Gibson F4 Mandolin #97365

Summary

manufacture date (traditional estimates)
1941 shipment date, according to Spann's Guide to Gibson
Mandolin, Style F4
Serial 97365
Factory Order number: 48006

Description

Std. F-4, double bound peghead w/ full fern, F-7 style fingerrest, symmetrical fingerboard end (L-5)

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Source

From Gryphon Strings.
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