I've never seen a scroll like that on an F4. A few other things don't look right either. Thoughts?
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1919 Gibson F4 in the classifieds
I've never seen a scroll like that on an F4. A few other things don't look right either. Thoughts?
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Re: 1919 Gibson F4 in the classifieds
I agree, the scroll is off as is the rosette. The finish looks suspect too.
Charley
A bunch of stuff with four strings
Re: 1919 Gibson F4 in the classifieds
It does look (to me at least) like a 1915 F-4 on reverb. Link Try Again
There is a headstock close-up in the images for that one.
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Re: 1919 Gibson F4 in the classifieds
That looks like a good one, the one that Don posted does not.
Charley
A bunch of stuff with four strings
Re: 1919 Gibson F4 in the classifieds
It appears to be an instrument that was re-worked at the factory in the 1930's or later.
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