Summary
1905 manufacture date (traditional estimates)
1906 shipment date, according to Spann's Guide to Gibson
Mandolin, Style A4
Serial 5544
Factory Order number: 309
Description
Black finish, inlaid pickguard
Artist Model inlay on neck (at 1/3/5/7/10/12/15 frets)+ slight radius in fingerboard and bridge.
Handel tuners are earlier variety with shorter posts, fancy stamping/patterns on plates.
Pineapple tailpiece, earlier "hooks" beneath tailpiece cover, modern hardshell case + original end-opening leather case
"Order no 309" on neck block
Dave Reiner
Categories
Categories this instrument is a member of
- Single piece back
- Tooled leather case
- Very nice condition
- From the Collection of Dave Reiner
- Black finish
- Early "artist model" inlay
- Orville Gibson Label
- Inlaid pickguard
- Pineapple-shaped tailpiece cover
- Handel inlaid tuners
Source
From Dan Beimborn.
Dan Beimborn is the designer and operator of the Mandolin Archive. Descriptions and photographs are copyright Dan Beimborn unless otherwise indicated, and may not be reproduced without permission.
