Summary
manufacture date (traditional estimates)
1905 shipment date, according to Spann's Guide to Gibson
Mandolin, Style F2
Serial 4597
Factory order number unknown
Description
3-point body style. Black face, inlaid pickguard, handel inlaid tuners. Peghead scroll missing. Some missing binding. Fancy inlays on fingerboard
Categories
Categories this instrument is a member of
- 3-point body style
- Damaged, needs restoration
- Black finish
- Early "artist model" inlay
- Inlaid pickguard
- Pineapple-shaped tailpiece cover
- Handel inlaid tuners
- Unusual instrument
Source
From eBay
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