Gibson Style A Model Carved Top Mandolin (1918), made in Kalamazoo, Michigan, brown varnish finish, birch back and sides, spruce top; mahogany neck with ebony fingerboard, original black hard shell case.
Overall length is 25 3/4 in. (65.4 cm.), 10 1/8 in. (25.7 cm.) body 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 13/16 in. (46 mm.).
Some average wear overall but no major areas of finish loss; some old solid back-seam repairs. The hardware is original except for a later adjustable bridge (still quite old!) and a decent reproduction pickguard using the original clamp. Some typical fretwear but still plays well; excellent sound. A nice player's brown-top A, with the original HSC. Overall Very Good + Condition.
