1920 Gibson F4 Mandolin #55635

Summary

1920 manufacture date (traditional estimates)
1919 shipment date, according to Spann's Guide to Gibson
Mandolin, Style F4
Serial 55635
Factory order number unknown

Description

2-point body, red sunburst finish, carved spruce top with ivoroid-bound oval soundhole, figured maple back and rims, mahogany neck, ivoroid-bound 20-fret ebony fingerboard (extension removed after 20th fret), 1-3/16" nut width, 14" scale, new bone nut, newer adjustable ebony bridge, nickel hardware, "The Gibson" stamped tailpiece cover, ivoroid-bound body, missing pickguard, pearl logo and double flowerpot headstock inlays, 4-on-a-plate tuners with ivoroid buttons

Categories

Categories this instrument is a member of

• Purple-lined hardshell case
• Red Sunburst

Source

From Elderly Instruments.
Stan Werbin is the owner of Elderly Instruments, which has a large rotating inventory of beautiful vintage instruments. Stan has been an authority for years on vintage mandolins