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THE F-5 MANDOLINS

THE REBIRTH OF A MUSICAL LEGEND

THE 1923 F-5 MASTER MODEL REISSUE—A METICULOUS CLONE OF THE MOST LEGENDARY MANDOLIN MODEL OF ALL TIME—AND THE F-5G, A REIMAGINED F-5 FINE-TUNED TO THE NEEDS OF MODERN PLAYERS.

THE 1923 F-5 MASTER MODEL REISSUE—A METICULOUS CLONE OF THE MOST LEGENDARY MANDOLIN MODEL OF ALL TIME—AND THE F-5G, A REIMAGINED F-5 FINE-TUNED TO THE NEEDS OF MODERN PLAYERS.

USING 3D SCANS, SCIENTIFIC ANALYSIS, AND LLOYD LOAR’S ORIGINAL PRODUCTION NOTES, WE’VE RECREATED THE MANDOLIN MODEL THAT DEFINED THE SOUND OF BLUEGRASS AND CHANGED THE COURSE OF MUSIC HISTORY.

Game-changing features of the F-5 included the shift from a central soundhole to f-holes, a longer neck, which repositioned the bridge further away from the tailpiece, redesigned bracing, and the fingerboard extension raised off the top so it could no longer dampen vibrations. Loar’s F-5 Master Model mandolin remains the high-water mark for mandolin tone more than 100 years after its inception.

USING 3D SCANS, SCIENTIFIC ANALYSIS, AND LLOYD LOAR’S ORIGINAL PRODUCTION NOTES, WE’VE RECREATED THE MANDOLIN MODEL THAT DEFINED THE SOUND OF BLUEGRASS AND CHANGED THE COURSE OF MUSIC HISTORY.

Game-changing features of the F-5 included the shift from a central soundhole to f-holes, a longer neck, which repositioned the bridge further away from the tailpiece, redesigned bracing, and the fingerboard extension raised off the top so it could no longer dampen vibrations. Loar’s F-5 Master Model mandolin remains the high-water mark for mandolin tone more than 100 years after its inception.

MEET THE MANDOLINS

MEET THE MANDOLINS

1923 F-5 MASTER MODEL REISSUE

A meticulous clone of the most legendary mandolin model of all time.

  • 2-piece Quarter Sawn Figured Red Maple Body & Back
  • Red Spruce Top
  • Figured Red Maple Neck
  • Ebony Fingerboard
  • Mother of Pearl Dot Inlays
  • Ebony Bridge; Patent Date Stamped
  • Silver-plated Tailpiece Cover, Engraved with “The Gibson”
  • Waverly Tuners

$ 19,999

F-5G MANDOLIN

A reimagined F-5 fine-tuned to the needs of modern players.

  • 2-piece Quarter Sawn Figured Red Maple Body & Sides
  • Carved Sitka Spruce Top
  • Figured Red Maple Neck
  • Ebony Fingerboard
  • Mother of Pearl Inlays
  • Ebony Bridge
  • Nickel-plated Tailpiece Cover, Engraved with “Gibson”
  • Grover Tuners

$ 5,999

LEGENDARY TONE

Hear the new 1923 F-5 Master Model Reissue in the supremely talented hands of GRAMMY®-nominated bluegrass musician Sierra Hull alongside Gibson Custom Master Luthier and mandolin virtuoso David Harvey, and a Lloyd Loar-signed 1923 original.

LEGENDARY TONE

Hear the new 1923 F-5 Master Model Reissue in the supremely talented hands of GRAMMY®-nominated bluegrass musician Sierra Hull alongside Gibson Custom Master Luthier and mandolin virtuoso David Harvey, and a Lloyd Loar-signed 1923 original.