79756 Images |
December 1, 1924 Lloyd Loar signed Gibson F5 Mandolin |
EC-, signed and dated by Lloyd Loar on Dec. 1, 1924, triple top-bound body, headstock and tortoise plastic pickguard, triple side-bound neck... |
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79824 Images |
March 31, 1924 Lloyd Loar signed Gibson F5 Mandolin |
Fern, silver hardware, peculiar date, serial number appears to be altered, but likely factory.
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79832 |
1924 Gibson F4 Mandolin |
VG-EC, maroon sunburst, truss rod, adjustable bridge, half flowerpot inlay in headstock, all original, great even sound, Loar era instrument... |
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79833 Images |
1924 Lloyd Loar signed Gibson F5 Mandolin |
Labels defaced, bears all attributes of a 12/1/24. New tuners, F4 style tailpiece, exceptionally clean, no threads in pickguard hole. Magni... |
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79834 Images |
1924 Lloyd Loar signed Gibson F5 Mandolin |
Typical of era except outfitted with gold hardware. Significant crack under pickguard in upper bout area.
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79835 Images |
December 1, 1924 Lloyd Loar signed Gibson F5 Mandolin |
Mint, stamp no. 11985.
Both labels had fallen out, revealing the stamp number and pencilled serial below |
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79836 |
December 1, 1924 Lloyd Loar signed Gibson F5 Mandolin |
Virzi removed.
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December 1, 1924 Lloyd Loar signed Gibson F5 Mandolin |
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80033 Images |
1924 Gibson F4 Mandolin |
EC except 2 minor repaired top cracks and a hairline headstock crack (with grain), red sunburst, truss rod, adjustable bridge, half flowerpo... |
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80034 |
Gibson F4 Mandolin |
Red finish. Truss rod, December 1, 1924 |
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80190 Images |
December 1, 1924 Lloyd Loar signed Gibson F5 Mandolin |
The most contrasting finish ever applied to a Loar mandolin, black with a light spot on top and back, Virzi.
for years this was the la... |
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December 1, 1924 Lloyd Loar signed Gibson F5 Mandolin |
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80319 Images |
1924 Gibson F2 Mandolin |
Some finish checking on top. Would have been correct period for original truss-rodded neck, has a later 50's style peghead "Gibson" inlay, a... |
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80337 Images |
1924 Gibson F2 Mandolin |
Truss rod, red sunburst, wavy maple back, peghead scroll reglued |
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1924 Gibson F2 Mandolin |
This is one of the best oval hole mandolins ever made by Gibson - a Loar era truss rod F2. The F2 was the next to the top of the line mandol... |
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80416 |
December 1, 1924 Lloyd Loar signed Gibson F5 Mandolin |
flowerpot, silver hardware. Pictured in Tone Poems II liner notes
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80417 Images |
December 1, 1924 Lloyd Loar signed Gibson F5 Mandolin |
Last Loar signed instrument recorded.
EXC, sent back to Gibson circa 1950 at which time Gibson installed new tuners which involved dow... |
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80450 Images |
1924 Gibson F4 Mandolin |
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80529 Images |
Gibson F4 Mandolin |
Rich Michaud |
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80728 |
Gibson F5 Mandolin |
possibly 80722 |
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80782 Images |
1925 Gibson F5 Mandolin |
No signature label, flower-pot, identical in all respects to a Loar mandolin, gold hardware, stamp no. 11985
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80783 Images |
1925 Gibson F5 Mandolin |
Gold Hardware, "unsigned loar", red case. Serial number photos by Christie & Walter Carter, other photos from Stan Jay/Mandolin Bros |
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80899 |
1925 Gibson F4 Mandolin |
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81172 |
Gibson F5 Mandolin |
Fern. |
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81176 Images |
Gibson F5 Mandolin |
gold hardware |
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81248 |
Gibson F5 Mandolin |
Fern. |
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81250 Images |
Gibson F5 Mandolin |
Gold, ivoroid bound, flowerpot. Supposed to be approximately January 4th 1925 by Julius Bellson
at one time, this was Charlie Derringt... |
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81251 Images |
1925 Gibson F5 Mandolin |
January 1925, EXC, Master Model label, no signature label (missed getting a Loar label by one or two weeks but is identical in every respect... |
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81266 |
Gibson F5 Mandolin |
Flowerpot, all ivoroid binding, gold hdw. |
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81268 Images |
1925 Gibson F5 Mandolin |
Flowerpot, no virzi
Butch Baldassari |
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81290 Images |
Gibson F5 Mandolin |
Flowerpot, gold hardware, Master Model
Originally known as "Aubery Haynie's unsigned '25", well known for it's cannon-like tone. Initi... |
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81362 |
Gibson F2 Mandolin |
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81408 Images |
Gibson F5 Mandolin |
Fern, refinished circa '30's. An historical instrument in that it likely appears on more recordings than any mandolin except Bill Monroe's,... |
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81409 Images |
Gibson F5 Mandolin |
Fern |
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81468 |
Gibson F5 Mandolin |
Fern, block inlay starting at 3rd fret |
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81489 Images |
Gibson F5 Mandolin |
Fern, late '24 type finish.
FON is 8225 or possibly 8223 |
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81490 Images |
1925 Gibson F5 Mandolin |
Gold hardware, inside of f-holes painted white
From Guitar Exchange Online |
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81536 Images |
1925 Gibson F4 Mandolin |
Sunburst finish, truss rod. Beautiful original condition, green-lined case. Dane Tyson |
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81626 |
Gibson F5 Mandolin |
Fern, new neck, refinished blond |
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81627 |
1924 Gibson F4 Mandolin |
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81634 |
Gibson F2 Mandolin |
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81657 Images |
Gibson F5 Mandolin |
Fern, neck refinished, dot inlay at 3rd fret, gold hardware.
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81776 |
Gibson F4 Mandolin |
Red finish. |
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82022 Images |
1925 Gibson F2 Mandolin |
Unusual angle of "the Gibson" on peghead. Cutout in pickguard to accomodate pickup. Nice shape. "Made in USA" stamp on back of peghead |
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82123 |
Gibson F4 Mandolin |
Red finish. |
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1925 Gibson F5 Mandolin |
Fern, gold hardware |
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82301 |
1924 Gibson F4 Mandolin |
Excellent minus condition with minor repairs. This is one of the best oval hole mandolins ever made by Gibson - a Loar era truss rod F4. The... |
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82348 |
Gibson F5 Mandolin |
Fern |
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1925 Gibson F5 Mandolin |
Flowerpot, Guarantee label. Gold hardware.
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82418 |
Gibson F4 Mandolin |
Red finish. |
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