73983
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July 9, 1923 Lloyd Loar signed Gibson F5 Mandolin |
Triple bound on sides, worn.
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73984
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July 9, 1923 Lloyd Loar signed Gibson F5 Mandolin |
Side-bound, one replacement tuner button. |
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73985
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July 9, 1923 Lloyd Loar signed Gibson F5 Mandolin |
Mint
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| 73986 |
July 9, 1923 Lloyd Loar signed Gibson F5 Mandolin |
Triple bound on sides, replaced top (R. Wood-1977), non factory inlay in place of flowerpot, refinished top and peghead overlay.
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73987
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July 9, 1923 Lloyd Loar signed Gibson F5 Mandolin |
Purchased by Bill Monroe used from a barber shop, this is the iconic instrument that Bill composed almost all of his tunes on.
Famous... |
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73989
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July 9, 1923 Lloyd Loar signed Gibson F5 Mandolin |
Peghead scroll restored. "Ian Kovalsky" inscribed on tailpiece cover |
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| 73990 |
July 9, 1923 Lloyd Loar signed Gibson F5 Mandolin |
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73992
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July 9, 1923 Lloyd Loar signed Gibson F5 Mandolin |
Triple bound on sides, highly figured sides, slab cut back. Unique tone and top response. Instrument has has some french polish work to re... |
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73993
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July 9, 1923 Lloyd Loar signed Gibson F5 Mandolin |
Triple bound on sides, quartered back, splice in back, new fingerboard and peghead binding. Finish restored by Gilchrist.
Photos by K... |
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73994
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July 9, 1923 Lloyd Loar signed Gibson F5 Mandolin |
Sidebound. Some "holdover" 1924 features such as the bulge in the fingerboard extension, finish details, tuning pegs with plates stamped wit... |
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| 73996 |
July 9, 1923 Lloyd Loar signed Gibson F5 Mandolin |
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73997
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July 9, 1923 Lloyd Loar signed Gibson F5 Mandolin |
Side bound, wide-grained top & quartered back. Pickguard is single bound similar to 70281, has 70279 scratched onto the back of it |
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| 73998 |
July 9, 1923 Lloyd Loar signed Gibson F5 Mandolin |
Triple bound on sides.
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74000
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July 9, 1923 Lloyd Loar signed Gibson F5 Mandolin |
Near Mint, extremely light in weight.
EC+, signed and dated by Lloyd Loar 7/9/23 (the same day as Bill Monroe's), flowerpot headstock, ... |
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74002
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July 9, 1923 Lloyd Loar signed Gibson F5 Mandolin |
Side-bound July 9. Serial number is probably the last July 9, as it appears just before 74003 which is the "Mrs. Griffith" Loar A5. Tailpiec... |
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74003
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September 20, 1923 Lloyd Loar signed Gibson A5 Mandolin |
The "Ms. Griffith" mandolin, A-model body, snakehead, Fleur-De-Lis inlay, unique tone and top response, only known style 5 A-model. |
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74056
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1924 Gibson A2Z Mandolin |
A2z/snakehead. all original, slight forearm wear |
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| 74120 |
1923 Gibson F4 Mandolin |
red finish |
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74123
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1923 Gibson F4 Mandolin |
Very nice Loar period F4. Peghead shows sign/dot of the locating pin for putting the peghead overlay on (just above the letter e in "The" ).... |
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74133
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1923 Gibson F4 Mandolin |
Very clean Loar period F4.
