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mandoshane
Jan-30-2011, 11:20am
6791967916679206791767918i just picked up this one. i thought it was blonde(might be) but its dark, so i got to wondering if it would be considered 'pumpkin' ? any thoughts? anyway, enjoy, i know i am.
Jill McAuley
Jan-30-2011, 12:41pm
Oh man, that thing is a looker!!
Cheers,
Jill
Brad Weiss
Jan-30-2011, 12:42pm
Isn't pumpkin what happens to blondes? Just guessing.
Jason Kessler
Jan-30-2011, 2:00pm
Blonde, pumpkin, whatever: that thing is Perfect.
mandoshane
Jan-31-2011, 11:08am
so no one here knows if its pumpkin?
Gail Hester
Jan-31-2011, 12:48pm
It's not blonde which would be all natural, no stain. It has had the usual Gibson stain applied that either was or turns orange with age that most would refer to as pumpkin. I'm not sure if Gibson ever listed the color as pumpkin, maybe they did.
mandoshane
Jan-31-2011, 1:37pm
thank you for the thoughtful reply. much appreciated :)
im just so happy to own it, i wanna know as much as i can about these.
F-2 Dave
Jan-31-2011, 2:34pm
Gorgeous hunk of mando you've got there Shane. Looks like it's in great shape.
Steve-o
Jan-31-2011, 8:09pm
Gorgeous hunk of mando you've got there Shane. Looks like it's in great shape.
I'll say. The back, headstock, and tuner buttons really grab me. I'd keep it as a family heirloom.
Wonderful F4 Shane, those are my absolute favorites.. the last 3pointers and the first 2pointers shared that color scheme.
The orange color lived on as the top for A models for some time, and also featured in the center of the sunburst on the brown/red/orange F4s. It is, as Gail says, definitely a stain color. I suspect it darkens with time from various examples I've seen.
I'm not sure exactly how much time affects the varnish/shellac, but the chips of finish that sometimes come off the inlay on instruments do have a yellowish tint to them. I'd suspect that when brand new & pristine, the color was a bit lighter, but still pumpkin to orange in color.