{"product_id":"gibson-a-00-carved-top-mandolin-1939-3778","title":"Gibson A-00 Carved Top Mandolin (1939)","description":"Gibson A-00 Model Carved Top Mandolin (1939), made in Kalamazoo, Michigan, sunburst top, dark back and sides finish, maple back and sides, spruce top; mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard, original black hard shell case. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe A-00 was Gibson's least expensive carved top mandolin in the later Depression years leading up to WWII. A stylistic match to the well-loved L-00 guitar, the A-00 was introduced in 1933 and remained in the company's line until all mandolin production stopped during the war. The design is no frills but still typically Gibson, with a sunburst top and brown finished back, sides, and neck. The logo is the familiar white silkscreen \"Gibson\" script also seen on its brother guitar. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith an f-hole top, standard rosewood adjustable bridge, and clamshell tailpiece, the A-00 is a fully professional quality mandolin which we feel is often somewhat underrated as a player. The sound is somewhere between an earlier oval-hole Gibson and a standard f-style mandolin, with a good chop and volume but without the extreme brightness some Florentines are prone to. This is a very nice-playing A-00 from the model's heyday around 1939; generally well-preserved with a particularly powerful sound for this model.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eOverall length is 25 1\/4 in. (64.1 cm.), 10 1\/8 in. (25.7 cm.) width, and 1 7\/8 in. (4.8 cm.) in depth, measured at side of rim. Scale length is 13 7\/8 in. (352 mm.). Width of nut is 1 3\/16 in. (30 mm.). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNice original condition; complete but original pickguard has some celluloid decomposition so is included but not mounted. One long top crack on either side of the treble f-hole well repaired. Some light play wear but overall a very nice prewar mandolin, including a beautiful original case. Overall Excellent Condition.","brand":"Gibson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46853257068684,"sku":"3778","price":1000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/8702\/3756\/files\/01_0d5bf443-51f5-43be-ae30-b833bbd61482.jpg?v=1774332287","url":"https:\/\/retrofret.com\/products\/gibson-a-00-carved-top-mandolin-1939-3778","provider":"RetroFret","version":"1.0","type":"link"}