For anyone looking for a wider neck

[MikeEdgerton]

Gibson F9 with a wide fretboard and larger frets. For those that might be looking for one of these this one has popped up in the classifieds. NFI. Kind of reminiscent of the Wide board F5G's made a few years back. I've seen the older F5G's, I've never seen it on an F9. Is it uncommon or have I just missed them all these years?

[G7MOF]

There's no link there.

[darylcrisp]

I had a 2016(late year build) F9 with large frets, radius fretboard, and 1 5/32 nut width. Dennis at TheMandolinStore had it-supposedly the first of its kind with those specifics. I think he has started ordering F9's with those specs.

Mine was an excellent mandolin all around, very deep Gibson tone, easy to play, satin finish with a nice burst. Nice guy here on the forum purchased it after a year or so.

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[MikeEdgerton]

There's no link there.

That's because the item sold in the classifieds.

[Robert Mitchell]

That is my F9,,I found I couldn't part with it,, so I pulled the ad.
I was looking at an Ellis, and just didn't think I would be that much
better off. the F9 is a great mando.

[MikeEdgerton]

Epiphany
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(2) : an intuitive grasp of reality through something (such as an event) usually simple and striking
(3) : an illuminating discovery, realization, or disclosure

[CES]

Yes, I believe the larger frets and wider neck are TMS custom orders...

[Roger Moss]

That is my F9,,I found I couldn't part with it,, so I pulled the ad.
I was looking at an Ellis, and just didn't think I would be that much
better off. the F9 is a great mando.

"Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone?"
- Joni Mitchell

I had to learn that the hard way. Good for you to see that before you lost a valued instrument.

[Robert Mitchell]

"don't it always seem to go
that you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone?"
- joni mitchell

i had to learn that the hard way. Good for you to see that before you lost a valued instrument.

ha ha,,{joni mitchell},lucky i had one of them epIphiny things!!!!!

[rcc56]

Wide neck mandolins abound in the classifieds. Just look for a Gibson made between 1910 and 1921.
Here's one that has been refretted with larger modern wire:

www.mandolincafe.com/ads/125684#125684

[V70416]

I'm ok with larger fretwire;but,when I see "wide nut" or "wide neck"in a ,mandolin AD I skip it.
It's not a guitar.

[Bernie Daniel]

I'm ok with larger fretwire;but,when I see "wide nut" or "wide neck"in a ,mandolin AD I skip it.
It's not a guitar.

Thanks for the insight. Then again I suppose everyone does not always prefer the same things? For example, Sam Bush seems to like the wide nut mandolins and he does OK.