New Listings
- Gibson L5 #87708
- Lloyd Loar F5 #73680
- Gilchrist F5 #1
- Gibson F4 #78772
- Gibson TG-7 #91149
- Gibson A1 #77161
- Gibson A #79653
- Gibson L5 #95122
- Gibson TG-L5 #86138
- Gibson L5 #85296
- Gibson Ajr #82197
- Gibson A4 #79567
- Gibson A4 #77438
- Gibson L1 #32154
- Gibson A #27115
- Gibson L12 #90612
- Gibson A #77329
- Gibson A2Z #78968
- Nugget F5 Deluxe #235
- Nugget A5 Deluxe #272
- Wiens F5 #26
- Gibson A2Z #78962
- Gibson Ajr #73437
- Gibson F7 #95028
- Gibson Ajr #80647
- Gibson H4 #81777
- Gibson A1 #38249
New Images
- Lloyd Loar F5 #72213
- Lloyd Loar F5 #72203
- Lloyd Loar F5 #72209
- Lloyd Loar F5 #72204
- Gibson Ajr #73437
- Gibson H4 #81656
- Lloyd Loar F5 #75319
- Gibson F4 #8829
- Gibson A #68546
- Gibson A2 #69684
- Gibson A4 #58137
- Gibson A4 #49458
- Gibson A #71793
- Gibson A #78546
- Gibson A4 #3412
- Gibson A3 #58684
- Gibson F2 #70669
- Gibson F4 #22227
- Gibson F4 #57739
- Gibson F4 #55635
Gilchrist Mandolins
We've started work on adding Stephen Gilchrist's mandolins to the collections. In the coming weeks, we intend to add text descriptions of the instruments as documented by Steve, and collated and organized by Mark Daly. Once we have the bulk of the listings added, we'll be adding images to the records as well. Keep an eye peeled for another announcement here on the archive and on the Mandolin Cafe, we'll be sure to let folks know when we are ready to start collecting photographs from owners to add to the collections.
Earliest Blonde L5?
We don't normally put guitars on the home page of the mandolin archive, but this one makes for an obvious exception. This wonderful L5 guitar was played by Allan Reuss in the Benny Goodman Orchestra from around 1937-1943. It bears Reuss's initials and name in several spots, and sports a wonderful blonde Art Deco style. It is a beautifully toneful guitar, very easy playing and no hints of "going to sleep". It also was made just a hundred or so instruments before Sam Bush's Hoss