75686
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February 18, 1924 Lloyd Loar signed Gibson F5 Mandolin |
Triple bound on sides, refinished. New neck, fingerboard, and overlay by Gibson circa 1980s. Original neck with overlay has been located
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| 75687 |
February 18, 1924 Lloyd Loar signed Gibson F5 Mandolin |
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| 75688 |
Gibson F5 Mandolin |
1923/24 serial number reported on later label late 1930's style f5. Neck, tuners, inlay, fingerboard appear to match late 30's style. Tailpi... |
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75689
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February 18, 1924 Lloyd Loar signed Gibson F5 Mandolin |
Circa '27 finish.
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75690
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February 18, 1924 Lloyd Loar signed Gibson F5 Mandolin |
Virzi removed, new fingerboard, top regraduated, new tone bars, approximate first appearance of very dark finish, very worn. Mike Marshall.... |
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75691
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1924 Lloyd Loar signed Gibson F5 Mandolin |
Virzi.
Photos by D. William Halsey |
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75692
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February 18, 1924 Lloyd Loar signed Gibson F5 Mandolin |
Very dark finish.
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75693
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February 18, 1924 Lloyd Loar signed Gibson F5 Mandolin |
Virzi removed, fine sound.
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75694
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February 18, 1924 Lloyd Loar signed Gibson F5 Mandolin |
EC+, signed and dated by Lloyd Loar 2/18/24, flowerpot headstock, triple bound top, neck, headstock and pickguard, Virzi No. 10152, all orig... |
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75695
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February 18, 1924 Lloyd Loar signed Gibson F5 Mandolin |
Mint.
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75696
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February 18, 1924 Lloyd Loar signed Gibson F5 Mandolin |
Virzi removed.
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75697
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February 18, 1924 Lloyd Loar signed Gibson F5 Mandolin |
Virzi, oversprayed, new fingerboard. "Walter K. Bauer
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75698
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February 18, 1924 Lloyd Loar signed Gibson F5 Mandolin |
Virzi removed, inlaid tuners, Monteleone bridge.
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75699
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February 18, 1924 Lloyd Loar signed Gibson F5 Mandolin |
Virzi removed. 3 piece neck (dark stripe down the middle and slightly V-shaped profile)
5 screws in tuner plates instead of the more ... |
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75700
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February 18, 1924 Lloyd Loar signed Gibson F5 Mandolin |
Picture from Carmel Music, Brian Aldridge |
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75701
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February 18, 1924 Lloyd Loar signed Gibson F5 Mandolin |
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75702
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February 18, 1924 Lloyd Loar signed Gibson F5 Mandolin |
From Elderly Instruments:
VG-EC, signed and dated by Lloyd Loar on Feb 18, 1924, triple-bound body and tortoise plastic pickguard, triple s... |
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75703
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February 18, 1924 Lloyd Loar signed Gibson F5 Mandolin |
Virzi removed.
Images by Steve Swan http://www.steveswanguitars.com/ |
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75704
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February 18, 1924 Lloyd Loar signed Gibson F5 Mandolin |
Virzi, dark finish, side bound peghead
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75706
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February 18, 1924 Lloyd Loar signed Gibson F5 Mandolin |
Triple bound on sides.
Gold Hardware |
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75707
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February 18, 1924 Lloyd Loar signed Gibson F5 Mandolin |
second appearance of white celluloid triple binding on face of peghead (first is 75554) |
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75709
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February 18, 1924 Lloyd Loar signed Gibson F5 Mandolin |
The "Rybka" mandolin, Virzi removed.
