Larson 1911 H.F. Meyers "Ne Plus Ultra" Mandolin

Description

The Larson Brothers built instruments for many different companies who would then brand them with their own stamps and name.  Due to the large amount of Larson made instruments that bear the name/logo of another company it can sometimes make identifying Larson instruments difficult.  However, due to a number of observations we're pretty sure this is the real deal.  Larson built mandolins for H.F. Meyers from at least 1909-1912 and this 1911 H.F. Meyer possesses the traits and characteristics of other Larson built mandolins of the time.
Serial #: First character is hard to make out but appears to be a "1", "I" or "T", followed by 2773
Made in Chicago
All original parts
Original paper label inside sound hole. Signed and dated by H.F. Meyers 1911
Scale: 13"
Nut: 1/18"
Body: 8 1/4" wide, 13" long with heel, 12 1/4" long without heel
Body Depth: 2 1/4" at tailpiece, 2 3/8" at deepest
Top: Spruce
Sides/back: Brazilian Rosewood
Mahogany neck
Ebony fretboard
Waverly "Cloud" Tailpiece
Wood purfling design around top and sound hole
Binding around top, sound hole, and back (including heel)
Brazilian Rosewood veneer on headstock
Work Done:
Glue repair on top crack
General cleaning
Lubricate tuners
In good shape for it's vintage.  Plays easy and sounds nice.  The bridge is slightly damaged, missing a few  chips that used to sit between the strings sets but the strings still stay in place fine.  Doesn't influence playability.