Historic musical instrument catalogs online

[wellvis@well.com]

Here's a listing of vintage and old catalogs that might be useful to some. For example, the 1923 Gibson F5 Mandolin catalog. They're all in PDF format.

[carleshicks]

Thanks that 23 N Gibson catalog was very interesting

[SHORTY]

I read in the catalog that the top was bow' and tap' tuned. Did they use an actual violin bow to vibrate the wood?

[8ch(pl)]

No, they actually used a bow with a blunt tip arrow to zing the top.

[Travis Finch]

Thanks for the heads up on these links. I enjoyed having a look, especially the Tonk Bros. catalog.