Gibson 'A' oval hole mandos made 1900-1927 - it's my understanding these always had a nut width of 1 1/4 inches. True or...?
Jim
Gibson 'A' oval hole mandos made 1900-1927 - it's my understanding these always had a nut width of 1 1/4 inches. True or...?
Jim
I believe my 23 snakehead A2 has a 1 1/8" nut. I have to measure it.
Jim
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1924 Gibson A4 - 2018 Campanella A-5 - 2007 Brentrup A4C - 1915 Frank Merwin Ashley violin - Huss & Dalton DS - 1923 Gibson A2 black snakehead - '83 Flatiron A5-2 - 1939 Gibson L-00 - 1936 Epiphone Deluxe - 1928 Gibson L-5 - ca. 1890s Fairbanks Senator Banjo - ca. 1923 Vega Style M tenor banjo - ca. 1920 Weymann Style 25 Mandolin-Banjo - National RM-1
All of the regular paddle head gibson ovals I have owned have been 1 1/4" nut..Had a 24 snakehead that was 1 1/8th.
Hughes F-5 #1
Hughes A model #1
1922 Gibson A-2
1958 Gibson A-5
Both my Gibsons are snakeheads, so I guess i won't be able to tell. Actually I have a friend's 1914 F4 -- are those nuts different than the As?
Jim
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19th Century Tunes
Playing lately:
1924 Gibson A4 - 2018 Campanella A-5 - 2007 Brentrup A4C - 1915 Frank Merwin Ashley violin - Huss & Dalton DS - 1923 Gibson A2 black snakehead - '83 Flatiron A5-2 - 1939 Gibson L-00 - 1936 Epiphone Deluxe - 1928 Gibson L-5 - ca. 1890s Fairbanks Senator Banjo - ca. 1923 Vega Style M tenor banjo - ca. 1920 Weymann Style 25 Mandolin-Banjo - National RM-1
Thanks for the input. I have a chance to pick up what is claimed to be a 1918 A paddle head. But serial number or factory order not available and no Gibson markings on the headstock but with a rather loose fitting Gibson tail stock. I think I'll pass as the current owner is getting pushy about my buying it.
Jim
Nothing on the headstock would be right for an A. Pushy isn't good.
Trevor
Formerly of The Acoustic Music Co (TAMCO) Brighton England now retired.
My 1920 A has a 1 3/16" nut. If you look at Gibsons from that period, such as these for sale at Elderly: <http://elderly.com/brand/90U_gibson.html>, the nut width seems to vary between 1 1/4 and 1 3/16, depending on the instrument.
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