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    Re: Antique Gibson mandolin questions

    Here are two pictures I took of my mandolin just after getting it back from the local repair shop.

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    Re: Antique Gibson mandolin questions

    Thanks for the suggestions. I resisted putting any kind of polish, such as a guitar polish on the mandolin. What would you suggest I use?
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    Re: Antique Gibson mandolin questions

    It does look like an A-4. I found a picture of a similar mandolin here:

    http://images.guitarcenter.com/products/optionLarge/InStoreVintage/106990689_el.jpg

    Mine is different in that its top...
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    Re: Antique Gibson mandolin questions

    Thanks for the suggestion.
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    Re: Antique Gibson mandolin questions

    No, it doesn't look like that one. The neck is straight across with 21 frets under all the strings.
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    Re: Antique Gibson mandolin questions

    Your pictures are almost eerie! Yes, that IS the exact model. Thanks for posting those beautiful pictures.
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    Re: Antique Gibson mandolin questions

    Thanks for your quick reply.

    I didn't think it would pay off my condo, but, I can still dream. :)

    The case is still intact, but it does show its age on the inside.

    Would it help to preserve...
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    Antique Gibson mandolin questions

    I have an antique Gibson mandolin, which was a pre-wedding gift from my maternal grandfather to my maternal grandmother. They married in 1913, so that dates the mandolin as at least 97 years old.
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