The original case is included but it is very battered as you can see from the pictures. It is playable as is but it would be a lot better with the bridge height set up correctly. I assume this was to raise the action but from my standpoint it should be sanded down because the action is too high with that extra strip of wood under there. The other change that someone made was to glue a very thin piece of wood to the bottom of the original bridge. more but the new piece is not as yellowed as the original. The first is a small piece of binding that has been replaced along the neck near the nut on the E-string side. There are only two repairs/modifications that I see. I see no cracks in any of the wood body and/or the neck. There is really nice purfing around the entire top as well as around the sound hole. The frets and fingerboard appear to be in very good shape. The inlays are very nicely engraved mother of pearl. The tuners still work very smoothly– better than most new ones. ![]() The engraved metal hardware is still shiny and looks great. The back of the mandolin is just gorgeous. This is a beautiful century old mandolin that still shines. ![]() Both of these numbers are stamped on top of the peghead and the serial number is written inside the mandolin.
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