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This Gibson H-1 Mandola needs some love to return to it's former glory. With a pumpkin finish on bound spruce top, the birch back and sides show shrinking and prior repair work. The bound ebony fingerboard has pearl dot inlays. Bound oval soundhole with a double-ring rope pattern rosette. Other features include a mottled tortoise plastic pickguard and 4-on-a-plate tuners with ivoroid buttons. A good candidate for a restoration project. Original hardshell case. Made in Kalamazoo, USA.
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Condition Notes: Previously repaired top crack from bridge to tail, repaired back center seam. needs new bridge top, etc. - sold AS-IS (This item is sold As-Is)× This used product is in Non-Functioning Condition
Non-Functioning condition items include used instruments and other gear that simply do not work, such as a guitar with an entirely broken neck or headstock. These items will need significant repair before they can be played. Suitable for skilled luthiers or as a source of parts.
Condition Notes: Previously repaired top crack from bridge to tail, repaired back center seam. needs new bridge top, etc. - sold AS-IS (This item is sold As-Is)
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The following specs were provided by our repair and appraisal teams.
For a more detailed description please call (517) 372-7880.
- 1917
- SN 426?? FON 11033 (illegible, label affected by repair)
- Original pumpkin finish on spruce top
- Oval soundhole with double-ring rope rosette
- Birch back and sides (back has shrunk some and has center seam repair)
- Back appears over-sprayed
- Mahogany neck with "V" neck profile
- 19-fret ebony fingerboard with treble extension
- Pearl dot inlays
- 1-5/16" nut, ~15-3/4" scale
- Original raised tortoise plastic pickguard
- Adjustable compensated ebony bridge (top cracked)
- "The Gibson" on tailpiece cover
- 4-on-a-plate tuners with ivoroid buttons
- Paddle peghead overlay features pearl "The Gibson" logo inlay
- Original hard shell case (lavender lining, broken handle)
- Made in Kalamazoo, USA
Gibson H-1 Mandola (1917)
Gibson H-1 Mandola (1917)
SKU: 90U-223911
This Gibson H-1 Mandola needs some love to return to it's former glory. With a pumpkin finish on bound spruce top, the birch back and sides show shrinking and prior repair work. The bound ebony fingerboard has pearl dot inlays. Bound oval soundhole with a double-ring rope pattern rosette. Other features include a mottled tortoise plastic pickguard and 4-on-a-plate tuners with ivoroid buttons. A good candidate for a restoration project. Original hardshell case. Made in Kalamazoo, USA.
Condition Notes: Previously repaired top crack from bridge to tail, repaired back center seam. needs new bridge top, etc. - sold AS-IS (This item is sold As-Is)
Non-Functioning condition items include used instruments and other gear that simply do not work, such as a guitar with an entirely broken neck or headstock. These items will need significant repair before they can be played. Suitable for skilled luthiers or as a source of parts.
Condition Notes: Previously repaired top crack from bridge to tail, repaired back center seam. needs new bridge top, etc. - sold AS-IS (This item is sold As-Is)
Learn more about our condition ratings
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The following specs were provided by our repair and appraisal teams.
For a more detailed description please call (517) 372-7880.
- 1917
- SN 426?? FON 11033 (illegible, label affected by repair)
- Original pumpkin finish on spruce top
- Oval soundhole with double-ring rope rosette
- Birch back and sides (back has shrunk some and has center seam repair)
- Back appears over-sprayed
- Mahogany neck with "V" neck profile
- 19-fret ebony fingerboard with treble extension
- Pearl dot inlays
- 1-5/16" nut, ~15-3/4" scale
- Original raised tortoise plastic pickguard
- Adjustable compensated ebony bridge (top cracked)
- "The Gibson" on tailpiece cover
- 4-on-a-plate tuners with ivoroid buttons
- Paddle peghead overlay features pearl "The Gibson" logo inlay
- Original hard shell case (lavender lining, broken handle)
- Made in Kalamazoo, USA
