TF2 #0167 from 1988

This TF2 Kettler Mandolin, #0167, was made in September 1988. This mandolin has been owned by Chris Black since it was made. Chris also owns a Kettler KFM, see #0152.

Chris played these two mandolins in a band in southeast Iowa and northeast Missouri for over 20 years.

“Both are in excellent condition, no repairs. Wore some finish off the neck of my A,” Chris wrote. The only other work he’s needed done on them was a refret (presumably for typical wear) by Steve Hinde, a mandolin builder from New Hartford, Iowa.

He added, “Thanks again for my wonderful Mando's.”

Also pictured here is correspondence and a brochure from the 1980s.