Dayton Mandolin Orchestra

Dayton Mandolin Orchestra

Mandolin Orchestras of the Past This is the original Dayton Mandolin Orchestra, circa 1910. Charles B. Rauch, the first Dayton Mandolin Orchestra director, also owned and operated the Dayton Instrument Co. where he made Dayton mandolins. His shop is gone now and we...
Chicago Mandolin Orchestra, 1936

Chicago Mandolin Orchestra, 1936

Mandolin Orchestras of the Past Erich O. Legner (bottom row, 3rd from left) Erich Fred Legner, Professor Emeritus, University of California (received 12/2011) Search for: Annual ConventionNo current events Upcoming EventsAtlanta Mandolin Orchestra in ConcertSat Apr 13...
Clifford-Essex Bass Mandolin (Mandobass)

Clifford-Essex Bass Mandolin (Mandobass)

Mandolin Orchestra of the Past This is a rare Clifford-Essex Bass Mandolin (mandobass). In 1965, I was playing upright bass with a folk group called “The County Set”. I went to John Alvey Turner’s shop with the banjo player to buy some banjo strings....
Chicago Mandolin Club Picnic, Ilgair Park, IL, 1935

Chicago Mandolin Club Picnic, Ilgair Park, IL, 1935

Mandolin Orchestras of the Past Erich O. Legner (bottom row, 3rd from right) Search for: Annual ConventionNo current events Upcoming EventsAtlanta Mandolin Orchestra in ConcertSat Apr 13 2019, 7:00pm EDTSpring Celebration ConcertSat Apr 13 2019, 8:00pm PDT - 10:00pm...
Chicago Mandolin Orchestra, Orchestra Hall, Oct. 1940

Chicago Mandolin Orchestra, Orchestra Hall, Oct. 1940

Mandolin Orchestras of the Past Erich O. Legner (far right) Search for: Annual ConventionNo current events Upcoming EventsAtlanta Mandolin Orchestra in ConcertSat Apr 13 2019, 7:00pm EDTSpring Celebration ConcertSat Apr 13 2019, 8:00pm PDT - 10:00pm PDTOregon Mandolin...
Unidentified Group

Unidentified Group

Mandolin Orchestras of the Past Editor: This photo is an eBay purchase. The seller called it a “vintage 1940’s photograph – mandolin orchestra – mandola, mandocello, mandolon” (received 4/2012) Search for: Annual ConventionNo current...