someone post the gibson f4 1937 on ebay and whaddya all think?
someone post the gibson f4 1937 on ebay and whaddya all think?
Gruhns has a 41 i believe with a f5 neck
As for the one on ebay. Dont have much to say because I have no idea.
ollaimh: It always helps to post a link to help the discussion along. I knot that you are in Canada. This is listed only in Canada, I think. I could not find anything on the US site. The seller I believe is Ken Waltham of Ontario who I believe is a MCer.
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A 30's F-4 it is.
It's up on reverb for $3200.
Top finish looks original. Photos are not clear enough to judge the originality of the back finish for certain, but the color is correct for the period.
Tuners and pickguard are replacements. I'm not sure about the originality of the bridge, it might be from a later period, but I can't say for sure.
Note the crack at the tail pin.
Some of these late F-4's were quite good, a bit more bass and midrange than many 'teens models.
Last edited by rcc56; Feb-21-2019 at 2:26am.
he's asking a lot more for it on reverb. i am not buying that sort of thing right now, but if it went for around three grand canadian it would probably be a great mandolin and a great buy for someone.
The later 30's F-4's are a whole lot rarer than the teens and 20's, they usually all are really good sounding in my opinion, most were custom ordered so you see some with flowerpot, fern peg head inlays, some with F-7 style boards, even elevated boards off the top instead of glued flush.
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