Orville Gibson invented the modern mandolin, and Gibson Master Luthier Lloyd Loarperfected 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 looksbut 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.
Body
Shape F-5 Mandolin
Material 2-piece Quarter Sawn Figured Red Maple
Top Red Spruce
Sides Flat Sawn Figured Red Maple
Back 2-piece Quarter Sawn Figured Red Maple
Binding Celluloid Nitrate; Multi-ply Top, Back, Fingerboard, and Pickguard,
Single-ply Headstock
Neck
Neck Figured Red Maple
Profile Authentic 1923 Profile
Nut width 27.051mm / 1.065in
Fingerboard Ebony
Fingerboard radius Flat/No Radius
Scale length 353.06mm / 13.9in
Number of frets 29
Nut Mother of Pearl
Inlay Mother of Pearl Dot
Hardware
Bridge Ebony; Patent Date Stamped
Tailpiece Silver-plated Tailpiece Cover, Engraved with "The Gibson"
Tuners Waverly
Plating Silver
Case & SKUs
Case Vintage Replica
SKU F523MMCBSH1