Re: Gibson Teens Serial Numbers
Originally Posted by
mrmando
The serial numbers were also used for guitars, banjos, and whatever else Gibson was building at the time. If we say Gibson built 4,000 instruments in Year X, we're not saying they built 4,000 mandolins.
As I pointed out in Post #3, when I posted the Vintage Guitars serial number chart. Mostly mandolins and guitars; earliest mention of a banjo in the Gibson product line was 1918.
Allen Hopkins
Gibsn: '54 F5 3pt F2 A-N Custm K1 m'cello
Natl Triolian Dobro mando
Victoria b-back Merrill alumnm b-back
H-O mandolinetto
Stradolin Vega banjolin
Sobell'dola Washburn b-back'dola
Eastmn: 615'dola 805 m'cello
Flatiron 3K OM
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