(Loar Period) Gibson Snakehead A Mandolin #79742

Summary

(Loar Period) manufacture date (traditional estimates)
1926 shipment date, according to Spann's Guide to Gibson
Mandolin, Style A
Serial 79742
Factory Order number: 8829

Description

Black finish, snakehead, truss rod. First two digits of serial unreadable and extrapolated from others that share the same FON

Categories

Categories this instrument is a member of

• Black finish
• Silkscreen peghead logo
• Snakehead peghead shape
• Truss rod

Source

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