Summary
(Loar Period) manufacture date (traditional estimates)
1923 shipment date, according to Spann's Guide to Gibson
Mandolin, Style F4
Serial 72271
Factory order number unknown
Description
Red finish. Serial number very faint
Source
From Gryphon Strings.
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