Summary
1918 manufacture date (traditional estimates)
1915 shipment date, according to Spann's Guide to Gibson
Mandolin, Style A3
Serial 28142
Factory order number unknown
Description
beautiful and all original natural top A-3 with The Gibson and small vine in pearl in the peghead. The top, back and fingerboard are bound in ivoroid. The original pickguard is tortoise; no repairs or cracks or scratches but neck has a slight, forward bow which we are straightening. This should be a powerful one when made right.
Categories
Categories this instrument is a member of
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
