1916 Gibson A Mandolin #27590

Summary

1916 manufacture date (traditional estimates)
1915 shipment date, according to Spann's Guide to Gibson
Mandolin, Style A
Serial 27590
Factory order number unknown

Description

all original pumpkin top mandolin complete with pickguard, tailpiece and tuners but older, replacement adjustable bridge; wide grained, spruce top, birch back and sides; big, woody sound

Categories

Categories this instrument is a member of

• Orange or "pumpkin" finish

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