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Gibson F4 Mandolin #6255

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

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