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"1905 Gibson mandolin..pineapple tail piece..great shape..new case..coming to portland around 1st week of february"
https://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/...573292077.html
"1905 Gibson mandolin..pineapple tail piece..great shape..new case..coming to portland around 1st week of february"
He says it's an A-1. Wouldn't it then have the headstock logo?
Not sure it matters. Looks gorgeous. Need more photos to determine condition. But $1200?!? Oh, wicked MAS, tempt me not!
But that's just my opinion. I could be wrong. - Dennis Miller
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I love that “south Jersey” inlaid pickguard!
Last edited by Jim Garber; Jan-14-2023 at 4:35pm.
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Playing lately:
1924 Gibson A4 - 2018 Campanella A-5 - 2007 Brentrup A4C - 1915 Frank Merwin Ashley violin - Huss & Dalton DS - 1923 Gibson A2 black snakehead - '83 Flatiron A5-2 - 1939 Gibson L-00 - 1936 Epiphone Deluxe - 1928 Gibson L-5 - ca. 1890s Fairbanks Senator Banjo - ca. 1923 Vega Style M tenor banjo - ca. 1920 Weymann Style 25 Mandolin-Banjo - National RM-1
Is the pineapple supposed to have that big hole?
Well, if it's been cored ...
But that's just my opinion. I could be wrong. - Dennis Miller
Furthering Mandolin Consciousness
Finders Keepers, my duo with the astoundingly talented and versatile Patti Rothberg. Our EP is finally done, and available! PM me, while they last!
"It's comparable to playing a cheese slicer."
--M. Stillion
"Bargain instruments are no bargains if you can't play them"
--J. Garber
I guess the mystery is why they put a hole in it to begin with. I can hear them talking to the tailpiece manufacturer. “Hey, let’s put a small hole in the top of this batch. It will drive those future folks crazy a hundred years from now.”
Jim
My Stream on Soundcloud
19th Century Tunes
Playing lately:
1924 Gibson A4 - 2018 Campanella A-5 - 2007 Brentrup A4C - 1915 Frank Merwin Ashley violin - Huss & Dalton DS - 1923 Gibson A2 black snakehead - '83 Flatiron A5-2 - 1939 Gibson L-00 - 1936 Epiphone Deluxe - 1928 Gibson L-5 - ca. 1890s Fairbanks Senator Banjo - ca. 1923 Vega Style M tenor banjo - ca. 1920 Weymann Style 25 Mandolin-Banjo - National RM-1
According to this ancient thread, begun when I picked up one of these, sold as a 1910 but may be a 1909 or even 1908, I cited a source which says the Gibson logo appeared in 1905. So this might be just a bit older. Sad to say, I don't have any photos of mine other than from the ad, which don't show the tailpiece. (They do show the headstock with logo, and elevated pickguard, introduced in 1908.) It's been in the shop all this time, and while it should be good to go, it's 1500 miles away so I can't offer more precise evidence. Poking through the Archive though, some of the earlier models had this tailpiece. Some didn't. The Gibson Company has flirted with consistency all its life. And bear in mind, Orville H. Gibson's middle name was probably, Huh?
But that's just my opinion. I could be wrong. - Dennis Miller
Furthering Mandolin Consciousness
Finders Keepers, my duo with the astoundingly talented and versatile Patti Rothberg. Our EP is finally done, and available! PM me, while they last!
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