Orville Gibson invented the modern mandolin, and Gibson Master Luthier Lloyd Loar perfected 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 looks but 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 hard-shell case, and an assortment of vintage-inspired case candy.

Body
Shape: F-5G Mandolin
Top: Red Spruce
Back: 2-piece Quarter Sawn Figured Red Maple
Sides: Flat Sawn Figured Red Maple
Bracing: Celluloid Nitrate; Multi-ply Top, Back, Fingerboard, and Pickguard, Single-ply Headstock

Neck
Material: Figured Red Maple
Profile: Authentic 1923 Profile
Nut width: 27.051mm
Fingerboard: Ebony
Scale length: 353.06 mm
Number of frets: 29
Nut: Mother of Pearl
Inlay: Mother-of-pearl Dot

Hardware
Bridge: Ebony; Patent Date Stamped
Tail Piece: Silver-plated Tailpiece Cover, Engraved with "The Gibson"
Tuners: Waverly
Plating: Silver