At the very end of the 19th century, a new style, with a carved top and back construction inspired by violin family instruments began to supplant the European-style bowl-back instruments in the United States. This new style is credited to mandolins designed and built by Orville Gibson, a Kalamazoo, Michigan luthier who founded the "Gibson Mandolin-Guitar Manufacturing Co., Limited" in 1902. Gibson mandolins evolved into two basic styles: the Florentine or F-style, which has a decorative scroll near the neck, two points on the lower body and usually a scroll carved into the headstock; and the A-style, which is pear shaped, has no points and usually has a simpler headstock.
At the very end of the 19th century , a new style , with a carved top and back construction inspired by violin family instruments began to supplant the European - style bowl - back instruments in the United States . This new style is credited to mandolins designed and built by Orville Gibson , a Kalamazoo , Michigan luthier who founded the " Gibson Mandolin - Guitar Manufacturing Co. , Limited " in 1902 . Gibson mandolins evolved into two basic styles : the Florentine or F - style , which has a decorative scroll near the neck , two points on the lower body and usually a scroll carved into the headstock ; and the A - style , which is pear shaped , has no points and usually has a simpler headstock .
When was a new sytle of carved top and back construction mandolins created?
When was a new sytle of carved top and back construction mandolins created ?
end of the 19th century
end of the 19th century