I recently sold my Gibson A-1, serial number: 13766, that I had for some years. Any idea of the year it was made--both my student who bought it and I would like to know the year it was built.
Nick Royal
Santa Cruz, CA
I recently sold my Gibson A-1, serial number: 13766, that I had for some years. Any idea of the year it was made--both my student who bought it and I would like to know the year it was built.
Nick Royal
Santa Cruz, CA
1913
Elrod
Gibson A2 1920(?)
Breedlove Cascade
Washburn 215(?) 1906-07(?)
Victoria, B&J, New York(stolen 10/18/2011)
Eastwood Airline Mandola
guitars:
Guild D-25NT
Vega 200 archtop, 1957?
There's more info here mando dating but I believe one should thoroughly exhaust one's own species before dating a mandolin. Food for thought.
Lost on the trails of The Deep North
I concurOriginally Posted by (Fred Keller @ Oct. 04 2007, 23:38)
"It's comparable to playing a cheese slicer."
--M. Stillion
"Bargain instruments are no bargains if you can't play them"
--J. Garber
I've met a lot of mandolins I would date, but not many I'd take home to Mama.
2003 Gibson A5L
2012 Gibson Custom Advanced Jumbo
2005 Gibson 'True Vintage' Original Jumbo
1920 Bacon Open Back
My mandolin is just like my exgirlfriend. It's always out and everyone says it's too loud.
-1
So my girlfriend says, "I think you love your mandolin more than you love me."
To which I reply, "Which one?"
Now I need a new mandolin date... Dan
Play em like you know em!
We may have the merge this thread with this thread
"It's comparable to playing a cheese slicer."
--M. Stillion
"Bargain instruments are no bargains if you can't play them"
--J. Garber
I made a comment to my mandolin the other day when I tried an augmented sixth and the instrument failed to respond accordingly.
When I got back from the gig, my wife was gone and I haven't seen her since.
Can anyone offer any advice? If so, don't.
Bill
IM(NS)HO
Wow! I sure got a lot of comments about the date of my A1 mandolin. It's not available for dating...sold it!
Nick
ps - So, made in 1913. thanks!
Have you called the police?
I don't know if I can keep this up, I have tears in my eyes.
"It's comparable to playing a cheese slicer."
--M. Stillion
"Bargain instruments are no bargains if you can't play them"
--J. Garber
"So, made in 1913. thanks!"
According to AR Duchssor's "Guitar Identification: How to date the guitars made by Fender-Gibson-Gretsch-Martin", copyright 1983; US publication 1985.So, it could be out of date, but should be right or at least close.
I don't know why I haven't posted re the dating of mandolins vs. humans, but each has it's advantages.
Elrod
Gibson A2 1920(?)
Breedlove Cascade
Washburn 215(?) 1906-07(?)
Victoria, B&J, New York(stolen 10/18/2011)
Eastwood Airline Mandola
guitars:
Guild D-25NT
Vega 200 archtop, 1957?
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