Q: This Gibson mandolin belonged to my mother, who received it as a young girl in the 1920s. She was quite good and played in the Mandolin Orchestra in Lethbridge, Alta., and also in Toronto at the Ukrainian Labour Temple. It’s 66 centimetres long and the label inside reads “Gibson Mandolin-Guitar Co. Kalamazoo, Michigan, The Gibson Junior Mandolin, Style A-Jr.” It has some wear to the edges and finish but seems to be otherwise in very good shape.
Lorna, Toronto
A: Orville Gibson was a musician and a luthier (someone who makes string instruments) who had a shop in Kalamazoo in the …read more
Source: Ottawa Citizen