From John Dudeck |
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| 74150 |
1923 Gibson A Mandolin |
snakehead, black finish |
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74218
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1923 Gibson A1 Mandolin |
EC - one repaired treble side crack, snakehead peghead, adjustable truss rod, black finish top, dark brown finish back and sides, mahogany n... |
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74232
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1923 Gibson A1 Mandolin |
EC-, snakehead, truss rod, black finish, adjustable bridge, pickguard, all original, with OHSC
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| 74316 |
1924 Gibson H4 Mandola |
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74409
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1923 Gibson A2Z Mandolin |
One of the last of the 1923 instruments. Snakehead |
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74438
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1924 Gibson A2 Mandolin |
Snakehead. Possible back crack or seam seperation. "The Gibson" on peghead. Sheraton brown finish |
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| 74438 |
1923 Gibson A2 Mandolin |
Dark Green Case, Arrow end tuners, brown top, |
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| 74497 |
1923 Gibson Ajr Mandolin |
Very nice original condition with some pick wear, all parts present including case w/ dark green lining
stamp 11962
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| 74540 |
1923 Gibson H4 Mandola |
90U-2926
VGC except a couple of repaired top cracks, curly maple back and sides, top finish appears poorly redone (nice finish, bad sunburs... |
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74558
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1924 Gibson J Mandobass |
VGC except needs work (replace 1st 3 frets, replace missing endpin, reinstall ebony nut, repair side mount endpin surround, reglue open side... |
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74649
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1923 Gibson F4 Mandolin |
Truss rod, flamed back & sides, all original hardware
crack repair under pickguard
FON stamped twice, once upside-down
red ca... |
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74657
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December 11, 1923 Lloyd Loar signed Gibson F5 Mandolin |
Very worn, large full length crack in back, ebony fingerboard support, superb sound, restored to playable condition by R. Wood 8/2000.
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74658
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December 11, 1923 Lloyd Loar signed Gibson F5 Mandolin |
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74659
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December 11, 1923 Lloyd Loar signed Gibson F5 Mandolin |
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74660
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December 11, 1923 Lloyd Loar signed Gibson F5 Mandolin |
Near mint.
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74662
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December 11, 1923 Lloyd Loar signed Gibson F5 Mandolin |
Virzi.
Photos by Frank Ford, Gryphon Strings |
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74712
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1924 Gibson A1 Mandolin |
snakehead, black finish, birch back, bound top & back, no peghead logo, very good condition, a3-style soundhole ring |
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74723
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1923 Gibson A Mandolin |
Black finish. Snakehead. Superb original condition. ebay auction states A1, though no peghead inlay, but has back binding as would an A2. Ne... |
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74749
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1923 Gibson A2Z Mandolin |
Very clean A2z |
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| 74753 |
1924 Gibson A2 Mandolin |
Instrument refinished in sunburst ca. 1950's by Gibson. Replaced tailpiece cover ("Gibson" embossed in squiggly line script). Small sections... |
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74756
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1923 Gibson A2Z Mandolin |
Very clean mandolin in excellent original condition. The A2Z variation is the most sought after of the Gibson A style round hole instruments... |
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74759
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1923 Gibson A2Z Mandolin |
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| 74770 |
1924 Gibson A2Z Mandolin |
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74786
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1923 Gibson A2Z Mandolin |
late '23 or early '24 blonde-top a2z. From Racuda on the mandolin cafe. Snakehead |
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74791
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1924 Gibson A2Z Mandolin |
Very clean mandolin in excellent original condition. The A2Z variation is the most sought after of the Gibson A style round hole instruments... |
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74793
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1923 Gibson A2Z Mandolin |
VG-EC, very rare model with snakehead peghead, truss rod, natural finish, adjustable ebony bridge, ivoroid-bound fretboard with dot inlays, ... |
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74841
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1923 Gibson A1 Mandolin |
VGC+ except one repaired top crack and slightly opened (repaired) back center seam, black finish, pickguard, truss rod, snakehead peghead, a... |
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74848
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1923 Gibson A4 Mandolin |
Sunburst, snakehead, all original and very nice condition |
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74871
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January 7, 1924 Lloyd Loar signed Gibson H5 Mandola |
Flowerpot inlay, H4 pickguard and tailpiece cover, loar pickguard bracket. Single bound. Scratches on face
From estate of Joseph F. Ry... |
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74891
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1923 Gibson H4 Mandola |
Owned by Charles Higginson of Lawrence, Kansas. Used in performances with the Uptown Mandolin Quartet which employs two F4 mandolins, this m... |
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