Antique "The Gibson" A-1 Mandolin 1913 Orange Pumpkin Finish Beautiful Tone

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Antique "The Gibson" A-1 Mandolin 1913 Orange Pumpkin Finish Beautiful Tone
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Antique "The Gibson" A-1 Mandolin 1913 Orange Pumpkin Finish Beautiful Tone
Here's an antique Gibson Model A-1 mandolin from 1913 that has a beautiful tone and even nicer orange pumpkin finish! This mandolin has a spruce top and a mahogany body, sides, and a mahogany "V-profile" neck with walnut stripe and plays nice and loud.  This mandolin looks and plays so well that people coming into our shop can't believe it's over 100 years old!
We got this back from our luthier with a pro set up and some necessary repairs to get this mandolin looking great and ready to play. It's ready for a good home and someone that enjoys the sound of an antique Gibson mandolin.
DESCRIPTION:
• Serial number: 15845 (sticker inside soundhole)
• Made in USA- pickguard dated 3.30.1909, brace patented date of 7.4.1911
• Pumpkin orange mahogany finish
• Original tuners
• 20 fret bound rosewood fingerboard
• Comes with non-original chipboard case
ALL SALES ARE FINAL - NO RETURNS
ALL ITEMS ARE SOLD IN AS-IS CONDITION
All of our instruments sold are in complete, working condition. This instrument was professionally inspected, repaired if necessary & given a pro set-up by one of our favorite luthiers/guitarist/composer/teacher & fantastic all around human being as well as the co-founder of April Mae & The Junebugs, Dave "Catfish" Fecca of Dave Fecca Guitar Repair located in Moorestown, NJ...so this axe is ready to rip!
CONDITION:
For being over 100 years old, this guitar is in excellent condition and most importantly, is still a PLAYER. Our luthier gave this a full pro set-up, and repaired the pickguard bracing and replaced a broken dot inlay. He also handmade a rosewood saddle that fits the look of the original and repaired a crack in the back that you can barely see thanks to his great work. Please see the attached photos as an extension of our written description.
DIMENSIONS:
Body is approximately 25 3/4" long x 9 7/8" wide x 1 3/4" deep; scale length is 13" long x 1 3/8" wide at the 1st fret, 1 5/8" wide at the 12th fret, & 1 3/4" wide at the 17th fret.
Mandolin weighs in at a very light 2 lbs, 2 oz.
NOTES:
This instrument is ready to play in any capacity the player wishes. This instrument would give a great deal of pleasure to a collector, a player, or a professional.
Obviously, this is being sold as is, where is, with no implied warranties or guarantees of any kind whatsoever. Since this is a vintage musical instrument, our normal return policy DOES NOT APPLY TO THIS ITEM! It cannot be returned to us. We package professionally & this instrument will be insured for the full valuation at our expense. We accurately represent all of our items. If you have questions please feel free to contact us for an in hand description. Also, take a look at our website, Ellis Antiques et Bijoux. You may also wish to check out our feedback, which is currently APPROACHING 15,000, and has accumulated for the past 22 years on eBay.
PLEASE CONSIDER OUR PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHS AS AN EXTENSION OF OUR HIGHLY DESCRIPTIVE TEXT.
Shipping insurance is included. Instrument will be boxed in a heavy guitar box & will be shipped via USPS or FedEx. Or, this can be picked up locally at our physical bricks and mortar shop in Collingswood, NJ 08108.
Please inquire regarding international shipping rates prior to purchase or making us an offer. This item is subject to prior sale. If you have any interest in purchasing this fine instrument, please feel free to make us an offer. We're full time general antique dealers and negotiating is a large part of our business. Just saying......
***A PROFESSIONAL VIDEO CLIP WILL BE FORTHCOMING SHORTLY!***
**SPECIAL NOTE: It is with a very heavy heart that we wish to share the news of the recent passing on
Dec 6, 2020, of our almost 12 year old red & white beagle, our beloved Ace. He was our mascot and namesake of this shop on Reverb.com. He gave us the initial inspiration to sign up with Reverb.com, primarily due to the name that we chose to use on this fantastic website. He was also the chief of security & official greeter for our bricks & mortar shop, always ready to engage with the customers; tail wagging, always happy & forever on the lookout for any ingestible treats that our customers wished to share with him as well as a nice butt or belly rub.
Ace is, and will continue to be, very sorely missed by all who knew him. Our shop will never be the same without his presence. But, his intense spirit and joie de vivre lives on, through our loving memories of him and also via this wonderful platform online. Love the heck out of ya, Acie!!
Sadly, Ellis
Ace's Axe Attic
TO ALL PROSPECTIVE BUYERS:If you are contemplating making us an offer on this or any of our other varied listings, please be fully prepared to follow through, pay for your item and consummate the deal if your offer is accepted by us. We have been hit hard lately by offers from buyers with little or even zero feedback or inexperience on this selling platform. These buyers never paid for their purchases.  Obviously, we would rather this never happen again, but sometimes it will occur no matter what our wishes are. Thank you for reading this far and for your patience and understanding as well. And, in the immortal lyrics from an early Steve Miller Band tune, “You gotta keep on keepin on”!
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