t9bailey
May-28-2013, 10:54pm
By the way, this is my first post. I appreciate this forum and the information you all have shared thus far.
My mandolin is a Gibson A-jr. It was given to me as a gift. I have sent the necessary information to the the mandolin archive. Here are some pictures.102624102625
Here is the information I submitted to the webmaster at the mandolin archive:
Serial # on the label: 82334
Model: Ajr
Finish color: Sheraton Brown
Condition: some scratches on the face, some scratches on the back, appears to be original hardware, one screw is missing from the tuning key for the highest E string, there is a label with the original owner's name "Germain Gladieux" and an address (numbers indiscernable) on Huestis Ave in Fort Wayne Indiana. More on the History: This was a gift to me from a woman in Fort Wayne. Her mother played this mandolin in the family bluegrass band. Germaine Gladieux is the woman's father. They lived in Fort Wayne Indiana. It was originally stored in a chip-board case that was disintegrating and it came with mandolin strings from the 1950s (I still have those in the original condition as well, I can send pictures if you would like). I actually play this instrument because it sounds better than any mandolin I have ever played. I store it in a hard case.
Stamp #: 8800
Also, any suggestions on where I can get a screw for that tuning key?
Thank you in advance.
My mandolin is a Gibson A-jr. It was given to me as a gift. I have sent the necessary information to the the mandolin archive. Here are some pictures.102624102625
Here is the information I submitted to the webmaster at the mandolin archive:
Serial # on the label: 82334
Model: Ajr
Finish color: Sheraton Brown
Condition: some scratches on the face, some scratches on the back, appears to be original hardware, one screw is missing from the tuning key for the highest E string, there is a label with the original owner's name "Germain Gladieux" and an address (numbers indiscernable) on Huestis Ave in Fort Wayne Indiana. More on the History: This was a gift to me from a woman in Fort Wayne. Her mother played this mandolin in the family bluegrass band. Germaine Gladieux is the woman's father. They lived in Fort Wayne Indiana. It was originally stored in a chip-board case that was disintegrating and it came with mandolin strings from the 1950s (I still have those in the original condition as well, I can send pictures if you would like). I actually play this instrument because it sounds better than any mandolin I have ever played. I store it in a hard case.
Stamp #: 8800
Also, any suggestions on where I can get a screw for that tuning key?
Thank you in advance.