Hi triskel,
Thanks for sharing those catalog listings! A couple of that last model have turned up over the years, currently owned by players / collectors. Still looking for one myself.
PG
Search of 3 decades rewarded. Here are a model 119 (D) and a model 118 (DC#, LMMM), based on the numbering from Stephen's IAMC catalog. Both are unlabeled Paolo Sopranis. Thanks to Scott Bellinger for trading me the 119 some years ago.
The 118 I've been searching since seeing a couple very similar ones in the mid 1990s. This example is nearly unplayed and in great shape except for broken bellows straps, slightly tight action at a couple of the bearings (no dirt or corrosion though) and needing just a couple wax cracks sealed. Perfect reeds in factory tuning. Love the MMM voicing, so crisp with the wooden soundboard, but the LMMM is great too.
PG