Gibson

Gibson A1 Snakehead (1924)

$2,850.00

Pickup available at 165 Showroom

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Product information

A wonderful, articulate voice on this well loved, Loar-era snakehead A1.

We love when an oval-hole mandolin has enough focus to cut in an acoustic session, as is the case with this Loar-era Gibson A. This one has a great mix of vintage dryness and the warmth, fullness, and sustain of a great oval-hole mandolin. Honest playwear on the top speaks to this having been a workhorse instrument for many years.

Materials

Top
Spruce
Back & Sides
Birch
Fingerboard
Ebony
Bridge
Ebony
Headstock
Ebony
Tailpiece
Gibson
Binding
Ivoroid
Tuners
Arrowhead Waverly with Ivoroid buttons

Neck Specs

Carve
Soft V
Nut Width
1 1/16"

Other

Condition
Play wear especially to top; normal fret wear; Case
Hardshell
Serial #
75187

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