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A sweet 1922 A2 in all original condition, no repairs, no issues, frets have been replaced. Beautiful finish. I got a great deal on it here in the classifieds, it wasn't up there more than a couple of hours before I jumped on it! I'm pretty excited as it's my first Gibson, and first oval hole mando (I also play a Summit F style), and it sounds fantastic.
Here it is in the Archive:
http://www.mandolinarchive.com/perl/show_mando.pl?644
Wanderer
Mar-14-2011, 9:19pm
That is one great looking A2. Congratulations.
eastmountain
Mar-14-2011, 9:22pm
Wow, sweet.
Nonprophet
Mar-14-2011, 10:10pm
Very nice! I've got a Gibson 1917 Alrite D, but I'd love to pick up a nice A2 or A4 from that period.
Post some sound clips when/if you can, we'd love to hear her sing!
NP
Nonprophet
Mar-14-2011, 10:10pm
Very nice! I've got a Gibson 1917 Alrite D, but I'd love to pick up a nice A2 or A4 from that period.
Post some sound clips when/if you can, we'd love to hear her sing!
NP
JeffD
Mar-14-2011, 10:13pm
Looks great. Probably sounds great. I have its younger cousin, a '23 A2
JEStanek
Mar-15-2011, 7:53am
Congrats. I'm Sheraton Brown with envy. I hope it offers years of great service.
Jamie
journeybear
Mar-15-2011, 8:18am
Gorgeous! And with pickguard. I have a 1917 A (pumpkin) and 1916 H-2 mandola (red). Something in this finish would complete the harvest colors trilogy for me. And then something in black (for formal affairs). And then ... and then ... :)
Hope it sounds as good as it looks! :mandosmiley:
Thanks y'all, I'll try to put up a video of it sometime soon. I've had a blast playing old time and blues and whatnot on it, but it's even punchy enough to play with my bluegrass band. My ten month old daughter loves it when I serenade her, so I just learned Freight Train off the Garcia/Grisman "Not for Kids Only" CD.
Also, let this be another lesson that if you watch the classifieds long enough (I lurked on there for probably 5-6 mos) and comparison shop so you know what they typically sell for, you can get a great price on one of these old Gibsons. I scored this for well under market value, esp. given its condition. Yay for the Cafe!
Ron McMillan
Mar-15-2011, 9:40am
That is a beaut. One of my many unrequited loves is of 1920s round-hole Gibson As. One of these years....
Raganlarry
Mar-15-2011, 9:47am
She is a mighty purdy one. Hope she brings you many hours of song.
Denny Gies
Mar-15-2011, 10:05am
Great catch. I had a 1916 A-2 for years and really enjoyed it. Have fun with it.
Elliot Luber
Mar-15-2011, 10:15am
The kind of natural distressing folks would kill for... practice, practice! :)
Nick Royal
Mar-15-2011, 12:20pm
I bet it's glad to be taken home to someone who will love and play it!
Nick
F-2 Dave
Mar-15-2011, 1:17pm
Congratulations on getting the new mandolin. It looks great. I'm sure it sounds pretty sweet as well. Always wanted a snakehead, and will probably have one some day, but alot of these old paddle heads sound awesome.
Ed Goist
Mar-15-2011, 3:12pm
What a beauty!