Please don't modify a 1923 mandolin. You are only the short term caretaker of this 97 year old.
There are 1000s of other mandolins available with the neck profile you desire.
Please don't modify a 1923 mandolin. You are only the short term caretaker of this 97 year old.
There are 1000s of other mandolins available with the neck profile you desire.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=762hSQJSJWA
Ok I just talked with David Harvey and he sent me some emails, the back is about spot on as he sent me a Monroe photo as well as a comparison. Pretty close and I stand corrected!
Looks like it might fit in fine. 174253
Thanks for looking.. :grin:
I've been traveling around shooting instruments at festivals and camps, and since there is a lot of love for early Gibsons around here, I wanted to share this
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Maybe they will start making banjos again. Hey, it's a growth category for them now!!!
I am a father of four. This month I put a Deering Banjo in my 11 year old's hands and bought him lessons. The next week I put a big muddy flat top in my 6 year old's hands and bought him lessons....
Michael, you made me feel old as I didn't get the Sesame Street reference, but then it occurred to me that kids who grew up with Sesame Street are well into middle-age by now! (I can always look it...
I have owned and currently own 3 Gibson instruments
Although I can't afford a new one or in fact many vintage ones either, I still have a spot in my heart for Gibson
In guitars a Martin sounds...
I don't know where you get this from but the quality of Gibson mandolins from the Bozeman era to the current David Harvey era has been attested to as ranging from very good to excellent; and the...
GM as an example of a bailout and Chapter 11...........people are still driving new Chevys, Buicks and Cadillacs......
I predict Gibson name will still be on instruments for years to come.....
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