













I'm not sure of the year or make of this 10-string, mandolin family (I
think) instrument other than what was written on the tag attached to the
case, "1920s Bruno (?) Tiple"
See link to a photo gallery for overall condition
I believe it to have a spruce top with mahogany back and sides, a rosewood fretboard and bridge, and an ebony nut.
16-15/16ths scale
Upper bout - 6.5"
Lower bout - 8-3/4"
Waist - 5.5"
Body - 3" deep from the endpin to the waist and then tapers
to 2-9/16ths" at the neck
Nut width - 1-1/2"
There is a repaired crack that runs the length of the back (see photos)
The bridge has been replaced with a different style than others I've seen while researching, the "shadow" left in the finish supports this (see pics).
**EDIT** I don't know the standard tuning for a tiple, it was tuned G,C,E,A when I got it and was close to proper pitch after sitting in the case for 4+ years. The saddle is a piece of fret wire and is not compensated, thus the A strings (high strings) are about right and the pitch goes slightly up from there. Here's a short vid showing this
Like new HSC w/red velvet interior
$425
See link to a photo gallery for overall condition
I believe it to have a spruce top with mahogany back and sides, a rosewood fretboard and bridge, and an ebony nut.
16-15/16ths scale
Upper bout - 6.5"
Lower bout - 8-3/4"
Waist - 5.5"
Body - 3" deep from the endpin to the waist and then tapers
to 2-9/16ths" at the neck
Nut width - 1-1/2"
There is a repaired crack that runs the length of the back (see photos)
The bridge has been replaced with a different style than others I've seen while researching, the "shadow" left in the finish supports this (see pics).
**EDIT** I don't know the standard tuning for a tiple, it was tuned G,C,E,A when I got it and was close to proper pitch after sitting in the case for 4+ years. The saddle is a piece of fret wire and is not compensated, thus the A strings (high strings) are about right and the pitch goes slightly up from there. Here's a short vid showing this
Like new HSC w/red velvet interior
$425
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