1914 Gibson F2 Mandolin #19974

Summary

1914 manufacture date (traditional estimates)
1913 shipment date, according to Spann's Guide to Gibson
Mandolin, Style F2
Serial 19974
Factory order number unknown

Description

VG-EC except reglued headstock scroll, 2-point body, black finished spruce top with oval soundhole, mahogany stain finished birch back and sides, 2-piece mahogany neck, ivoroid-bound 24-fret ebony fingerboard, pearl dot inlays, 1-3/16" nut width, 14" scale, ebony bridge, "The Gibson" stamped nickel tailpiece, tortoise plastic pickguard, ivoroid-bound top, ivoroid and rope marquetry rosette, inlaid Handel tuner buttons, on consignment, with OHSC

Categories

Categories this instrument is a member of

• Purple-lined hardshell case
• Black finish
• Handel inlaid tuners

Source

From Elderly Instruments.
Stan Werbin is the owner of Elderly Instruments, which has a large rotating inventory of beautiful vintage instruments. Stan has been an authority for years on vintage mandolins