WASHBURN MANDOLIN / BOUZOUKI

THIS IS A WASHBURN "MANDOLIN / BOUZOUKI" WE BELIEVE IT WAS MADE IN CHICAGO, IT IS 25" LONG BY 10" WIDE. THE TAG INSIDE SAYS "WASHBURN, HIGHEST AWARD WORLDS COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION, CHICAGO 1893 GOLD MEDAL AND DIPLOMA ANTWERP", #26137, STYLE F, MODEL 1923-24.  THE CONDITION LOOKS TO BE PRETTY GOOD.  WE ARE NOT MUSICIANS SO IT IS HARD FORM ME TO DESCRIBE BUT HERE IT GOES.  THE BACK AND SIDES ARE IN GOOD SHAPE WITH SOME LIGHT WEAR AND LIGHT SCRATCHES.  THE TOP HAS DEEP GRAIN MARKS RUNNING UP AND DOWN AND SOME DEEPER SCRATCHES BUT I BELIEVE THESE ARE FROM BEING PLAYED ALSO THERE IS WHAT MAY BE A CRACK RUNNING WITH THE WOOD GRAIN FROM THE HOLE TO THE BRIDGE, THERE IS AN INLAYED PANEL OF WHAT LOOKS LIKE TORTOISE SHELL NEXT TO THE HOLE IN THE CENTER.  ALL THE BARS AND MOTHER OF PEARL DOTS ON THE NECK ARE IN GREAT SHAPE. THERE IS A STEEL PLATE AT THE TOP OF THE NECK THAT HAS WASBURN ENGRAVED INTO IT,  BUT 2 OF THE SCREWS THAT HOLD IT ON ARE MISSING AND 1 MAY HAVE BEEN TIGHTEND DOWN TO MUCH BECAUSE THERE IS A 1" CRACK COMING DOWN FROM IT.  THERE A COUPLE OF CHIPS IN THE VENEER AT THE TOP OF THE NECK ALL OF THE TUNER PEGS AND TUNER KEYS LOOK TO BE IN GREAT SHAPE, AND THE KEYS MAY BE IVORY?  OVER ALL A VERY NICE INSTRUMENT. PAYMENT BY MONEY ORDER, OR CHECK. SHIPPING AND HANDLING $19.95 IN THE U.S.A. THANK YOU FOR LOOKING AND PLEASE CHECK OUT OUR OTHER ITEMS ON E-BAY.