Gibson_Lover Posted April 22 Report Share Posted April 22 Hello all! I recently started dating a Gibson mandolin but I'm afraid she's seeing other people. What should I do? Just kidding, I have a friend who recently offered to sell me his Gibson mandolin. He bought it in the States but can't really tell me much about it other than that, so we're not sure what would be a reasonable price for it. It sounds absolutely great and I want to offer him a fair price for it. Can anybody help us to identify its year and give a rough idea of its value? It comes with its original hard case. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave F Posted April 22 Report Share Posted April 22 Nice looking! Can you make out all the numbers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibson_Lover Posted April 29 Author Report Share Posted April 29 On 4/23/2022 at 12:21 AM, Dave F said: Nice looking! Can you make out all the numbers? Hi Dave. Thanks for your comment and sorry it's taken me so long to get back to you- I didn't realise that this forum doesn't automatically follow posts that you create! The numbers are tricky- the last one before the red 7 is basically illegible. I believe it's 462_ -7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave F Posted April 29 Report Share Posted April 29 can you post a picture of the headstock? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave F Posted May 1 Report Share Posted May 1 (edited) An 'A' model with F-holes was introduced in 1934 and discontinued in 1943 Per Spann's book this range of FON numbers fall between 1940-1945 so I would narrow it down to 1940-1943 You may want to re-post this in the Acoustic forum. Quite a few members have these models and some members have copies of the shipping ledgers. The head stock may help nail it down. Edited May 1 by Dave F Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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