Woll, Alfred; reproduction of an early neapolitan mandolin from Antonio Vinaccia, Neapoli 1760
From the collection of Alfred Woll, https://en.woll-mandolinen.de/
(Photos courtesy Alfred Woll)
This instrument was crafted by the renowned Pasquale Vinaccia in Naples in 1877. By 1903, it required restoration and was brought to the workshop of Luigi Embergher, where it was re-topped in his distinctive style and fitted with a new fretboard.
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