Fantastic condition (no splits, repairs or other issues), 1915 A with original tuners and tailpiece with logo cover, new adjustable ebony bridge and non original case. It's a tad brighter than some teens Gibbo's but still with that loverly solid 'n warm bass, projects very well.

1916 A in excellent condition, all original, tailpiece, tailpiece cover, bridge, pickguard and case (with replacement handle).

It has the classic sound, deep and mellow, with clear, ringing trebles, this one is louder than most.

Lovely A2 from 1919 in Sheraton brown. I has that typical deep 'n dark teen gibbo oval hole sound but with more volume than most.

It has the original tuners, tailpiece and bridge (no pick-guard) and a better than average condition original case. Its in very good condition with no issues. There is some top and general play wear and a very slight flattening of the top but I've known this one for several years so I am confident that it is stable.

Great sounding K1 Mandocello from 1912. This takes me back to when I first started TAMCO at the beginning of the millennium... when I had my first 'cello in. You can't beat that wonderful growl.

It has non original Schertler tuners, a replaced fretboard and a non original hard case.

Very good condition A1 from 1917 with original case in good condition with new handle.

Original tuners and tailpiece and cover, non original pickguard and clamp, later adjustable bridge. It has The Gibson headstock inlay and tailpiece engraving, no top sinkage or back separation and it sounds wonderful.. deep and mellow just like an old Gibbo should be.

Every white face I've had has had fantastic tone and this one is no exception. I don't know if its coincidence or whatever they did to make the top white affected the sound, its got the typical Vintage Gibson woody bass but with a richness across the tonal range and great balance and projection. This has a 60s Gibson re-finish as far as we can tell, original bridge, tailpiece cover and pickguard (quite rare). Comes with old gigbag.

Jan 22 1996, Bozeman made A5g in very good condition, no issues with hard case.

There is some light scratching on the top. It is to light to feel and looks worse to the camera than it does to the naked eye.

An A1 from 1916 with original tuners, tailpiece, pickguard and clamp, Gibson inlaid logo and engraved tailpiece cover. Non-original case. It has an old stable and repaired crack running north from the soundhole to the edge on the treble side, otherwise in very good condition with no issues.

It a great player with low action and great volume. Loads of that characteristic teens Gibson sound, big and fat basses and sweet mids and trebles.

Only made by Gibson in 1917 the Alrite or Style D was superseded by the Army and Navy model. This is the first of these we've had and its a beauty with original tuners, pickguard and clamp, bridge and tailpiece. The case is to deep but has a Gibson plaque inside so I'm guessing its original.

The Alrite/Army and Navy was the predecessor of the flatiron pancake and has that same amazing, punchy sound with lots of bass and sustain.

Late teens or early twenties Sheraton brown Gibson A2 in good shape (the serial number faded long ago). Original tuners, bridge, tailpiece, pickguard and clamp and case in good condition except for replacement tatty handle. It looks like its had the very common back repair and has a refinished back. Bags of that vintage Gibby oval hole sound, great for folk and old time not really the beast for the bluegrassers.

Beautiful 1916 A4 with all the original bits, bridge, Handel tuners, pickguard and clamp, tailpiece cover and case. It sounds a fantastic as it looks, deep and dark with warm and sweet mids and sparkling trebles.

This A50 is in good condition, well played with signs of wear and some finish checking, no issues, plays well. More bass and resonance than most A50s.

A dream for old time and folk music with huge bass and great resonance this is one of the loudest old Gibson As I've heard, its an A1 (therefore with headstock logo and fretboard binding) and is nearing its first century. Its in great condition with an old and stable small crack by the strap button. It has original tuners, bridge, pickguard and clamp and tailpiece and cover. The hard case is not original.

1930's Kalamazoo (made by Gibson) in good condition, original tailpiece cover, original pickguard (showing some signs of deterioration) and case, non-original tuners. It has a 30 mm nut width and has an old crack on the bass side but no issues. The sound is strong, sweet and warm, to my ear better than the Gibson A40's and A50's we've had. It's cute, playable, collectable and sounds good.

A mandolin that thinks it's a mandocello, you just can't get more bass out of a mandolin than this. Whiteface A3s are characteristically strong at the low end but this one is exceptional. It's not the best condition whitey we've had - some old and stable top sinkage, and old heal crack, otherwise: original bridge, tailpiece cover, tuners, pickguard and clamp and original case in good shape - but it is the best sounding. The bass is huge, mids very resonant and the trebles bright and clear.

Rare nineteen thirties Gibson A4 in very good condition, some play-wear on the treble side, no issues. Spruce top, maple back and sides, truss-rod, Mother of Pearl 'Gibson' headstock logo, fingerboard raised off top, original tuners, original tailpiece cover, non original tailpiece base. It sounds amazing, lots of deep bass and rich resonance, warm mids and sweet 'n clear trebles. No case.

