It has the tapered "snakes head", and the headstock is marked with a gold painted "The Gibson". The tail piece is a silver colored metal that is engraved with "The Gibson". It has a dark brown / black pick guard fastened with a thumb screw clamp. It is not really "flat" on the front and back, but slightly dished with a recurve. The fret board has "pearl" inlays at the 5th, 7th, 10th, double at the 12th, and 15th frets. The bridge is adjustable up and down with thunb screws. There is an ivory-colored inlay around the oval sound hole, and the joint between the top and sides. The neck has an "ivory" nut and silver tuning machines.

Thanks so much for the help. This mandolin belonged to Brian "Old Sinc" Sinclair late of "Hillbilly at Harvard", WHRB radio, and means so very much to me. I'm not the least bit surprised that Sinc made such a good choice in instruments. I just wish that he was still here to enjoy it.

Thanks again for your kind help.