1925 Gibson F5 Mandolin #81251

Summary

1925 manufacture date (traditional estimates)
1927 shipment date, according to Spann's Guide to Gibson
Mandolin, Style F5
Serial 81251
Factory Order number: 11985
Virzi Serial Number 10433

Description

January 1925, EXC, Master Model label, no signature label (missed getting a Loar label by one or two weeks but is identical in every respect to a 1924 Loar F-5), Virzi tone producer, an exceptionally fine sounding instrument, rectangular OHC

Categories

Categories this instrument is a member of

• Virzi

Source

From George Gruhn.
George Gruhn founded Gruhn Guitars, and is considered to be one of the top experts in the world on vintage musical instruments.