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The A-2z model was not offered prior to the year 1924.

In my opinion, based on only partial data, in the year 1924 Gibson made about 200 A-2z and then the same amount in the year 1925, for a total...

There IS a single surviving Gibson factory document which describes production totals for the year 1925. But, only in broad categories (e.g. mandolins, mandolas, guitars, etc.- it is not broken down...

To the best of my knowledge there are no surviving Gibson factory documents with production totals for the year 1924. I have produced the following estimated production, using my own private serial...

To the best of my knowledge there are no surviving Gibson factory documents with production totals for the year 1922. I have produced the following estimated production, using my own private serial...

To the best of my knowledge there are no surviving Gibson factory documents with production totals for the year 1923. I have produced the following estimated production, using my own private serial...

To the best of my knowledge there are no surviving Gibson factory documents with production totals for the year 1923.

However, I estimate that Gibson produced about 3,000 instruments with serial...

The Gibson shipping ledger shows the date that the mandolin was RETURNED to Monroe. Not the date it arrived at Gibson. It is reasonable to assume that the F-5 was at Gibson waiting to be repaired...

Gruhn Guitars is happy to provide additional photos and information upon request.

This Loar-signed F-5 has no top cracks, or any other cracks.

Photos attached.

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This clip is taken from the June 1917 issue of Gibson's Sounding Board Salesman.

The reason for the hook design is revealed....

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According to the Gibson shipping ledgers, this F-4 was indeed returned to the factory for repairs in 1947.

It was subsequently returned to Mr. R.P. Dunn in a #371 case on September 9th, 1947.

In my opinion it is a A-40N, made early in the year 1950.

My work at Gruhn Guitars brings quite a number of immediate post-World War II Gibson FONs to my attention.

I've started cataloging...

Hello Mike. Not that I am aware of.

Joe Spann

In my experience Batch 8938 is the latest group of Gibson mandolins with snakehead-style pegheads. The would have been produced early in February of 1928 and then shipped out pretty quickly...

In my experience Batch 8938 is the latest group of Gibson mandolins with snakehead-style pegheads. The would have been produced early in February of 1928 and then shipped out pretty quickly...

Gibson manufactured batch 8562 in January 1927. It was a group of style A-0 mandolins.

Serial number 81046 would have shipped in February 1927.

There is no problem with the FON and serial...

I located this little notice in the March 1919 issue of Gibson's Sounding Board Salesman magazine, published just months after the end of World War I. The change in attitudes which led to the...

In March 1919 Gibson Sales Manager C.V. Buttelman had to set the record straight for Gibson teacher-agents and salesmen. The "Army-Navy" model DY mandolin was "not a Gibson" and was also "not to be...

Here are the "do's and don'ts" of ordering a special finish on a Gibson instrument in 1919.

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This appeared in the March 1919 issue of Gibson's Sounding Board Salesman magazine. I don't recommend using this formulation on your pre-war Gibson instruments, but evidently they did!

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An interesting news piece from the February 1919 issue of Gibson's Sounding Board Salesman magazine.

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Batch 4473G was produced in 1941.

I believe the handwriting on the Gibson guarantee labels from 1920 is that of Jimmy Johnstone, head of the Stringing Department.

Joe

The earliest "snakehead" Gibson mandolins which I have seen are from batch 11692 (produced in June 1922). This was a group of style A mandolins with the Sheraton Brown tops and truss rods.

The...

Reading pages 57-59 of my book would be very helpful in explaining all this......:)

Joe Spann