This German company made a few of everything—violins, string basses,
guitars ... and electric mandolins. On the left, an 8-string
solidbody; next, the 10-string Framus "Strato Melodie"
model and the headstock thereof. The Strato-Melodie also existed
as a semi-hollow entity with F-holes. It was a 4-course
instrument, not a 5-course one; the upper two courses were meant
to be triple-strung.
Below are several
options in an 8-string hollowbody with the pear shape common to
German mandolins. One soundhole or two? Cat's eye or F-hole? Pickguard
or no? Magnetic pickup or piezo? Original pickup or after-market?
We've got them all.