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Orville Gibson signed Gibson (no model) Lyre Mandolin |
Frank Ford: This instrument came to visit us at Gryphon quite a few years ago, and I took these pictures at the time. It had recently been t... |
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1900 Orville Gibson signed Gibson F Mandolin |
Orville Gibson signed 1900 f mandolin. Orville Gibson's personally-built (ie non-factory) instruments bear a label with a date and his signa... |
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1906 Orville Gibson signed Gibson F Mandolin |
Here's a fascinating piece, an F mandolin hand-built by Orville Gibson in 1906, well after the Gibson factory instruments were underway. Thi... |
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769??
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1924 Gibson Snakehead A2Z Mandolin |
Serial Number extrapolated from FON. Nearly unreadable, but "A2Z" on label |
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2502
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1902 Gibson U Harp Guitar |
The instrument was originally purchased by one Mr. Phillips, conductor of the San Francisco Symphony, where, in April, 1906, it suffered dam... |
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2526
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1902 Gibson A Mandolin |
Here's a wonderful early Gibson. Dated photographs help us estimate the date of this mandolin to, 1902 or 1903 (the Gibson company's offical... |
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Gibson F Mandolin |
Black finish. abalone & black inlaid top.
style "F" (no number) appears in the earliest catalog. |
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2651
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1902 Gibson A Mandolin |
"Hollow neck" construction (made with no neck or heel block). Thick pieces for top and back. Bridge is like 2526 (as pictured in the first c... |
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2790
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1903 Gibson F2 Mandolin |
Has a graft-style (scarf joint + dowels) repair on the neck and a 20s style sunburst & pickguard.. the refinish/sunburst looks like roughly ... |
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| 2801 |
Gibson F2 Mandolin |
Black finish. |
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2806
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Gibson F Mandolin |
3-pointer with rope binding, more details pending. Most likely (from serial & soundhole size) a hollow-neck |
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2822
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Gibson F Mandolin |
Black, rope bound, hollow neck. Refinished in lacquer. Gold plating on tailpiece cover & tuner plates. Hollow neck construction. Frets appea... |
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2825
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Gibson A Mandolin |
Another instrument that was in the Chinery collection. Black face, inlaid pickguard, hollow neck construction.
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2858
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1903 Gibson A Mandolin |
5-screw tailpiece with endpin hole. volute on peghead
From John West |
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2871
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1903 Gibson A1 Mandolin |
early A model. Hollow neck, hole in tailpiece cover, volute, steeply arched top & back, fleur-de-lis inlay |
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2872
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Gibson A Mandolin |
Serial Number not entirely certain. Beautiful "shell inlay" pattern pickguard. |
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2921
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1903 Gibson A Mandolin |
Unusual inlay on this one, which also has a volute on the back of the peghead. Tailpiece cover is a replacement. Case does not look original... |
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3002
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1903 Gibson F Mandolin |
Hollow neck, very early scroll carving style, unusual (added later?) purfling |
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| 3008 |
1904 Gibson F3 Mandolin |
G-VGC+, 3 point body style, back, inlaid tuners, inlaid pickguard with pearl around edge, bound fretboard with some fancy inlays, ebony and ... |
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3063
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1904 Gibson H Mandola |
Early bird mandola. All the hallmarks of the first Orville instruments- rim *carved* from a single piece of wood rather than bent (and inclu... |
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3092
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1904 Gibson A1 Mandolin |
EC-, carved spruce top with tortoise plastic pickguard inlaid into top, fancy pearl design inlaid in pickguard, dual checkerboard purfling r... |
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| 3121 |
Gibson A4 Mandolin |
Black, Handel inlaid tuners, "The Gibson" and a viney little thing on the peghead, inlaid pickguard, fancy position markers
DB- follow... |
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3193
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Gibson A Mandolin |
Recently restored, details coming |
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| 3195 |
Gibson F3 Mandolin |
Black finish. Pearl & ebony "rope pattern" binding
DB - I believe the rope binding makes this an F3, 1 serial number off another known... |
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3196
