Gibson 1923 F-5 Custom Master Model Reissue

Gibson Custom Shop is the pinnacle of craftsmanship, quality, and sound excellence. Each instrument celebrates Gibson's legacy through accuracy, authenticity, and attention to detail.

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 hardshell case, and an assortment of vintage-inspired case candy.

Specifications

• NECK

  • Profile: Authentic 1923 Profile
  • Scale Length: 353.06 mm / 13.9 in
  • Fingerboard Material: Ebony
  • Fingerboard Radius: Flat
  • Neck Material: Figured Red Maple
  • Fret Count: 29
  • Frets: Historic
  • Nut Material: Mother of Pearl
  • Nut Width: 27.051 mm / 1.065 in
  • Inlays: Mother of Pearl Dot
  • Joint: Glued In, Set Neck

• BODY

  • Body Style: F-Style
  • Body Shape: F-5 Mandolin
  • Body Material: 2-piece Quarter Sawn Figured Red Maple
  • Top: Red Spruce
  • Back: 2-piece Quarter Sawn Figured Red Maple
  • Side: Flat Sawn Figured Red Maple
  • Binding: Celluloid Nitrate; Multi-ply Top, Back, Fingerboard, and Pickguard, Single-ply Headstock
  • Body Finish: Hand-applied Varnish

• HARDWARE

  • Finish: Silver Plated
  • Bridge: Ebony; Patent Date Stamped
  • Tailpiece: Silver-plated Tailpiece Cover, Engraved with "The Gibson"
  • Tuning Machines: Waverly
  • Pickguard: Celluloid Nitrate Tortoise Shell; Multi-ply Bound, Patent Date Stamped
  • Truss Rod Cover: Bell-shaped, Black
  • Strap Buttons: End Pin - Ebony with Mother of Pearl Dot

• MISCELLANEOUS
  

  • • Strings Gauge: .011, .016, .026, .040
    • Case: Vintage Replica