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AndyV
May-06-2020, 12:10am
Hi all, I asked this a couple days ago in CBOM but have only had one reply so far. Forgive me for posting the same twice.

When did Gibson make the change in mandocello neck construction?

Thanks

goaty76
May-06-2020, 4:33pm
Off the top of my head I don't know the answer but I don't think there are two piece necks. I think technically they are three piece necks because there is a thin center strip in there as well. If I am wrong let me know.

Phil

AndyV
May-06-2020, 5:13pm
Off the top of my head I don't know the answer but I don't think there are two piece necks. I think technically they are three piece necks because there is a thin center strip in there as well. If I am wrong let me know.

Phil

Well don't I feel silly!

Obviously three piece. And that's just the sort of thing I get wound up about.

At least I got it right when I asked in CBOM.

John Soper
May-08-2020, 7:05am
I couldn't find the thread on a cursory search, but I seem to remember that many of the pre-truss rod Gibson mandolins look like they have a 3-piece neck, but it is not a true 3-piece lamination, just a sort of inlaid strip down the back of the neck. If I'm wrong, I hope somebody with more knowledge sets me straight.

AndyV
May-08-2020, 10:15am
Thanks John. If that's the case, when did truss rods come in?
I know the headstock is three piece.

jim simpson
May-08-2020, 10:51am
Gibson patented the truss rod in '21.