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Gibson F5 Mandolin #73670 Signed by Lloyd Loar 1923

Summary

Signed by Lloyd Loar 1923 manufacture date (traditional estimates)
1923 shipment date, according to Spann's Guide to Gibson
Mandolin, Style F5
Serial 73670
Factory order number unknown
there is no Virzi in this instrument

Description

No signature label, gold hardware, circa '26 finish. A classic example of a "real" Loar that did not leave the factory until 1925-6.

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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

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