1908 Gibson F4 Mandolin #8014

Summary

1908 manufacture date (traditional estimates)
1909 shipment date, according to Spann's Guide to Gibson
Mandolin, Style F4
Serial 8014
Factory order number unknown

Description

Torch & wire. earliest style (full cover) raised pickguard with (later) cutaway over soundhole. Pineapple tailpiece with filed "prongs". Peghead scroll repair, some overspray, fantastic tone. Original (large size for 3pt body) hardshell case has hole in top

Categories

Categories this instrument is a member of

• Maple back
• Red-lined hardshell case
• 3-point body style
• Orange or "pumpkin" finish
• Torch & Wire Inlay
• Chin rest type hardware for pickguard clamps
• Double clamp pickguard
• Pineapple-shaped tailpiece cover

Source

From Mandolin Cafe.
The Mandolin Cafe Classifieds page is often the place where the best mandolins are traded within the mandolin community