Chicago, Illinois
Washburn

Woods, mother-of-pearl, metal
ca.  early 1980s 
Length: 27.5″; Width 10.5″ 
Strings – Lutes – Mandolins

Label inside:  GEORGE / WASHBURN / Model No. / M-6S-SB / Serial No. / 3276 

This vintage early 1980’s hand crafted Jethro Burns ‘F Style’ mandolin is in the Washburn tradition of those made in Chicago, with a solid spruce top and maple sides and back.  It displays gold hardware and beautiful bindings with inlays on the neck. In-scripted on the bridge is ‘Jethro Burns.’

Charles ‘Jethro’ Burns (1920-1989) was an American Famous Mandolinist.  He was known as “The Legend,” “Mr. Mandolin”, and the “World’s Greatest Mandolin Player,” during his lifetime influencing countless players.  Burns was also one-half of the famous comedy duo, Homer and Jethro with Henry D. “Homer” Haynes.