Скачать или смотреть 1917 Gibson Alrite flatback pancake mandolin

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The Gibson Army/Navy and Alrite model mandolins were “the original” pancake mandolins. This one most likely dates to 1917 and, while it’s a bit cracked-up with old repairs, it’s happy and sports a K&K pickup installed, too.

I sold this years ago and it came back recently via consignment as the owner’s given-up on mandolin. I’m sore-tempted but I DO have a lot of mandolins hanging-around.

I gave it a glorified setup, repaired a few seams that had sprung from poor storage (dryness), and now it’s ready to go and playing like a champ. These have Gibson tone in spades — choppy, direct, and punchy — and their necks feel the same as you’d get on a Gibson A from the time but with a 12th fret join.