Summary
1923 (Loar Period) manufacture date (traditional estimates)
1923 shipment date, according to Spann's Guide to Gibson
Mandolin, Style A3
Serial 72967
Factory order number unknown
Description
Well-played A3. Odd markings on peghead. Truss rod drilled through inlay. unusual to see arrow-end tuners on a paddlehead
From Elderly:
VGC+, ivory white finished top (lots of wear), carved spruce top with oval soundhole, red mahogany finished birch back and sides, mahogany neck with truss rod, ivoroid-bound 20-fret ebony fingerboard with pearl dot inlays (refretted at some point), 1-1/4" nut width, 14" scale, adjustable ebony bridge installed, "The Gibson" engraved nickel tailpiece cover, ivoroid pickguard and body binding, two rosewood patches on headstock, pearl "The Gibson" logo inlay, 4-on-a-plate "arrowhead" tuners with ivoroid buttons, on consignment, with OHSC (purple lining) (SN:72967?)
