Gibson Model A-3 Carved Top Mandolin (1919)
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Gibson Model A-3 Model Carved Top Mandolin (1919), made in Kalamazoo, Michigan, white lacquer top, dark stained back and sides finish, birch back and sides, spruce top; mahogany neck with ebony fingerboard, original black hard shell case.
A nice original example of one of Gibson's most attractive mandolins, the rare white-topped A-3. Gibson made many experiments in the top color on their mandolin line in the teens and twenties, offering black, brown, "pumpkin" orange and red sunburst on different models at various times. The "Antique Ivory" finish was unique to the A-3, and only available between 1918 and 1922. The top is double bound with a wide ivoroid soundhole rin with three-ply wood on either side, the pickguard is grained ivoroid as is the bracket anchor. Back and fingerboard are single bound, peghead has a particularly "nouveau" THE GIBSON script logo and inlayed vine pattern. Original one-piece compensated bridge and engraved tailpiece, a lovely mandolin with a very fine sound as well.
Overall length is 25 3/4 in. (65.4 cm.), 10 1/4 in. (26 cm.) width, and 1 13/16 in. (4.6 cm.) in depth, measured at side of rim. Scale length is 14 in. (356 mm.). Width of nut is 1 1/4 in. (32 mm.). All original, some finish wear overall (mostly to the back and back of the neck) but no damage or repairs. Includes the original HSC. Generally Excellent Condition.
A nice original example of one of Gibson's most attractive mandolins, the rare white-topped A-3. Gibson made many experiments in the top color on their mandolin line in the teens and twenties, offering black, brown, "pumpkin" orange and red sunburst on different models at various times. The "Antique Ivory" finish was unique to the A-3, and only available between 1918 and 1922. The top is double bound with a wide ivoroid soundhole rin with three-ply wood on either side, the pickguard is grained ivoroid as is the bracket anchor. Back and fingerboard are single bound, peghead has a particularly "nouveau" THE GIBSON script logo and inlayed vine pattern. Original one-piece compensated bridge and engraved tailpiece, a lovely mandolin with a very fine sound as well.
Overall length is 25 3/4 in. (65.4 cm.), 10 1/4 in. (26 cm.) width, and 1 13/16 in. (4.6 cm.) in depth, measured at side of rim. Scale length is 14 in. (356 mm.). Width of nut is 1 1/4 in. (32 mm.). All original, some finish wear overall (mostly to the back and back of the neck) but no damage or repairs. Includes the original HSC. Generally Excellent Condition.