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Instrument: Mandolins
Brand: Bigsby
Model: 5 String "Glen Tarver" Electric Mandolin
Finish: Natural
SKU: MN2067-A
Handedness: Right
Made In Year: 1953
Top: Birdseye Maple
Back and Sides: Birdseye Maple
Brace Pattern: N/A
Nut Width: 1.32"
Fingerboard Radius: No
Weight: 4.8lbs
Contains Brazilian Rosewood (Y/N): No
Case: OHSC
Notes: Replaced Volume Pot
Well, here's a one-of-a-kind piece! Electric guitarists are already very familiar with the work of Paul Bigsby; even if you don't know his history, you've likely played an instrument with his famed Bigsby vibrato. Well, here's one for the mandolin players, too! Based off the the solid-body five-string Bigsby mandolin played by Texas Playboy Tiny Moore, this one was commissioned by player Glen Tarver in 1953 with the addition of a vibrato. This historical piece has had a long life, passing through different hands, appearing in a Fretboard Journal piece and even coming through Carter in the past (see the 2016 demo video below!).
https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/case-study-1953-bigsby-electric-mandolin/
Comes with its original hard case (with more recent Small Dog slip cover), complete with extra sets of Bigsby flat wound strings inside! Our notes indicate a replaced volume pot, but otherwise it's in mostly original condition and set up to play beautifully.
Bigsby 5-String "Glen Tarver" Electric Mandolin 1953, Natural
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Instrument: Mandolins
Brand: Bigsby
Model: 5 String "Glen Tarver" Electric Mandolin
Finish: Natural
SKU: MN2067-A
Handedness: Right
Made In Year: 1953
Top: Birdseye Maple
Back and Sides: Birdseye Maple
Brace Pattern: N/A
Nut Width: 1.32"
Fingerboard Radius: No
Weight: 4.8lbs
Contains Brazilian Rosewood (Y/N): No
Case: OHSC
Notes: Replaced Volume Pot
Description
Well, here's a one-of-a-kind piece! Electric guitarists are already very familiar with the work of Paul Bigsby; even if you don't know his history, you've likely played an instrument with his famed Bigsby vibrato. Well, here's one for the mandolin players, too! Based off the the solid-body five-string Bigsby mandolin played by Texas Playboy Tiny Moore, this one was commissioned by player Glen Tarver in 1953 with the addition of a vibrato. This historical piece has had a long life, passing through different hands, appearing in a Fretboard Journal piece and even coming through Carter in the past (see the 2016 demo video below!).
https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/case-study-1953-bigsby-electric-mandolin/
Comes with its original hard case (with more recent Small Dog slip cover), complete with extra sets of Bigsby flat wound strings inside! Our notes indicate a replaced volume pot, but otherwise it's in mostly original condition and set up to play beautifully.