Summary
Signed and dated by Lloyd Loar April 12, 1923
Mandolin, Style F5
Serial Number 72853
Factory order number unknown
there is no Virzi in this instrument
Description
DB-
Very clean. "F.W.J" engraved on tailpiece cover in same script/engraving style as "The Gibson" (initials of the original owner). Original purple-stamped hang-tag with $250 price is with the mandolin. Wide sunburst area on back with orange/yellow color. Tuner plates in very clean/uncorroded condition. Great tone and volume. Missing one tuner button screw
Source
From Darryl Wolfe.
Darryl Wolfe's F5 Journal is the authoritative work on the subject of Loar-signed and later Gibson mandolins
