Description
Description
Orville Gibson invented the modern mandolin, and Gibson Master Luthier Lloyd Loar perfected it with the F-5. It’s hard to believe that was one hundred years ago, and yet the F-5 is still the gold standard of mandolin tone, playability, and beauty. Generations of artists and even new musical genres have been influenced by it. Original examples have become holy grails.
Enter the new 1923 F-5 Master Model Reissue, an exacting clone of the priceless originals which only Gibson Custom Shop could create. Every contour and spec are incorporated thanks to scientific analysis, 3D scanning, and detailed notes from Lloyd Loar himself, found in the Gibson archives. The talented luthiers of Gibson Custom Shop meticulously construct and refine each until it is a perfect representation, not only in looks but in sound and feel. Features include a hand-selected red spruce top and highly-figured maple back, an authentic varnished Cremona Brown finish, silver-plated hardware, a replica hardshell case, and an assortment of vintage-inspired case candy.
Specs
Specs
General
| Series: | Gibson Custom Shop Historic |
| Country of Manufacture: | Made in the USA |
| Product Color: | Cremona Burst |
| Case Type: | Hardshell Case Included |
| Factory Setup: | .011-.040 |
Body
| Body Material: | 2-piece Quarter Sawn Figured Red Maple |
| Body Finish: | Hand-Applied Varnish |
| Top Material: | Red Spruce |
| Body Binding: | Celluloid Nitrate; Multi-Ply Top & Back |
Neck
| Neck Material: | Figured Red Maple |
| Neck Shape: | Authentic 1923 Profile |
| Fingerboard Material: | Ebony |
| Nut Material: | Synthetic |
| Nut Width: | 1.063" (27.051mm) |
| Fingerboard Radius: | Flat Radius |
| Scale Length: | 13.9" (353.06mm) |
| Number of Frets: | 21 Frets |
| Neck Joint: | Glued In, Set Neck |
| Fingerboard Inlay: | Mother of Pearl Dots |
| Inlay Shape: | Dots |
| Neck Binding: | Multi-Ply Celluloid Nitrate |
Hardware
| Hardware Color: | Silver Plated |
| Bridge: | Ebony; Patent Date Stamped |
| Tuning Machines: | Silver Plated Waverly |
| Saddle: | Ebony |
| Pickguard: | Celluloid Nitrate Tortoise Shell; Multi-ply Bound, Patent Date Stamped |
| Truss Rod Cover: | Bell-Shaped, Black |