Summary
1905 manufacture date (traditional estimates)
1905 shipment date, according to Spann's Guide to Gibson
Mandolin, Style F2
Serial 4870
Factory Order number: 264
Description
Repair above soundhole on bass side, missing fingerboard extension, repaired heel crack. Unusual period case. "Order no. 264" on neck block
Categories
Categories this instrument is a member of
- 3-point body style
- Black finish
- Orville Gibson Label
- Inlaid pickguard
- Pineapple-shaped tailpiece cover
- Handel inlaid tuners
Source
From eBay
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