2502
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1902 Gibson U Harp Guitar |
The instrument was originally purchased by one Mr. Phillips, conductor of the San Francisco Symphony, where, in April, 1906, it suffered dam... |
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2506
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1902 Gibson A Mandolin |
Photos by Bart W
Youtube Video of 2506 |
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2526
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1902 Gibson A Mandolin |
Here's a wonderful early Gibson. Dated photographs help us estimate the date of this mandolin to, 1902 or 1903 (the Gibson company's offical... |
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1903 Gibson O Guitar |
Walnut back & sides |
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2651
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1902 Gibson A Mandolin |
"Hollow neck" construction (made with no neck or heel block). Thick pieces for top and back. Bridge is like 2526 (as pictured in the first c... |
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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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2858
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1903 Gibson A Mandolin |
5-screw tailpiece with endpin hole. volute on peghead
From John West |
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2871
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1903 Gibson A1 Mandolin |
early A model. Hollow neck, hole in tailpiece cover, volute, steeply arched top & back, fleur-de-lis inlay |
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1903 Gibson A Mandolin |
fleur-de-lis inlay, volute on peghead, shallers |
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2921
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1903 Gibson A Mandolin |
Unusual inlay on this one, which also has a volute on the back of the peghead. Tailpiece cover is a replacement. Case does not look original... |
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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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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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3063
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1904 Gibson H Mandola |
Early bird mandola. All the hallmarks of the first Orville instruments- rim *carved* from a single piece of wood rather than bent (and inclu... |
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3092
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1904 Gibson A1 Mandolin |
EC-, carved spruce top with tortoise plastic pickguard inlaid into top, fancy pearl design inlaid in pickguard, dual checkerboard purfling r... |
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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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3263
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1904 Gibson F Mandolin |
3-point body style. Pumpkin top. This mandolin has no pickguard inlaid, though evidence that there was once a clamped style one attached. Th... |
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3376
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1904 Gibson A3 Mandolin |
Here's a great example of Gibson's early mandolin production. In the first couple of years the instruments were a bit primitive, and they ev... |
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3412
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1905 Gibson A4 Mandolin |
Black finish. guarantee label, artist model inlay, no 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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3640
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1904 Gibson F2 Mandolin |
Restored by Jack Cowardin. Photos show before & after states |
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3794
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1904 Gibson A Mandolin |
fleur-de-lis inliaid pickguard, early tailpiece cover with hole in it. Repair to neck |
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3878
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1904 Gibson Custom Octave Mandolin |
Extremely rare or unique original octave mandolin. No stamp number. Cedar top, Birch back & sides. Orville label, Pineapple tailpiece with h... |
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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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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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4090
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1906 Gibson A Mandolin |
Orange top, orville label, inlaid pickguard. Action somewhat high |
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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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4395
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1905 Gibson A Mandolin |
orville label, pineapple tailpiece, inlaid pickguard |
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4419
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1906 Gibson A1 Mandolin |
Orville Label A model. light tan to pumpkin finish, inlaid fleur-de-lis picguard, horizontal old-style "The Gibson" on peghead. Original tai... |
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4429
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1906 Gibson A4 Mandolin |
Nice old Orville A4 with original double (lefty) pickguards. Set up left-handed. Restored by Frank Ford |
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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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4522
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1906 Gibson A1 Mandolin |
VGC+ except 3 repaired top cracks, completely refinished (dark back, sides and neck, sunburst top), carved spruce top with tortoise plastic ... |
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4627
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1905 Gibson R Guitar |
Orange finish, star & crescent peghead, pin bridge with metal anchor. 6 Harp strings.
Information from Bret Matz |
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4654
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1906 Gibson F2 Mandolin |
"ORDER NO 200" on the neck block. |
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4666
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1905 Gibson A Mandolin |
Inlaid pickguard
pineapple tailpiece
Crack in neck at heel |
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4668
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1905 Gibson A Mandolin |
missing tailpiece cover, inlaid pickguard |
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4694
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1906 Gibson A Mandolin |
Inlaid pickguard, silkscreen logo |
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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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4885
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1905 Gibson A4 Mandolin |
Black finish, inlaid pickguard, handel tuners with elaborate stamping, artist model inlay on neck. |
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4904
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1905 Gibson A Mandolin |
repairs & modifications |
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4917
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1906 Gibson A Mandolin |
re-necked by Gibson in 1940s. Fleur-de-lis pickguard inlay |
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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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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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4995
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1905 Gibson A Mandolin |
peghead repaired/replaced, 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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5240
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1906 Gibson A Mandolin |
GIbson A model (serial # 5240) with all original parts except for the tail piece cover. Action is a bit high, but mando rings when played. T... |
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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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5264
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1906 Gibson K4 Mandocello |
At some point, the neck was shortented somewhat, resulting in something closer to an octave mandolin. Restored pehgead inlay and fingerboard... |
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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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