Gibson mandolin models were apparently ''catalogued'' as "A" style & "F" style. I know that many folk once thought as i did,that the "F" stood for 'Florentine',but i've never read of why the "A" style was an "A" style - but if they were catalogued as such,then it makes sense - but why so far apart ?.
It would make more sense that if Gibson were making 2 styles of mandolin at the same time,they'd catalogue them in order ie. 'A' style & then 'B' style (?) - but we have the 'A' style,& for the next model we skip to 'F' style ??.
So - were both styles produced at the same time,or did the "A" style come first,& then after a period of time,the "F" style was introduced ??. If that was the case - did Gibson make any instruments designated B/C/D/E 'styles' ?,
Ivan
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