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Museum
Los Angeles
Weissenborn Mandolin
© Frank Ford, 2001; Photos by FF
OK, you kids in the back row, stop humming the Mickey Mouse Club song!
Personally, I wasn't aware that old Hermann made mandolins, so when this one came
to visit, I had to take some pictures and include them in the Museum. Construction
details and style are very much like his Hawaiian guitars, with the entire body and
neck made of koa, naturally. Inside there's the classic photo label with Himself
pictured with one of his Hawaiian guitars. Notice the lettering on the guitar, which
would be correctly aligned for Hermann to read if he held in playing position on
his lap in the picture. I suppose the label no more odd than the soundhole through
which it is viewed. . .