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My dad rocking my great grandfather's 1914 F4, and me rocking the horse.......56 or so years ago.
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And not much left of the paint on this one. Thanks for all the info. I'll go with 1932.

thank you. Is it weird that the FON has only 3 digits? Or was that normal for the time period?

Look for help identifying model and date. I can seem to date this in the Mandolin archive with the 3 digit FON? Head stock logo is stenciled. thanks in advance for any info.171230171231171232171229

I have one, and use it all the time. Hotel key cards work the best for me. I'm pretty good at squeezing 5 picks out of one hotel key card. I travel a bit for work, and always ask for two keys when I...

I know this discussion is about an upright, but here's what I did in my office at work with a "free" quarter grand.
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"Other images are from various Mandolin & Guitar orchestras. Some can be seen in the catalogs throughout the decade, others never made it to print and have never been seen before."

Any way you...

My Father plays mandolin in a group that's been performing in nursing homes and hospitals for many years. What they do is vary their content or program seasonaly. They do an Irish themed program in...

Feed the cats, read something spiritual, never turn on the TV or Radio, stay out of the wife's way as she needs to get to work before me, and then pick up and play the mandolin. The cats don't seem...

another +1 for the Nut Sauce, but I wish it was less expensive. I also wonder what's in it, and look for any advice on a more affordable alternative source for the same or similar substance. Seems...

excellent!!!

Thank you for the lesson.

Thanks. I'm sold now on the idea of two cases; vintage or OHSC for home storage, and a modern more protective case for toting around or anything other than storage outside the home, Seems obvious....

Yes. It stores and moves in a solid modern case made for a Tacoma mandolin. Good point about the vintage case though. Makes me wonder if I should look for a sturdy modern case for a 20's mandola that...

Looking for an opinion here.

Is it worth the price to pair this case with a F4 from the same year?
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Truly an American musical treasure. A co-worker just did a cruise with him last week, and said he was on top of his game performing, and true gentleman to work with.

His Wiki page is pretty...

Cool Poster/Flier

Standing by on the return of my Weber Sweet Pea from repair. It's my "play at my desk and take everywhere I travel" mandolin, and first I ever owned.

Cool. My great grandfather Joseph Ivers mandolin teacher and Gibson agent, was also a supervisor in the textile mills in Lawrence, and later in Adams (now North Adams) Mass. If you're from around...

A co-worker gave me a copy of the current Vintage Guitar magazine, and showed me the Q&A with George Gruhn column. A reader found the photo below at an antique market, with the caption "Gibson...

Maybe this is the one:
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There's a bunch of cool Mandolin Orchestra photos, hare at this link from the good folks at the Classical Mandolin Society

http://www.classicalmandolinsociety.org/who-were-they.asp

No mando content, but recently found this thank you letter from the owner and manger of the now defunct, but always memorable NYC music club CBGB. Years ago I worked there a lot for the backline...

Another cool Gibson Related "Orchestra"
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This topic is right in my wheelhouse. I've posted this photo and related info before on the "cafe", but here it is again:

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My great grandfather's "Everyone a Gibsonite" Promotional...