I would be delighted to let anyone come and try it out, and can meet in the Epsom/Banstead/Sutton/Croydon area.
It comes in its hard shell case measuring 32"/800mm x 16"/400mm x 6"/150mm This mandolin looks exquisite and sounds exquisite, so grab yourself a great deal. Flatirons go for a lot less money than branded Gibsons, despite essentially being the same instruments. It has a comfortable playing action, with no buzzing, and of course has the adjustable bridge. It sounds as you would expect a handmade X-braced Gibson F-5 to sound, exquisite tone and strong "chop". Flatirons have developed something of a cult following in the United States.
The flatiron mandolin serial 84022640 serial number#
This instrument is labelled being from Nashville, although the serial number is very early 1998 so it may actually have been made in Montana. Around 1998 production of all moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 2000s the Flatiron brand was dropped as they were basically the same mandolins as the Gibson branded ones. In 1987 Gibson admired the quality so much it bought the company. There is a typo on the label inside of the body, which states: "The Gibson Master Model Style A-5 Artist" when clearly it is an F-5 Artist.įlatiron was an independent mandolin maker founded in Montana.
If you hold the instrument at certain angles to the light you can find some light surface scratches and slight dulling of the lacquer in a few places there is some light fret wear if you look closely, but as can be seen from the photos it is close to immaculate. These Gibson Flatirons don't seem to come on the market very often, and this is a top-of-the-line "Artist" model (above the Performer and Festival models) and as such has the X-braced top (as can be seen with an inspection mirror), gold plate hardware, radiused ebony fretboard, fern inlay of abalone/paua shell and "The Flatiron" logo in pearl on headstock.
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