The following specs were provided by our repair and appraisal teams. 
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• Very nice conversion! 
• SN FON 9226-12 
• 1928 
•  Very nicely made 5-string conversion neck by Jim Yarboro around 1980 and later reshaped by Chris Cioffi 
• Other restoration work was performed at the same time in 2010 by Chris Cioffi 
• Sunburst finish on highly figured maple resonator and conversion neck 
• Over spray on resonator 
• Bold checkerboard purfling on headstock, neck, fingerboard, and resonator 
• 22-fret ebony fingerboard with pearl hearts and flowers inlays 
• Railroad spikes installed in frets 7 and 9 
• Script "Gibson" logo and pearl floral inlays on headstock 
• Gold plated hardware with fancy engraving on flange, tone ring, tension hoop, and armrest 
• ~3/4" three ply maple rim 
• Original coordinator rod holes plugged and re-drilled (at neck end) 
• "GIBSON MASTERTONE" label 
• Original 40 hole archtop tone ring 
• 2 piece tube and plate flange 
• 24 bracket hooks 
• Notched tension hoop 
• Dual coordinator rods 
• Rim stamped "PAT.APPLD.FOR" by FON 
• "9226" gold painted inside resonator and "-12" chalked which match FON on rim 
• Original engraved armrest with mute mount 
• Mute is in the case and stamped "13" in three places 
• Hole remains in rim from removed mute 
• Original "GROVER PATENT" clamshell tailpiece (in case) 
• Newer 5-string clamshell tailpiece installed 
• Five Star tuners installed (original pearl buttons installed) 
• 4 other Five Star tuners are in the case (no buttons) 
• 1-1/4" nut, ~26-1/2" scale 
• There are 2 numbers scratched into rim 
• There is 1 number scratched into the inside of resonator 
• Original tenor neck included and stamped "12" on heel 
• With original modified tenor hardshell case (blue lining) 
• On consignment