(Loar Period) Gibson A1 Mandolin #75503

Summary

(Loar Period) manufacture date (traditional estimates)
1924 shipment date, according to Spann's Guide to Gibson
Mandolin, Style A1
Serial 75503
Factory Order number: 11918

Description

Black finish. Binding (ivoroid) only on top and back edge of body, no neck binding, no logo on peghead; snakehead. Lable clearly stamped A-1

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Source

From Gryphon Strings.
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