Benevolent Dick
Jul-10-2008, 12:13pm
Look at this, wouldja....
http://cgi.ebay.com/1971-Gibson-A-5-Mandolin-Clean-Finish-Vintage
item 260259639581
MS
JEStanek
Jul-10-2008, 12:16pm
Moved with working link. (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260259639581&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.ebay.com%3A80%2Fsearch%2Fse arch.dll%3Ffrom%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dm37%26satitle%3D 260259639581%26category0%3D%26fvi%3D1)
Jamie
TeleMark
Jul-11-2008, 5:08pm
So, beauty really IS in the eye of the beholder...
Those Micky-Mouse ear "scrolls" do nothing for me.
A little confusion between "A" and "F" and "5" and "4" there don't you think?
Jim Broyles
Jul-12-2008, 2:21pm
A little confusion between "A" and "F" and "5" and "4" there don't you think?
Not really, if you are looking at it the way Gibson did:
A5 (http://www.provide.net/~cfh/gibson8.html#a5)
Model: A-5 Mandolin
Available: 1957 to 1979
# # #1957 A-5 specs:
# # # # #Florentine symmetrical 2-point body, oval soundhole, maple back and sides, laminated beveled-edge pickguard, clamshell tailpiece, bound rosewood fingerboard with treble-side extension, dot inlays, scroll peghead shape, crown peghead inlay, pearl logo, golden sunburst.
# # #1961 A-5 specs:
# # # # #Cherry sunburst finish.
# # #1971 A-5 specs:
# # # # #F-style 2-point body shape with lump scroll (no scroll cutout), longneck, fleur-de-lis peghead inlay, script "Gibson" logo.
# # #A-5 discontinued 1979.