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Gibson A3 Mandolin #38860
Summary
manufacture date (traditional estimates) 1917 shipment date, according to Spann's Guide to Gibson
Mandolin, Style A3
Serial 38860
Factory order number unknown
Description
Orange finish.
Skinner:
Birch back and sides, spruce top of medium grain, mahogany neck, bound ebony
fingerboard with pearl eyes, peghead inlaid with THE GIBSON, length of back 13 3/4 in., with case.
Source
From Gryphon Strings. Frank Ford is on of the founders of Gryphon Strings. Frank is world-renowned as a master repairman and an expert on vintage mandolins. Gryphon often carries very nice vintage mandolins. Frank is also the author of Frets.com, a website well worth the visit for instrument fans, luthiers, and repairmen
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