Gibson F5 Mandolin #73980 Signed by Lloyd Loar July 9, 1923

Summary

Signed by Lloyd Loar July 9, 1923 manufacture date (traditional estimates)
1923 shipment date, according to Spann's Guide to Gibson
Mandolin, Style F5
Serial 73980
Factory order number unknown
there is no Virzi in this instrument

Description

First appearance of triple bound sides as part of the July 9, 1923 group. See 73682.

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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