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Gibson H-4 Mandola (USED, 1916)
Gibson H-4 Mandola (USED, 1916)
Gibson H-4 Mandola (USED, 1916)
Gibson H-4 Mandola (USED, 1916)
Gibson H-4 Mandola (USED, 1916)
Gibson H-4 Mandola (USED, 1916)
Gibson H-4 Mandola (USED, 1916)
Gibson H-4 Mandola (USED, 1916)
Gibson H-4 Mandola (USED, 1916)
Gibson H-4 Mandola (USED, 1916)
Gibson H-4 Mandola (USED, 1916)
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Gibson H-4 Mandola (USED, 1916)

Vintage

Currently unavailable
DOCUMENTED HONESTLYEvery repair, every change
VETTED ON THE BENCHBefore it's listed
SINCE 1968Still independent

Lovely H-4 mandola just in to the shop! The sound is all there: full, rich, with wonderful, uncommon balance and sustain for days. With its golden patina and light crazing, this mandola looks to have been refinished in the decade or so following WWII, and most likely by Gibson. It has been lovingly maintained since then, and comes to us in beautiful condition.

Original tuners with inlaid Handel buttons, "The Gibson" script headstock with flowerpot inlay, double-rope soundhole rosette. Replaced tailpiece cover bears the postwar Gibson logo. A really wonderful example of a not-often seen, 'teens scroll Gibson mandola.

Priced with rectangular Cedar Creek custom case.

  • Carved Spruce top
  • Bound body, fingerboard, and headstock
  • Original tuners with inlaid Handel buttons
  • Double-rope soundhole rosette
  • Ebony fingerboard and bridge
  • Non-orginal, "Gibson" logo tailpiece
  • Cedar Creek case
  • Serial number: 28254
Condition: Vintage. Fully inspected and set up by TME staff before it ships or leaves the showroom.

Every instrument is thoroughly checked and set up before shipping fully insured via UPS with tracking to your door. We reuse boxes and materials to cut waste when they meet our protection standard.

Inspect it, play it, and if it isn't right, contact us within 48 hours of delivery to arrange a return or one-time exchange. Returns are subject to a 5% restocking fee, and the buyer covers shipping both ways.

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Gibson H-4 Mandola (USED, 1916)
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