Opinions on this mando please.

[JMUSIC]

this photo was sent to me saying it is a 1922 Snakehead, but a lot of things don't add up for me. Anyone want to chime in?

[fernmando]

Truss rod cover, tuners, tailpiece, soundhole rosette. sunburst all appear to be inconsistent with '20s Gibson. I am an enthusiast, not an authority. Others more knowledgeable will soon chime in.

[Jim Garber]

It could possibly be, but it was messed around considerably. it looks like refinished, rosette reworked, replacement tuners. Who knows what was done elsewhere on or in the instrument.

[JMUSIC]

Kinda the way I feel about it.

[fatt-dad]

it may be exactly what you were told. Just not a Gibson snakehead.

f-d

[JMUSIC]

Thought about that too...

[allenhopkins]

And the headstock looks subtly wrong, though that may be a function of camera angle. No label, I take it?

If you're considering purchase, I'd have an expert look at it "in person" before paying a "snakehead" price.

[barney 59]

Like Jim Garber said. I happen to like it though. It's not worth what an original is worth because of the modifications but it might turn out to be a really nice mandolin. Someone put a lot of effort into that! You need to get your hands on it to try it out.

[Markus]

I would buy it to play and keep, if I liked it a lot I'd spend whatever it was worth to me.

I wouldn't buy it if I thought I wanted to resell it later, unless it was far far less than usual snakehead prices.

But as a player, it might be worth a lot more than the resale value.