A lovely F-style oval hole mandolin from the Lloyd Loar era the golden age of Gibson's mandolin production featuring some stunning figured maple. This mandolin has had an expert headstock repair, purportedly done at the Gibson factory, and two crack repairs. The mahogany neck has the comfortable chunky v-profile common to the era of Gibson mandolins, and it plays great all the way up the board. Sound is phenomenal rich and woody with plenty of low end and nice sustain. The pickguard is issing, tuners are replacements, and the bridge appears to be period-correct; the tailpiece is original.
- 1922
FON 11763
- Carved spruce top
- Maple back and sides
- Mahogany neck w/ ebony fretboard
- Mother-of-pearl fretboard dot, flowerpot headstock, and cursive Gibson logo inlays
- Grained ivoroid binding on top, back, fretboard, and headstock
- 1-3/16" nut width
- 14" scale length
Includes original hard-shell case and a recent fiberglass case.
