Re: Gibson F-5L from '78-'82 Serial numbers and information.
Beautiful mandolin Serge! I added this comment to bump this thread back up. With the large membership on this Cafe it is surprising to me that a few more have not added to your registry list -- they must be "out there". Roger noted in his article that Gibson mandolin sales did spike up after introduction of the F5-L.
Your mandolin is certainly a beauty and seeing it becomes even more significant once you realize how important those mandolins were to the eventual re-introduction of the Gibson master models a decade or so later.
I'll be Roger has a record of how many tops and backs he carved but I'll also bet it is something he cannot comment on publicly. Gibson has a thing about keeping sales volumes classified -- for some reason.
Bernie
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