Summary
manufacture date (traditional estimates)
1906 shipment date, according to Spann's Guide to Gibson
Mandolin, Style F4
Serial 6255
Factory Order number: 283
Description
Blond face finish. Maple neck, back & sides. Originally dot inlay fingerboard, replaced board with full fancy inlay treatment. Torch & wire Inlay
Categories
Categories this instrument is a member of
- Maple back
- Single piece back
- 3-point body style
- Inlay has star & crescent moon motif
- Torch & Wire Inlay
- Inlaid pickguard
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
