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I’m looking at a 1920 whiteface. It looks to be in good+ to excellent condition especially for a +100 year old instrument. Any thoughts on value or general thoughts about the instrument?

Is a 1950‘s A50 supposed to have a label inside? What about stamped model and serial numbers instead? The serial Number is a bit odd. It starts with a letter followed by four numbers a space and the...

Not me. I really never considered the possibility that an instrument is more valuable With graffiti but I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Maybe if it was bill Monroe but even then maybe...

Totally agree. Any thoughts on reasonable value? I’m thinking the fair value if I’m good to excellent shape +\- 5000-5500. With the problems of the signatures and the chips to the back I’m thinking...

Thanks for all the replies. At least there is consensus that this is a thorny problem with no assured resolution.

Found it. It is the same Mando. Any thoughts on value?

I’m assuming it’s the same instrument but I don’t see it. When was it listed? I agree if the asking price is the same as on Craig’s it is way high. The signatures make it a crap shoot that they can...

I'm a rank beginner. I've been using my sons Loar. A 2009 F5G came up on Craigslist. It has some cosmetic issues. Structurally it looks sound. I haven't seen it yet but if I can buy it right is it a...

I spoke to a trusted luthier today. He says while he doesn't work on mando's he seems to recall that this model had a fairly thick finish. It may be that the marker did not fully penetrate. His first...

I spoke to Gibson customer service they said a little guitar polish should take it right off. This does not sound right to me at all.

No “V”

Gibson doesn’t use shellac do they? I’ve seen some YouTube’s of WD40 and others using dry erase marker. Any thoughts?

Any thoughts on how to remove a magic marker signature from the top of a Gibson F5G?