Hi everyone. I'm new the forum and have only been playing the mandolin for a few years. I'm entirely new to string instruments, and am struggling to identify the year of my Gibson A-style mandolin, which I inherited from my dad who passed away many years ago.
I recently had it cleaned and repaired (it had been in storage for about 20 years at a relative's house but that's another story), but I don't really know anything about it other than my Dad bought it in or around Oakland, California sometime in the 1960s. I've attached a few pictures (I'm sorry they are sideways) and I'm hoping to get an idea of the year it was built.
Inside the body is a blue stamp with the number 24-305. On the back of the headstock there is another number 513831. I also have the original chipboard case but it's empty and has no discernible markings that I can find.
Thank you so much in advance.
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