Have Gibson headstock overlay any suggestions on what to do with

[darrylicshon]

I ended up with a headstock overlay that says Gibson , pretty sure it isn't a Gibson. Looking for suggestions on what to do with it.

[William Smith]

I ended up with a headstock overlay that says Gibson , pretty sure it isn't a Gibson. Looking for suggestions on what to do with it.

Nice where did ya dig that up?

[multidon]

Get the cheapest F style you can, remove the old overlay, and glue this one on in its place! Instant upgrade!

[MikeEdgerton]

Too bad it's not a flower pot. You could have made one of these.

[Ray(T)]

Definitely not Gibson and, looking at those scrolls, you could probably catch fish with it.

[Mandoplumb]

Stick it on a PAC rim and call it a conversion.

[Pete Braccio]

With out the binding attached, those scrolls look like they could be correct.



The first image is the pegged from a 1925 Fern. The second is just the overlay from that same 1925. Kinda looks like what original image looks like.

I would put it in a picture frame and hang it on the wall.

Pete

[Hendrik Ahrend]

Not a Gibson. The script is too large. "The" (closed) and "Gibson" (open style) are mismatched. (Today's mismatched MM-scripts are different.) So even if you used it to "upgrade" another mandolin or even have a good maker use it on a copy, it wouldn't look right (aside from the legal aspects). You might just frame it and hang it on the wall, maybe as a study object next to other Gibson-scripts.

[J Mangio]

I'd toss it...couldn't live with a fake.

[stevedenver]

Thats a bit extreme.....

Id frame it and put it in my favorite music area.....no not THERE.....lol.

[Andrew B. Carlson]

I've always wanted one to frame on my wall. Just sayin....

[darrylicshon]

Just say on the back it says made in the USA

[Jeff Mando]

Get the cheapest F style you can, remove the old overlay, and glue this one on in its place! Instant upgrade!

Yep, then take it to a pawn shop and get a $1000 "loan" and use the funds to buy a real Gibson!!!