Obviously this is not a stock A50. Who do you think converted it? or is it not even an A50 body either?
https://reverb.com/item/37501946-gib...lin-circa-1965
Obviously this is not a stock A50. Who do you think converted it? or is it not even an A50 body either?
https://reverb.com/item/37501946-gib...lin-circa-1965
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It may have been refinished. The saddle is cranked way up on the bridge too, wonder about top sinkage.
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The body may or may not have been made by Gibson. If so, it has been heavily re-worked. The finish was done by an amateur.
The neck is not original to the mandolin. It appears to be more or less similar in design to an A-5L.
There are too many deviations from standard specs for an A-50 from any period to even bother with listing them.
For a moment, I thought that this could have been a re-finished A-5L, but it is beyond me why would anybody put an A-50 label in an A-5L. And the wood is too plain . . .
There was one just like that on ebay. Randy Wood built. But I think it had The Gibson on the peghead.
Strange marking on the “bottom” side. Looking at the label, could it have been subjected to water damage?
Not sure what it is. Doesn't look like an A50, looks more like an A-5L. Top looks sunken. Tuners are an odd choice, which makes me think they might have actually come from a vintage A50, as well as the label and the tailpiece. BUT, body, neck, and neck joint are wrong for an A50, much more like an A-5L. With the sunk top, I wouldn't be interested for a third of what they are asking....but, could be great sounding once restored.......but, is it even an actual Gibson?
too many questions, IMHO.
Not the same one as I seen on ebay. Ebay one did not have that oval label.
Whatever its origin[s] might be, it falls in the category of "heavily messed with."
For the record, $1500 is pushing it for a clean and original A-50, which this is not.
"Checked over by our crack team of repair guys". Sounds like a fun job!
Or could it be "our team of crack-repair guys"?
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This seems really odd to me, something just smells fishy!
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It appears to just be another example of a shop that doesn't know very much about what they are doing.
They have a '72 Martin D-35 listed at $2950, which is a very high price; and they describe it as "an early example," which it is not.
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