Torch & Wire Inlay
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Torch and Wire Inlay
By Dan Beimborn
Jun 2, 2006, 08:40
Torch & Wire Inlay
The Torch and wire inlay pattern is named for the central torch figure and inlaid silver wire. This appeared on Gibson mandolin pegheads from approximately 1902-1911, only on the fanciest F model mandolins of the time.
The decoration style matches space-filling organic designs of the period, and sometimes is accompanied by a tree-of-life design on the fingerboard
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