I maintain that serial numbers were already pre-assigned to closed up bodies, just like Martin did. I agree on this, but only with respect to instrument made after this odd period in time Joe maintains that serial number were assigned during the shipping phase and that FON's are the key to when it was made. He and I agree on 98% of things except for this short period about 1925-1927. So, most anything we attribute to 19 is likely later, especially if it looks different than 1924Īdditionally, Joe Spanns work bring much into focus. They used up things to save money and made hardly anything from scratch. Gibson apparently spent several years using up pre-carved stuff to reduce overhead and survive. When Loar left the building in late '24, instruments did change overnight to lacquer finishes with gold part and white binding, and Loar did not break the molds resulting in different shapes to F5 mandolin tops. With this in mind, not some of us old timers are forced to realize that things changed. Walters great book points out management changes and inherent business model methodologies that essentially prevented bankruptcy The numbers between say 19 were reasonably linear as Gibson made instruments by the thousands that had not sold yet BUT, one thing us old timers now have to realize is that the sequence was not linear. I am not going to argue the origin or validity of any serial number list.
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