1923 / 24 GIBSON A JR MODEL / READABLE LABEL / I BOUGHT THIS MANDOLIN FROM A COLLECTORS SALE AS A PROJECT AS THE BACK PLATE WAS PARTIALLY LOOSE AND THE TOP PLATE FINISH WAS COMPROMISED / I CLEANED THE LOOSE JOINTS AND REGLUED THE BACK WITH HIDE GLUE / STRIPPED THE OKIE VARNISH FROM THE TOP CAREFULLY WITH OUT OVERSANDING AND REFINISHED IT WITH STEWMAC NITRO LACQUER / THE TOP WAS PROBALLY ORIGINALY THE GIBSON BROWINISH BLACK LIKE THE NECK & BACK / IT CLEANED UP SO NICE WITH A VERY INTERSTING GRAIN AND DISTRESSED LOOK I ONLY USED CLEAR LACQUER / THERE ARE NO CRACKS OR PICK DAMAGE / I USED A CUSTOM CUT SELF STICK PICKGUARD AS THE OLD CLAMP ON ONE WAS LOST / THERE IS NO SURFACE DAMAGE UNDER THE PICKGUARD AND IT COULD BE EASILY REMOVED IF DESIRED / THE NECK IS STRAIGHT AND THE FINGERBOARD FREE OF DIVOTS AND CHIPS / THE FRETS ARE ORIGINIAL AND SHOW SOME WEAR ON THE 2ND AND THIRD  BUT STILL SOUND OK / THE BRIDGE , NUT & TAILPIECE AND TUNERS ARE THE ORIGINALS / PLAYS EAISILY AND THE ACTION IS LOW / THE STRING SPREAD AT THE NUT IS 31/32 SO IF YOUR FINGERS ARE LIKE SUSAUGES YOU MIGHT NOT LIKE THE NARROISH JR NECK / BEAUTIFUL FULL RANGE VINTAGE VOICE AND GOOD VOLUME / THE  TOP & BACK ON SNAKEHEAD MANDOLINS WERE TAP TUNED TO LOAR'S SPECS / COMES IN A NEWISH CHIPBOARD CASE / PRIORITY SHIPPING COST$ INCLUDES FULL VALUE INSURANCE / ANY QUESTIONS WELCOMED / CHECK MY FEEDBACK / 50 YEARS OF LUTHIER EXP. ON ALL STRING INSTRUMENTS !