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| 75732 |
1924 Gibson A1 Mandolin |
EC, snakehead, truss rod, black finish, adjustable bridge, pickguard, all original, with OHSC
(Frank Ford - Black binding on ly on top an... |
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| 75732 |
1924 Gibson A Mandolin |
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75749
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1924 Gibson A4 Mandolin |
Maple back |
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75765
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1924 Gibson A4 Mandolin |
Snakehead A-4 - re-necked by Steve Gilchrist. The old neck was destroyed in a trauma of some sort and the peghead veneer was used on the ne... |
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| 75778 |
1924 Gibson Ajr Mandolin |
serial may be 75776. F5Journal repro pickguard and adjustible bridge. Original tuners, medium play wear, repaired back separation near tail ... |
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75809
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1924 Gibson Ajr Mandolin |
EC-, black-bound oval soundhole, carved spruce top, birch sides and carved back, 20 fret rosewood fretboard with pearl dot inlays, clamshell... |
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75812
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March 31, 1924 Lloyd Loar signed Gibson F5 Mandolin |
Virzi.
DB: Earlier "closed style" Gibson logo with bushing from A string inside "G". Refret & possible binding reglued on extension. V... |
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| 75836 |
Gibson Ajr Mandolin |
Snakehead Brown |
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75841
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March 31, 1924 Lloyd Loar signed Gibson F5 Mandolin |
flowerpot. |
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75843
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March 31, 1924 Lloyd Loar signed Gibson F5 Mandolin |
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75844
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March 31, 1924 Lloyd Loar signed Gibson F5 Mandolin |
Tuning plates have 5 screws on one side, 3 on the other.
73724 on underside of pickguard
Notches in tailpiece cover (mandocello like) |
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75845
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March 31, 1924 Lloyd Loar signed Gibson F5 Mandolin |
Virzi removed.
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75846
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March 31, 1924 Lloyd Loar signed Gibson F5 Mandolin |
This superb mandolin is in entirely excellent and phenomenally original condition. Housed in its original hard shell case it is a cockle-w... |
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| 75847 |
March 31, 1924 Lloyd Loar signed Gibson F5 Mandolin |
Oversprayed, new tuners.
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75848
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March 31, 1924 Lloyd Loar signed Gibson F5 Mandolin |
Virzi removed, highly figured wood, unusually light and reddish finish for period.
Additional pictures submitted of a red instrument i... |
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| 75850 |
March 31, 1924 Lloyd Loar signed Gibson F5 Mandolin |
Refinished
E-MC, signed and dated by Lloyd Loar 3/31/24, flowerpot headstock, triple bound top, headstock and pickguard, Virzi No. 10012 ... |
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| 75867 |
Gibson A1 Mandolin |
Black. Snakehead |
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| 75879 |
Gibson A Mandolin |
Black finish. Snakehead |
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| 75898 |
Gibson A4 Mandolin |
Red finish. |
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75909
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1924 Gibson A4 Mandolin |
snakehead peghead, adjustable truss rod, red sunburst carved spruce top with oval soundhole, inlaid wood rope marquetry-ivoroid-wrm soundhol... |
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| 75924 |
Gibson A4 Mandolin |
Red finish. snakehead |
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75932
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1924 Gibson A4 Mandolin |
Nice clean A4 snakehead |
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| 75938 |
Gibson A4 Mandolin |
Red finish. Snakehead |
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75940
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March 31, 1924 Lloyd Loar signed Gibson F5 Mandolin |
The "H.F. Torro" mandolin, Virzi removed, several rhinestones inlayed in peghead.
From the owner:
Most people know of this mandol... |
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75941
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March 31, 1924 Lloyd Loar signed Gibson F5 Mandolin |
Peghead re-drilled for '30's hardware.
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| 75944 |
March 31, 1924 Lloyd Loar signed Gibson F5 Mandolin |
Lacquer overspray, virzi, gold hardware |
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75945
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March 31, 1924 Lloyd Loar signed Gibson F5 Mandolin |
Virzi. |
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75947
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March 31, 1924 Lloyd Loar signed Gibson F5 Mandolin |
Diamond-shaped badge on back of peghead reads "Miles Music Store" Knoxville, TN.
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