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1970s J.R Lafleur Varsity, London. Mandolin sunburst
Imported by Boosey and Hawkes of London. Made in Czechoslovakia in the 1970s
Good condition, 6,5/10, imported by Boosey and Hawkes of London. Made in Czechoslovakia in the 1970s, body made of red beech wood, 8-strings, more info: Established a publishing and dealership in London in 1862 and purchased by Boosey (later Boosey and Hawkes) in 1917. [Source: Hornucopia ]
Officially absorbed into Boosey and Hawkes in 1940. Though again more famous for wind instruments, Lafleur did distribute, (but not manufacture), a range of fretted chordophones including Ukuleles in the UK under the brand name Varsity.
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