1926
The shipping dates listed below relate to the instrument’s serial number and are based on information provided in Spann’s Guide To Gibson by Joseph E. Spann
Note that the serial number indicates the date at which the instrument was shipped rather than its date of manufacture
All examples have maple back and sides unless otherwise indicated
If an instrument appears in one of our picture galleries this is noted beneath the serial number
Serial Number: 80569
Year shipped: 1926
FON: 8358
(See Type Two Gallery)
Headstock: Diagonal ‘The Gibson’ logo, aftermarket ‘Mono-Plak’ truss rod cover
Neck/fingerboard: 20 fret fingerboard with pointed end and dot inlays from the third fret with double dots at the 12th and 17th frets
Body: Maple back and sides
Hardware: Silver-plated metal parts including wrap-over tailpiece and Waverly three-on-a-strip tuners (appears to have had a different set of tuners fitted in the past). The pickguard is missing and the bridge is a replacement.
Notes: The guitar has been totally refinished. There is a repaired back crack and an area of binding has been replaced on the bass side of the headstock
Source: Stan Werbin (elderly.com)
Serial Number: 80570
Year shipped: 1926
FON: 8350
Notes: The Lloyd Loar signature label found in this guitar (dated December 1st 1924), is believed to be non-original
Source: www.mandolinarchive.com
Serial Number: 80585
Year shipped: 1926
FON:
Virzi number: 10673
Body: Virzi fitted
Source: www.mandolinarchive.com