Can anyone identify the model and approximate year of this Mandolin. It is
unlabeled but is stamped 7219H inside. It sounds great! Thanks.
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| Author: | KenMcKay [ Mon Mar 06, 2006 11:52 pm ] |
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Can anyone identify the model and approximate year of this Mandolin. It is unlabeled but is stamped 7219H inside. It sounds great! Thanks. |
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| Author: | KenMcKay [ Mon Mar 06, 2006 11:54 pm ] |
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| Author: | KenMcKay [ Mon Mar 06, 2006 11:54 pm ] |
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| Author: | KenMcKay [ Mon Mar 06, 2006 11:55 pm ] |
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| Author: | David Collins [ Tue Mar 07, 2006 12:37 am ] |
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At first glance it looks like a 50's A-50, but that's a first impulse guess. All my reference books are at the shop, but I'll look it up this afternoon. The number on the inside is the factory order number. Can you tell what color ink it was stamped in? |
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| Author: | KenMcKay [ Tue Mar 07, 2006 12:48 am ] |
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The ink is purple/blue and above it is written in hand the number 19 in red. |
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| Author: | KenMcKay [ Tue Mar 07, 2006 12:55 am ] |
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www.elderly.com/vintage/items/90U-4468.htm Looks similar David! |
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| Author: | KenMcKay [ Tue Mar 07, 2006 1:03 am ] |
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And this one too http://www.mandolincentral.com/36a50.html |
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| Author: | David Collins [ Tue Mar 07, 2006 1:55 am ] |
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I suppose 50's might be a little late, but for some reason that finish just doesn't look like a 30's finish. I can't really say why, just a hunch. 40's perhaps? Are the tuners open or closed back, and does it look like the buttons are original or replaced? The best way to date these is usally by the hardware. Pickguard and bracket, tailpiece, tuners, etc. |
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| Author: | KenMcKay [ Tue Mar 07, 2006 2:40 am ] |
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Open back tuners, and they look original. |
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| Author: | spruce [ Tue Mar 07, 2006 10:22 am ] |
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The Mandolin Archive is another good source for ID'ing old Gibson mandolins... Luck! |
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| Author: | Howard Klepper [ Tue Mar 07, 2006 2:16 pm ] |
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To my eye, it's a late 40's A-50, but I'm not an expert on mandos. |
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| Author: | KenMcKay [ Wed Mar 08, 2006 5:18 am ] |
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I still haven't nailed it  I got an email from an expert that said it was an
A1 or A50 from the 30's. The two models differ only in their bracing. I wrote back and asked about the bracing but have not heard yet. Thanks everyone. |
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