1924 (Loar Period) Gibson F4 Mandolin #77508

Summary

1924 (Loar Period) manufacture date (traditional estimates)
1925 shipment date, according to Spann's Guide to Gibson
Mandolin, Style F4
Serial 77508
Factory order number unknown
Virzi Serial Number 10463

Description

Virzi, dark tuner buttons, lacquer overspray, green loar case

Categories

Categories this instrument is a member of

• Green-lined hardshell case
• Loar-Style case with something other than an F5
• Truss rod
• Dark or coffee-colored tuner buttons
• Virzi

Source

From C.J. Lewandowski.
C.J. Lewandowski was born and raised in the state of Missouri. He was bitten by the Loar bug at 13 years old when he played a Feb 18, 1924 signed mandolin once belonging to his musical hero, Don Brown. He then played between the choice of a 1923 and 1924 F-5 as a member of the Ozark Bluegrass Boys. Since that moment on, he has made it a mission to study and play every F-5 he can, along with preserving the history and legacy of the Lloyd Loar period. C.J. Makes his home now in East Tennessee with 73989, the July 9, 1923 F-5 he went to Greece to acquire. He is a member and founder of the Grammy Nominated group, The Po' Ramblin' Boys and is an artist of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings.

You can find him on Instagram at @ozark_mandolin and on the web at http://www.theporamblinboys.com