Gibson serial #45...

[Goodin]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Late-1800s-early-1900s-Gibson-Mandolin-serial-45_W0QQitemZ170277973281QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_Defa ultDomain_0?hash=item170277973281&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A3|39%3A1|240%3A1318

[TomTyrrell]

Looks like the same guy who worked on Gail's "new" F project worked on that one. He must have had two bottles of glue!

[Eddie Sheehy]

Looks like he used both bottles....

[Goodin]

looks like the tuners and tailpiece are not original. maybe refinished? lets get some more expert opinions;)

[MikeEdgerton]

The label looks odd, it looks like a Xeroxed copy.

[mandolooter]

The serial is a 4 digit number so since it starts with 45__ it would be about a 1906 A...very similar to mine 4043. Not the original TP, bridge looks to be, tuners also.
Here some made right around it...http://www.mandolinarchive.com/perl/list_mandolins.pl?all:2

[mrmando]

What about that endpin? Is it original?

[mandolooter]

nope

[allenhopkins]

Don't let the "professional Portland luthier" who re-did the headstock (if that's who did it), anywhere near any of my mandolins.