NMM 6098.  Mandola by Gibson Mandolin-Guitar Company, Kalamazoo, 1917. Style H-4, Artist's Model.  Serial number 33609. Ex coll.: Curtis Teague and Loretta Simonet, Minneapolis. Purchase funds gift of Margaret Ann Everist, Sioux City, Iowa, 1997. The Style H-4 was Gibson's fanciest mandola when it was brought to market in 1910. The scroll-bodied instrument, modeled after the Style F-4 mandolin, was available until 1940. Tuned the same as a viola, this instrument was the alto voice in mandolin orchestras. Front, Back, and Side Views Front and Back of Body Views of Fretboard and Peghead Neck Heel Tailpiece and Soundhole Click on soundhole image above to see image of label Pickguard Pickguard Support, Bridge, and Lower End of Mandolin Return to Gibson Mandolin Checklist National Music Museum The University of South Dakota 414 East Clark Street Vermillion, SD 57069 ©National Music Museum, 2005 Most recent update: October 23, 2007 You are the 3,359th visitor to this page since December 19, 2005 The University of South Dakota Return to Top of Page