Carmelo Catania 13-02-1959 Carmelo Catania was born in Catania in 1908 and already built violins, guitars and mandolins at a young age. He started selling under his own name in 1936. He met Luigi Embergher in Rome with whom he collaborates. He dies at the age of only 62 years old on October 11th 1970. Dimensions: 63 cm long, 20 cm wide and 15 cm high. This lot will be carefully packed (with Track & Trace code). - Equipped with new Martin & Co mandolin strings - Perfect low action - Completely original! * has a tear on the front (does not affect the sound) Furthermore, the mandolin is completely fine without any defects!