Flatback 8-string Levin Mandolin Model 47 Classic serial number: 238257 Flat back. Body width: 220 mm. Spruce top with undetermined bracing. Birch back & sides. Single-bound top. Unbound back. Unbound headstock. Unbound walnut fingerboard with pearloid dot inlay. Nickel plated tuners. Sunburst finish. the Model 47 featured a solid Romanian spruce top, solid birch back and sides, a mahogany neck, and a non-bound rosewood fingerboard. Please note that one string is currently missing, We did not change the strings as they are vintage.