Summary
1912 manufacture date (traditional estimates)
1911 shipment date, according to Spann's Guide to Gibson
Mandolin, Style A4
Serial 13211
Factory order number unknown
Description
Original blackface mandolin with inlaid Handel tuners and raised pickguard ; one piece back; little playing wear on the back of the neck and replaced binding on the bass side of the neck; good arch top the top; all original finish...this is an exceptionally nice A-4
Categories
Categories this instrument is a member of
- Single piece back
- Black finish
- Handel inlaid tuners
Source
From Bernunzio Vintage Instruments.
Bernunzio Vintage Instruments is a home based, international mail order business specializing in vintage and stringed musical instruments and related parts and ephemera.John, Julie Bernunzio, and family have been buying, selling and trading for 20 years
