1924 Gibson K4 Mandocello
It is somewhat an embarassment of riches to have now owned two of these colossal instruments. A friend of mine…
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1924 Gibson TL-4 Tenor Lute
Yep. The one. The Lloyd Loar failure. Not sure what he was thinking slapping a tenor banjo neck on what…
1904 Gibson Octave Mandolin
Or perhaps more appropriately, a mandola in G, since it was made during the mandolin orchestra craze. I was not…
1924 Gibson TB-JR Frankenbanjo
When we started taking mando lessons (on the mandocello, actually), our teacher used a tenor banjo to demonstrate so we…
1924 Gibson A4 with Virzi Tone Producer
This well loved Loar-era A4 came to the home unexpectedly, but it is such a nice fit with the F4…
1924 Gibson MB-Jr
It was so genius, we had to crib this description from Retrofret. “This raucous little twanger is an [1924] Gibson…
1920 Gibson A4 Mandolin
The Home has seen a lot of instruments come through its doors. There are some that have left that we…
1923 Gibson H4 Mandola
Oh this is a special one. Not only does it complete the Home’s collection of vintage F style instruments (to…
1925 Gibson F4 Mandolin with Virzi Tone Producer
Ever since the first strum of a 1924 F4 with a Virzi I have been after that sound. It took…
1919 Gibson Style O Artist Guitar
This is the second of these beauties to come through the Home’s doors. This one comes from the collection of…