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Gibson F5 Lloyd Loar Signed (1924)

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This is the tone we all have in our heads, the pinnacle of American mandolins and the model for everything to follow.

Signed by Lloyd Loar on March 31st, 1924, this Gibson F-5 sounds in absolutely fine form as it fast approaches the centennial of its birth. It possesses a stirring voice across its entire frequency spectrum, but it's that magical midrange that catches you up. This is the tone we have heard on countless records—that classic mandolin sound we all have in our heads and hearts.

Special thanks to Joe K. Walsh for letting us all hear how a mandolin like this is supposed to sound. Dare to dream, we can!

With Virzi. Original tuners, pickguard. Non-original, vintage, shaped F case, repro tailpiece cover.

Materials
Top
Spruce
Back & Sides
Maple
Neck
Maple
Fingerboard
Ebony
Bridge
Ebony
Headstock
Ebony w/Pearl Logo
Tailpiece
Monteleone original design
Binding
Ivoroid
Nut & Saddle
Bone
Tuners
Orignal Waverly
Bracing
Tap Tuned Tone Bars

Neck Specs
Carve
Soft V profile
Nut Width
1 3/32"
Frets
Nickel
Fingerboard
Original

Other
Case
1930s F case
Serial #
75844