Summary
1915 manufacture date (traditional estimates)
1913 shipment date, according to Spann's Guide to Gibson
Mandolin, Style A4
Serial 21382
Factory order number unknown
Description
VG-EC, significant area of top pick wear and 2 repaired top cracks, black finish on carved spruce top, red-stained sides and one-piece back, mahogany neck joins body at 10th fret, 21-fret ebony fingerboard with treble side extension and pearl dot inlays, 1-3/16" nut width, ~14" scale, oval soundhole with ivoroid binding, ivoroid soundhole rosette with inlaid wood rope pattern on each side, ivoroid-bound body and fretboard, fleur-de-lis and "The Gibson" pearl inlays in headstock, 4-on-a-plate open gear tuners with inlaid tuner buttons, replacement ebony bridge and "The Gibson" engraved tailpiece, back side seams have been reglued, fine sound, with HSC (mauve lining)
