Mandola
Alternate name(s)
- Mandolin
Maker
Gibson
Date1917
Place MadeKalamazoo, Michigan, United States, North America
ModelH-4 Artist’s Model
Serial No.33609
SignedPrinted on an oval label seen through soundhole: PATENTED FEB. 1, '98 / MARCH 30, '06 / OTHER PATENTS PENDING / GIBSON Manola (script) (underlined) STYLE H-4 (underlined) / Number 33609 (underlined) is hereby / GUARANTEED / against faulty workmanship or material. Should / this instrument, with proper care and usage, go wrong, we agree to repair it free of charge at our factory, or / to replace it with another of same style or value. / GIBSON MANDOLIN-GUITAR CO. / (MANUFACTURERS) / Kalamazoo, Mich., U. S. A.Engraved on peghead and tailpiece: The Gibson (script)
Markingsnone
DescriptionThe Style H-4 was Gibson's fanciest mandola when it was brought to market in 1910. The scroll-bodied instrument, modeled after the Style F-4 mandolin, was available until 1940. Tuned the same as a viola, this instrument was the alto voice in mandolin orchestras.
ProvenancePurchased from Curtis Teague, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1997.
Credit LinePurchase funds gift of Margaret Ann Everist, 1997
Object number06098
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