Gibson F5 Mandolin #72203 Signed and dated by Lloyd Loar February 26, 1923

Summary

Signed and dated by Lloyd Loar February 26, 1923
Mandolin, Style F5
Serial Number 72203
Factory order number unknown
there is no Virzi in this instrument

Description

EC, signed and dated by Lloyd Loar 2/26/23 (the same day as the late Joe Val's F5), flowerpot headstock, very nicely flamed maple back and rims, no Virzi, great sound, with OHSC

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Source

From Darryl Wolfe.
Darryl Wolfe's F5 Journal is the authoritative work on the subject of Loar-signed and later Gibson mandolins