Summary
manufacture date (traditional estimates)
1927 shipment date, according to Spann's Guide to Gibson
Mandolin, Style F5
Serial 81489
Factory Order number: 822x
Description
Fern, late '24 type finish.
FON is 8225 or possibly 8223
Categories
Categories this instrument is a member of
- Unsigned Loar- an instrument likely constructed during the loar period based on FON
Source
From Darryl Wolfe.
Darryl Wolfe's F5 Journal is the authoritative work on the subject of Loar-signed and later Gibson mandolins
