Help - gibson mot a style mando

[bigshinytone]

Hi,
I'm hoping someone can help me ID this old mandolin. It appears to be some type of copy of a Gibson A, with pretty fancy inlay and binding work.

Any help would be appreciated.

Cheers
Tony

[bigshinytone]

here's another pic

[bigshinytone]

and one more.

[mrmando]

I think this was a Canadian builder ... or maybe that's just 'cause I met a guy in Canada playing one. I don't recall the builder's name. These are rare; this is just the third one I have seen. They sound good and this one is worth getting fixed (unless the bid price goes through the ceiling in the next couple of days).

[Ken Olmstead]

That is a very cool looking mandolin!

[mrmando]

It's an obvious nod to the Gibson "Century of Progress" mandolin.