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Gibson A4 Mandolin 1907

$ 1002.67

Availability: 100 in stock

Description

1907 Gibson A4 Mandolin with Inlaid Pickguard.
I received this mandolin in broken and unplayable condition, but complete.
After careful strategizing, I was successful in repairing the body break and separation along with the cracked back plate. I installed an aged spruce cleat on the back interior.
I initially intended to refinish the back and sides, but decided to leave them original. I did not attempt to hide the repair areas.
The mandolin features Handel silver wire inlaid tuning machine buttons and the Fleur-d-lis inlaid pickguard, original tail piece and cover plus the original ebony compensated bridge.
I do not have the original case, but it will ship in a contemporary and appropriate hard case.
I am not an instrument antiquities expert, but everything about this mandolin appears correct and period. Please offer alternative opinions.
I am also not a pro Mandolin player, so the video featuring me playing is basic chords and some scale picking to give the potential buyers a sense of the tone and playability of the instrument.
I hope to have a more proficient player demonstrate the mandolin more expertly in the next week or so.
Please ask any and all questions before making an offer or bidding. Meet my asking price and I WILL set up the mandolin to your string height preference.
Cheers and thanks for looking. Mandolin play and sound test video:
https://youtu.be/fViZQZvyMN8