Gibson F5 Mandolin #72209 Signed by Lloyd Loar February 26, 1923

Summary

Signed by Lloyd Loar February 26, 1923 manufacture date (traditional estimates)
1923 shipment date, according to Spann's Guide to Gibson
Mandolin, Style F5
Serial 72209
Factory order number unknown
there is no Virzi in this instrument

Description

Light tobacco finish, unique grain figure on back.

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Source

From Darryl Wolfe.
Darryl Wolfe's F5 Journal is the authoritative work on the subject of Loar-signed and later Gibson mandolins