebonized maple with aluminum inlay between each rib
  • Spruce top
  • Inlaid tortoise celluloid guard plate with pearl and metal inlay
  • 'Variegated pearl cording' around soundhole and top
  • Pearl inlay in headstock
  • Engraved gold and silver tuners with pearl buttons
  • Ivoroid top binding
  • Ebony fingerboard with engraved pearl position marks and ivoroid binding
  • Ivory nut
  • Ivory saddle in bridge
  • Tortoise celluloid headstock veneer with pearl inlays
  • Engraved tailpiece

    • Style 224 - Mandola

  • List Price: $25.00
  • Mahogany neck
  • 21 ribs of mahogany
  • Rosewood border
  • Spruce top
  • Tortoise celluloid guardplate
  • Colored wood purfing around soundhole and top
  • Ebony fingerboard 
  • Pearl position dots
  • Nickel plated tuners

    • Style 418 - 12 String Mandolin

    Not Pictured

    • List Price: $19.00
    • Spanish Cedar
    • 9 ribs
    • Mahogany border
    • Spruce top
    • Inlaid wood guardplate
    • Wood purfling around soundhole and tip
    • Ebony fingerboard
    • Ivory nut
    • Ivory saddle in bridge

    Style 420 - 12 String Mandolin

    Not Pictured

    • List Price: $21.00
    • Mahogany neck
    • 13 ribs
    • Mahogany border
    • Spruce top
    • Inlaid celluloid guard plate
    • Wood purfling around soundhole and tip
    • Ebony fingerboard
    • Ivory nut
    • Ivory saddle in bridge
    • Rosewood veneered headstock

    Style 422 - 12 String Mandolin

    Not Pictured

    • List Price: $25.00
    • Mahogany neck
    • 13 ribs of Rosewood and Birds-eye maple
    • Mahogany border
    • Spruce top
    • Inlaid celluloid guard plate
    • Wood purfling around soundhole and tip
    • Ebony fingerboard
    • Ivory nut
    • Ivory saddle in bridge
    • Rosewood veneered headstock

    Style 426 - 12 String Mandolin

    • List Price: $29.00
    • Mahogany neck
    • 21 ribs of Rosewood and Birds-eye maple
    • Rosewood border
    • Spruce top
    • Inlaid tortoise celluloid guard plate with scroll ornament
    • Colored wood purfling around soundhole and top
    • Ebony fingerboard
    • Ivory nut
    • Ivory saddle in bridge
    • Rosewood veneered headstock

    Style 310 - Mandolinette


  • List Price: $16.00
  • Stained Birds-eye maple back and sides
  • Mahogany neck
  • Ebony fingerboard
  • Inlaid tortoise celluloid guard plate
  • Wood purfling around soundhole and top
  • Nickel plate tuners

    • Style 320 - Mandolinette

    Not Pictured

  • List Price: $18.00
  • Mahogany back and sides
  • Mahogany neck
  • Ebony fingerboard
  • Inlaid tortoise celluloid guard plate
  • Wood purfling around soundhole and top
  • Nickel plate tuners

    • Style 340 - Mandolinette

    Not Pictured

  • List Price: $24.00
  • Brazilian Rosewood back and sides
  • Mahogany neck
  • Ebony fingerboard
  • Inlaid tortoise celluloid guard plate
  • 'Fancy' purfling around soundhole and top
  • Nickel plate tuners

    • Style 350 - Mandolinette

    Not Pictured

  • List Price: $26.00
  • Brazilian Rosewood back and sides
  • Mahogany neck
  • Ebony fingerboard
  • Inlaid tortoise celluloid guard plate
  • Inlaid pearl figures around soundhole and top
  • Nickel plate tuners

    • Mandolin Cases

    Not built by Schwarzer, these were fairly common case offerings. But a fun thing to note nonetheless

















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