Summary
manufacture date (traditional estimates)
1910 shipment date, according to Spann's Guide to Gibson
Mandolin, Style F2
Serial 9402
Factory order number unknown
Description
Blackface 3-point. Handel inlaid tuners. Original (?) pickguard with 1-bracket design. Later-style "The Gibson" stamepd tailpiece cover (not "pineapple" topped, like the very early ones.. probably original though). Original tooled leather case in unusually nice condition. Cracks on neck heel, top scroll, and on top by lower treble point.
Categories
Categories this instrument is a member of
- Tooled leather case
- 3-point body style
- Black finish
- Orville Gibson Label
- Double clamp pickguard
- Handel inlaid tuners
Source
From eBay
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