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1921 Gibson F2 Mandolin #69000

Summary

1921 manufacture date (traditional estimates)
1922 shipment date, according to Spann's Guide to Gibson
Mandolin, Style F2
Serial 69000
Factory order number unknown

Description

EC, red sunburst carved spruce top, dark sides and curly maple back, pearl "The Gibson" headstock inlays, adjustable truss rod, tortoise plastic pickguard stamped "PAT.MAR.30'09", ivoroid-bound top and ebony fretboard with pearl dot inlays, 4-in-a-line tuners with ivoroid buttons, ebony adjustable bridge, very small repaired crack in peghead back veneer below tuners has been repaired, as has been the partly cracked scroll section of the peghead, 2 small repaired top cracks (not obvious) on treble
side top near pickguard, fine sound, with OHSC (green lining)

Categories

Categories this instrument is a member of

  • Dark sunburst
  • Truss rod

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

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