Summary
1903 manufacture date (traditional estimates)
1904 shipment date, according to Spann's Guide to Gibson
Mandolin, Style A1
Serial 2871
Factory order number unknown
Description
early A model. Hollow neck, hole in tailpiece cover, volute, steeply arched top & back, fleur-de-lis inlay
Categories
Categories this instrument is a member of
- Tooled leather case
- Constructed without a neck block
- Volute on back of peghead
- Orville Gibson Label
- Inlaid pickguard
- Pineapple-shaped tailpiece cover with hole
Source
From eBay
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