Black Beauties

**Bob Dispennette** · Jan-12-2018, 7:03pm

Nothing like some vintage Gibson mandos. A '25 A1, 100% original including the case, and her older sister, a '13 F2, mostly original Handel tuners and all. The original pick guards and hardware on both these are removed due to the pick noise during playing. Enjoy.

**mandroid** · Jan-12-2018, 7:49pm

My Mix A 5 is very Schwartz. I added a finger rest..

**Sheephead Shawn** · Jan-12-2018, 9:59pm

OMG
What I would give to hold it in my grubby hands................... must be so woooooody........!
Thanks

**James Miller** · Jan-13-2018, 2:46am

Finger rest???

**Bob Dispennette** · Jan-13-2018, 8:17am

They are woody Sheephead. The Snake-head is loud too. The F-2 is a close second and has a very clear sustain. Two keepers.

**Zach Wilson** · Jan-13-2018, 8:33am

Originally Posted by James Miller

Finger rest???

Also known as a pickguard.

**pheffernan** · Jan-13-2018, 9:10am

Are others allowed to play? I also have a pair of black beauties, although only one is a vintage Gibson!

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And I guess in a certain sense, this can be considered a Black beauty as well.

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**Bob Dispennette** · Jan-13-2018, 10:34am

Very nice pheffernan. All are definitely black beauties! Does your '24 have a clamp style pickguard or the arm screwed into the side? Tell us about your A2-z. It looks fantastic.

**Jim Garber** · Jan-13-2018, 11:36pm

My long time friend, bought it around 37 years ago or so. I have had others but always come back. It was sold to me as a black A2Z but really properly should be called a black A-2 snakehead.

At one point I had a black-face 1937 K-1 mandocello and a 3-point black F-2 but those are long gone.