7?775
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1924 Gibson F4 Mandolin |
(duplicate SN with 78775 Nov 17, 1924 F5)
Custom made for Adolph L Regnal, whose name is engraved in the pickguard. Maple back and 1 pie... |
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| 2589 |
Gibson F Mandolin |
Black finish. abalone & black inlaid top.
style "F" (no number) appears in the earliest catalog. |
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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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2803
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Gibson F2 Mandolin |
black top, hollow neck (?) |
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2806
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Gibson F3 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 F3 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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3002
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1903 Gibson F2 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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| 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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3227
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1904 Gibson F3 Mandolin |
Hollow neck, rope binding, restored peghead/neck/fingerboard. Replaced fretboard copies detail of scroll on extension from the original fret... |
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3241
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Gibson F3 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 F3 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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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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3305
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Gibson F2 Mandolin |
rope binding (only on "shoulders"), black face, inlaid pickguard |
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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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| 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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3640
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1904 Gibson F2 Mandolin |
Restored by Jack Cowardin. Photos show before & after states |
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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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3959
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Gibson F2 Mandolin |
black finish, inlaid pickguard. Large peghead scroll missing and sanded flat |
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| 4255 |
Gibson F4 Mandolin |
Torch & wire peghead inlay |
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4259
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Gibson F2 Mandolin |
Presentation-grade (beyond anything that appears in catalog literature) mandolin, associated with the historical figure JW Mclouth. The unbo... |
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| 4292 |
Gibson F4 Mandolin |
Honduras neck |
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43xx
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Gibson F2 Mandolin |
"Order No. 190" stamped on the heel block. Heavy cracked overspray, likely original color. Label damaged.. assumed to be around 4300 from fa... |
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4310
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1906 Gibson F2 Mandolin |
1906 Gibson Artist model mandolin #4310, FON 190. Three point body shape, black top finish, birch back and sides, spruce top, cedar neck, f... |
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| 4320 |
Gibson F2 Mandolin |
Black finish. inlaid fingerboard, neck smashed out of body, not restored yet. . . |
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| 4321 |
Gibson F2 Mandolin |
Black finish. "upgrade" replacement neck by Gibson circa 1923: truss rod, modern neck angle, adjustable bridge, narrow fingerboard |
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4519
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1905 Gibson F4 Mandolin |
Torch & Wire, Butterfly inlay on pickguard, rosewood back. Nolan Faulkner |
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4597
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Gibson F2 Mandolin |
3-point body style. Black face, inlaid pickguard, handel inlaid tuners. Peghead scroll missing. Some missing binding. Fancy inlays on finger... |
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| 4608 |
Gibson F2 Mandolin |
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4654
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1906 Gibson F2 Mandolin |
"ORDER NO 200" on the neck block. |
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4777
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Gibson F2 Mandolin |
FON seems a bit high? Top peghead scroll missing and sanded smooth, some refinish on the peghead. Label missing, serial number in pencil or ... |
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4841
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Gibson F3 Mandolin |
F3? Rope bound top. Some playing wear on top, including an added-on "Extension" to the inlaid pickguard. Peghead scroll missing. Single-piec... |
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4870
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1905 Gibson F2 Mandolin |
Repair above soundhole on bass side, missing fingerboard extension, repaired heel crack. Unusual period case. "Order no. 264" on neck block |
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4892
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Gibson F2 Mandolin |
Black finish. Fancy fingerboard position inlays. Slightly radiused fretboard (appears original)
DB- fleur-de-lis pickguard inlay, arti... |
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4926
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1905 Gibson F2 Mandolin |
Heel crack repair, lower treble point crack. Black finish, pineapple tailpiece, inlaid pickguard
thanks to "mrmando" on the mandolin c... |
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| 4941 |
Gibson F2 Mandolin |
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4976
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1906 Gibson F2 Mandolin |
1906 Gibson F model mandolin with Orville Gibson label, number 4976. Early 3-point F style mandolin with beautifully ornamented fingerboard... |
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5016
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Gibson F2 Mandolin |
VG-EC except repaired heel crack and standard repair to scroll on top of peghead, early 3-point body style, black top finish, inlaid tortois... |
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| 5113 |
Gibson F2 Mandolin |
Black finish. |
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5123
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1906 Gibson F4 Mandolin |
black face 3pt with Torch & wire inlay, tree of life on fingerboard, and star & crescent on inlaid pickguard. Gold hardware. "Order no 283" ... |
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5159
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1905 Gibson F2 Mandolin |
3pt. some restoration work noted, black face, inlaid pickguard, artist model inlay on fingerboard |
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5243
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Gibson F4 Mandolin |
3-point f4, inlaid star & crescent motif on pickguard, tree of life inlay on neck |
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5258
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Gibson F4 Mandolin |
Torch & wire, star & crescent inlaid pickguard. damage to large peghead scroll. Gold-plated tuner plates & tailpiece cover (with hole). FON ... |
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5260
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1906 Gibson F4 Mandolin |
Torch & Wire, tree of life inlay, inlaid pickguard with star & crescent motif. Pictured in Gruhn & Carter's "Acoustic Guitars and Other Fret... |
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5437
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1906 Gibson F4 Mandolin |
Handel tuners, torch & wire peghead inlay, black finish, single piece back, star & crescents on inlaid pickguard |
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