I've been trying to get my hands on a snake A jr for a while now to see if their reputation as being up there with the best snakeheads is justified. It is. We have had a few snakeheads here over the years and this is one of the best sounding. Loads of that typical snakehead sound, loud with the bass and resonance of a teens Gibson A but with clarity and projection. This one is in amazing condition - but with replacement tuners - and great condition original case. It has a solid bridge, this may surprise some for this period but they were fitted as standard right through the Loar period on the A jrs, an adjustable bridge was an optional upgrade.

This is one of the best condition vintage Gibsons we've had in, all original, no noticable play wear. It's just post Loar/snakehead era with truss rod and paddlehead. The serial number suggests it's 1927 but Dan Beimborn of www.mandolinarchive.com says numbers and lists didn't always tally for this period and its more likely to be 1926. Dan also says they are very sought after and often sound better than the snakeheads, I would have to agree... Its got the typical snakehead tone, incredible balance and projection, strong bass, rich, well defined mids and clear/precise trebles. Lots of folk say you can't cut through with an oval hole, they probably haven't heard this one. It comes with an equally good condition original case.

With original tuners, tailpiece, bridge and fantastic condition original case with key! Probably breathed on by Mr Loar himself, it's in great condition except for quite a few old cracks on the back, I reckon they've been around longer than I have (I'll be 21 again soon..). It's also had a back binding added and we've put a new strap button on so it,s at a very good price. Snakeheads are known for their volume, balance and projection, this is one of the best I've heard, half a tad less in the bass department than the other we have at the moment, but truly amazing volume and projection.

Wow!! The sound of these old gibbo 'dolas has to be heard to be believed and this is one of the best sounding we've had. It's in great condition, no issues, it has the amazing Handel tuners, original tailpiece, overspray on back only. I had been playing it for quite a while when I noticed it's had a new headstock spliced along the neck but so well done the inexperienced eye wouldn't even see it, it was expertly done for Mugwumps in the US of A. So it's approaching £1000 cheaper than the same beastie with the original paddle but missing nothing in the sound department, incredible deep, growling bass, dark and complex mids and sweet trebles. With non original quality hardshell case.

The holy grail of Gibson A, oval hole mandolins from the Lloyd Loar era. From 1922 this is a very clean example, no issues. Original tailpiece, no pickguard, truss-rod, original case. This one is typically very loud with fantastic balance and projection, clear, cutting trebles, bell-like mids and driving bass.

If you've never heard one of these it is very hard to describe, if you want a different sound this could be it. Tuned an octave below a mandola CGDA it has a low mellow rumbling sound! This is a player's instrument, it has been beautifully refinished in the original colours, with original label inside. A black top and very dark brown with a hint of red back and sides. Another work of art it looks beautiful and sounds awesome. There is a very small amount of separation in the back seam and a line running from the base of the bass side of the bridge to the edge, both have been checked by a local Luthier and are expertly repaired and stable.

The holy grail of the snakehead holy grails let me explain. The Gibson snakehead mandolin, spottable by the distinctive headstock shape and produced during the time that Lloyd Loar was at Gibson is widely considered to be the pinnacle of Gibson's oval hole mandolins. The A2z is regarded as the best sounding and is the most sought after of the snakeheads. This very rare blacktop has A printed on the label but it is full A2z spec, pearl headstock logo, b/w top binding, fretboard and back binding and wide white rosette. I asked four of the world's leading authorities in vintage Gibsons if they thought it counted as an A2z, two said yes, two said no.

It is in excellent condition, no issues, with original pickguard but non-original bridge. So does it pass the famous TAMCO 'is the legend a myth' test? Wow!! It sounds incredible, oval hole sound, deep bass and lots of resonance, but with remarkable projection and balance with strong mids and clear, precise trebles. A truly amazing mandolin. Comes with the original case in very good condition except for taped handle.

Beautiful black face 1908 three point F2, with modern custom case. It has two very old and stable cracks, one running from the south of the scroll and the other running north from lower treble point. All original including pickguard, this was the time that Gibson switched from the inlaid pickguard to the raised and clamped variety, it would originally have had a second clamp. Unusually for the period it has tone bar bracing which may account for its incredible tone. Many three pointers are quiet and unimpressive, this is one is loud and very responsive, strong and resonant bass, rich, complex mids and sweet. clear trebles.

These old F4s have been shooting up in price recently. This one is in excellent condition, with the very special Handel tuners, no cracks repairs or other issues, original bridge, tailpiece and pickguard and clamp. Its got bucket loads of that magical vintage Gibson F4 tone, amazing woody and dark bass, rich and complex mids and sparkling, sweet trebles. With later Gibson hard case.