snakehead?

[Gregg Henry]

Someone help me out here please... Is this a regular snakehead or some variation on an A-2 with a snake-type head. No date or serial number available. Thanks.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Early-1900s-...#ht_601wt_1387

[sunburst]

As I see it, having that peghead shape makes it a "snakehead", it makes no difference what model designation it is.
BTW, the experts here can narrow the year down by the pictures of the script, tuners, and other details, so we may soon have a year, or at least a small range of years that is came from.

[Larry S Sherman]

Some good info here: Link to Gibson Info.

"Snakehead" peghead:

This is a peghead that tapers from small to large from the top, rather than the other way around. Conventional wisdom is that these somehow sound better, and prices go up accordingly. These can exist on any model numbers including the Ajr (most common 1924- when most if not all Gibosn A models had them). The "rules" for purfling and inlay seem to be put on hold for snakeheads, the specs seem interchangable accross models"

Larry

[vhughes2000]

It's an A-2Z..most likely will go much higher at the end of the auction.

[MikeEdgerton]

That would indeed be a snakehead.

[barney 59]

An A2-Z seems to be the most desirable and in demand of all the A models from the 20's. A model prices are at bargain basement prices at present but I would expect the price of that one to go higher than it is right now.