http://www.mandolinarchive.com/gibson/serial/93722.
Well this is my new LOVE thanks to the Dawg! Traded him my Gilchrist F-5 and a few pennies. It is a wonderful F-5, has all the goods one would look for, not sure if the pix will show up or not from the archive but there is the link!
The case in the archive didn't come with it but a bought a pretty much brand new well looks almost new 38 Geib rectangular just like the one in the archive!
Here are some sound samples if they work from when Dawg had her at Dusty Strings.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsyKd73FQuU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6yeVGywkiQ
Don't know if this'll work never done this before on here! But the Fern is
This has everything I've looked for in a mandolin, power/clarity/ease of playability/great neck angle/killer tone/ I just got her yesterday and the bridge is still settling so it's getting dialed in and getting better!, It was at Dusty Strings for over 2 years and not played much so it will have a lot more to give after some serious pickin on her-I'm a firm believer in em going to sleep no matter what anyone says! Dawg agrees with that! I thank David for this opportunity, he knows I've been looking for a vintage F-5 for a long time but couldn't afford one outright and it seems every old F-5 out there is on consignment so no one could swap me, so Dawg wanted an old Gil and he initiated the swap so I'll be always grateful to the Dawg! He is a wonderful person to talk to and deal with. Just a normal down to earth individual! Plus he gave me a few autographed cd's and an autographed photo for my music room! He's a truly genuine nice guy in every way! I'll never forget how he helped me out on my quest for a great ole Gibson F-5! This one I'll never let go. It's for sure one of the better ones from the depression era and rare, not too many F-5's after the Loar period.
And I remember this mandolin from years ago when Mitch Simpson owned it, something about it stood out to me all those years ago so I believe I was meant to have it! It took quite a few years but Yeh I'm one lucky guy I feel anyway.
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