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The Loar Period: The Finest of the Vintage Gibsons (1922-Dec 31 1924)

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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...
 
 65481 1922 Gibson A4 Mandolin Black Finish
 
 67021
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1922 Gibson A4 Mandolin Lefty! Flamed maple back. Green-lined case
 
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1922 Gibson F4 Mandolin Finished in what was to become the standard color for the new F-5 developed by Lloyd Loar, this late 1922 F-4 may not be unique, but it's on...
 
 67614 1922 Gibson A4 Mandolin Red sunburst, truss rod in paddle head with nickel silver truss rod cover engraved with initials
 
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1922 Gibson F4 Mandolin replaced tuners (klusons), unusual finish/sunburst for the period, probably refinished
 
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1922 Gibson F4 Mandolin Unusually figured back, light french polish

Information from Hans Brentrup

 
 68243
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1922 Gibson H4 Mandola EC-, 2-point body, red sunburst finish, carved spruce top with ivoroid-bound oval soundhole, rope-ivoroid-rope marquetry rosette, figured ma...
 
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1922 Gibson F4 Mandolin Truss rod, pearl truss rod cover with "Lou Tino" engraved, adjustible bridge with top locking wheels & wooden saddle, sunburst, replaced tun...
 
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1922 Gibson A Mandolin Sheraton Brown finish. Sheraton Brown. some of peghead sanded down to accomodate an original owner with very large hands. Truss rod in paddl...
 
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1922 Gibson F4 Mandolin Cremona finish
 
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1922 Gibson A Mandolin Brown finish, truss rod, replaced tuners. "john O'Connell 1925" on the back of the peghead
 
 69183
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1922 Gibson A Mandolin Brown finish, truss rod on paddle peghead, finish wear
 
 69456 1922 Gibson A3 Mandolin
 
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1922 Gibson A3 Mandolin white top, truss rod, excellent. Truss rod channel cut right through A3 inlay!
 
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1922 Gibson A3 Mandolin White finish, truss rod
 
 69546 1922 Gibson A3 Mandolin white finish, neck replaced, all original hardware
 
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1922 Gibson A2 Mandolin brown finish, truss rod
 
 69593 1922 Gibson A3 Mandolin Excellent condition. White top A-3s are not rare, exactly, but certainly not nearly as common as the other finish colors. The white top fini...
 
 69598 1922 Gibson F4 Mandolin G-VGC, red sunburst, truss rod, adjustable bridge, refretted, repaired headstock, back of neck thinned and refinished, no pickguard, all ori...
 
 69602
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1922 Gibson A4 Mandolin EC, red sunburst carved spruce top with oval soundhole, dark-stained maple sides and carved back, paddle peghead, abalone & pearl fleur-de-l...
 
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1922 Gibson A4 Mandolin EC, red sunburst top, fleur-de-lis and "The Gibson" pearl inlays in headstock, tortoise plastic pickguard, ivoroid tuner buttons, "The Gibso...
 
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1922 Gibson A4 Mandolin EC-, red sunburst top, fleur-de-lis and "The Gibson" pearl inlays in headstock, ivoroid tuner buttons, "The Gibson" tailpiece, truss rod wit...
 
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1922 Gibson A4 Mandolin Red sunburst finish in very nice condition
Unusual/unique lemon yellow case appears all original
Nickel silver truss rod cover
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 69652 1922 Gibson A2 Mandolin
 
 69657 1922 Gibson A2 Mandolin VGC+, Sheraton brown finish, pickguard, truss rod, nickel silver truss rod cover, adjustable bridge, not snakehead, all original, with OHSC
 
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1922 Gibson A2 Mandolin Excellent condition, Sheraton brown finish, very clean. Has a truss rod in the neck with the original nickel silver truss rod cover
 
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1922 Gibson A2 Mandolin Nickel Truss rod cover. The FON is 1165? (Ink stamped on the neck block The last digit is a smudge & indecipherable)

Submitted by Dere...

 
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1922 Gibson A2 Mandolin Excellent condition, Sheraton brown finish, very clean. Has a truss rod in the neck. Plays very easy and has strong volume with a very bala...
 
 69801 1922 Gibson A4 Mandolin red sunburst, truss rod
 
 69897 1922 Gibson A2 Mandolin
 
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1922 Gibson F4 Mandolin Truss-rod F4 owned & operated by Kevin Macleod

Tailpiece coverplate was missin...

 
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1922 Gibson A4 Mandolin Truss Rod
 
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1923 Gibson F2 Mandolin VGC+ except one repaired top crack, Loar Era, red sunburst carved spruce top with oval soundhole, inlaid ivoroid and rope soundhole rosette,...
 
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1922 Gibson A4 Mandolin Sunburst finish. FON might be 11650. Appears to have truss rod
 
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1922 Gibson Ajr Mandolin paddle peghead ajr, brown finish. Back reglued at endblock. 3-piece back. All original, replacement Gibson Gieb hardshell case

Dan Bei...

 
 70102 1922 Gibson A Mandolin VGC+, Sheraton brown finish, pickguard, truss rod, adjustable bridge, not snakehead, all original except brass "The Gibson" tailpiece cover,...
 
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1922 Gibson A Mandolin Brown finish, truss rod
 
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1922 Gibson F4 Mandolin Truss rod through older flowerpot inlay, earlier style neck, adjustible bridge. Some binding replaced on back, treble side between points, l...
 
 70263 1922 Gibson F4 Mandolin Red finish. Truss rod through double flowerpot inlay
 
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1922 Gibson O Guitar Beautiful original Style O. Pick guard in original green-lined case.
 
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1922 Lloyd Loar signed Gibson F5 Mandolin F5 mandolin presumed to have existed at some point.

This serial number is inscribed on the back of a single-bound pickguard (matching...

 
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June 1, 1922 Lloyd Loar signed Gibson F5 Mandolin 3-piece neck, reversed labels, double bound, both labels in Loar's handwriting, unique pickguard and bracket. Large poorly repaired crack in...
 
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1922 Gibson mv Mando-viola Ten string, A-model, mandola body, f-holes, headblock #11729, unique pickguard bracket (unlike 70281).

The Mando-viola's serial number...

 
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1922 Gibson A Mandolin Earlist known serial for a Snakehead. Refinished, then refinished/restored again by Gail Hester

Mike Bisetti

 
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1922 Gibson F4 Mandolin Red sunburst, cutaway in pickguard (presumably for a long-gone pickup), green lined case, some cracks noted under pickguard and by lower poi...
 
 70397 1922 Gibson A2 Mandolin VGC+, Sheraton brown finish, no pickguard, truss rod, adjustable bridge, not snakehead, all original with OHSC
 
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1922 Gibson A2 Mandolin
 
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1922 Gibson A3 Mandolin condition abbreviations VG-EC, ivory white finished top, some arm wear at edge of bass bout and finish scratches at pickguard mount, normal ...
 
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1922 Gibson A2 Mandolin Truss rod in paddle peghead
 

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