-- The man who made Kalamazoo famous for its stringed instruments remains an enigma. But it's certain that Orville H. Gibson wasn't just an eccentric perfectionist carving mandolins in his shop.

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This mandolin was made by the Gibson in Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1922. It is an A-4 model, serial number 69625. This mandolin has a wooden body with 8 strings, inlaid design around sound hole and at top ...

Mike Black, a Lawrence custom builder of mandolins, poses in his shop with an A-style mandolin similar to ones made by the famous Gibson mandolin builder Lloyd Loar. The staged photo is similar to one ...

Appraisal: 1921 Gibson F4 Mandolin in Vintage Savannah. Take a look at Ken Farmer's appraisal of a 1921 Gibson F4 mandolin, in Vintage Savannah. Funding for ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is provided by Ancestry ...