1924 (Loar Period) Gibson F4 Mandolin #79256

Summary

1924 (Loar Period) manufacture date (traditional estimates)
1925 shipment date, according to Spann's Guide to Gibson
Mandolin, Style F4
Serial 79256
Factory Order number: 8097

Description

EC except repaired peghead scroll, red sunburst top, sides and back, pearl "The Gibson" and torch headstock inlays, adjustable truss rod, tortoise plastic pickguard, ivoroid-bound top, back, headstock and ebony fretboard with pearl dot inlays, carved spruce top, figured maple back and sides, 4-in-a-line tuners with brown ivoroid buttons, ebony adjustable bridge stamped "PAT'D JAN.18-21", Loar period, fine sound, with OHSC (warped some - doesn't close properly)

Categories

Categories this instrument is a member of

• Green-lined hardshell case
• Truss rod
• Dark or coffee-colored tuner buttons

Source

From Elderly Instruments.
Stan Werbin is the owner of Elderly Instruments, which has a large rotating inventory of beautiful vintage instruments. Stan has been an authority for years on vintage mandolins