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1903 Gibson F3 Mandolin |
Very rare instrument, appears in the earliest Gibson catalog. The "rope binding" and pickguard inlay are the features to identify an F3 |
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3241
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Gibson F2 Mandolin |
brass hardware, torch & wire inlay, inlayed pickguard & bridge |
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| 3248 |
Gibson F2 Mandolin |
Black finish. "The Gibson" only on peghead, fancy pearl position inlays starting at first fret, Inlaid, pearl bordered pickguard. Celluloid ... |
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3257
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Gibson F2 Mandolin |
Refinished blacktop, handels, large inlaid pickguard. Very nice condition. Repair label over orville label from the shop that did a refret s... |
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| 3260 |
Gibson A4 Mandolin |
Black finish, inlaid pickguard, fleur-de-lis on peghead |
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3263
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1904 Gibson F2 Mandolin |
3-point body style. Pumpkin top. This mandolin has no pickguard inlaid, though evidence that there was once a clamped style one attached. Pr... |
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3264
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Gibson A4 Mandolin |
No inlaid pickguard or evidence of clamping. Single piece (mahogany?) back. Same Handel tuner plates as 3263. Extremely clean, finish in ver... |
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3267
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Gibson A Mandolin |
natural finish, inlaid pickguard. Single piece (mahogany?) back |
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| 3291 |
Gibson A4 Mandolin |
Black finish. Walnut back & sides; |
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3305
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Gibson F2 Mandolin |
rope binding (only on "shoulders"), black face, inlaid pickguard |
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3341
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Gibson A Mandolin |
Early A-model with fleur-de-lis inlaid pickguard |
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| 3358 |
Gibson A3 Mandolin |
Mentioned in a Gibson letter dated Oct 17, 1906 |
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3376
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1904 Gibson A3 Mandolin |
Here's a great example of Gibson's early mandolin production. In the first couple of years the instruments were a bit primitive, and they ev... |
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3412
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1905 Gibson A4 Mandolin |
Black finish. guarantee label, artist model inlay, no inlaid pickguard |
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3425
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Gibson A4 Mandolin |
Black top, handel inlaid tuners, "the gibson" and fleur-de-lis on peghead. Inlaid pickguard. Pineapple tailpiece cover with hole in it. Dam... |
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3457
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1904 Gibson F2 Mandolin |
Blackface, artist model inlay, inlaid pickguard. Peghead scroll repair. wbw binding? |
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3550
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Gibson A3 Mandolin |
unusual "shell" pickguard inlay. Replaced tailpiece cover and bridge. Peghead mixes 190x & 191x features, plus handel tuners are unusual for... |
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| 3617 |
Gibson F3 Mandolin |
black, 3-point body style, bound like an F2 (top only, no binding inside scroll or on peghead) inlaid pickguard, Handel inlaid tuners, fancy... |
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| 3694 |
Gibson A Mandolin |
Orange finish. Cedar & Walnut, no binding |
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3728
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Gibson A Mandolin |
Orville label, inlaid pickguard, semi-horizontal old-style "The Gibson" inlaid in peghead |
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| 3787 |
Gibson A1 Mandolin |
Orange finish. Fleur de lis inlaid pickguard, binding on top only |
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3792
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Gibson A Mandolin |
Inlaid pickguard, Orville label, pineapple tailpiece cover, "The Gibson" inlaid on peghead. Probably refretted |
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3794
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1904 Gibson A Mandolin |
fleur-de-lis inliaid pickguard, early tailpiece cover with hole in it. Repair to neck |
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3931
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1905 Gibson F2 Mandolin |
3pt with inlaid pickguard, likely re-necked in the 20s with truss-rodded f2 neck. green silk case also 20s |
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3946
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Gibson F2 Mandolin |
refinished, cracks, fingerboard replaced, peghead snapped off needing restoration |
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3955
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1904 Gibson F2 Mandolin |
Could also be 3931. This instrument likely visited the Gibson factory in the 1920s, the case has green lining much like a loar case would, a... |
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