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Givens A-6
© Frank Ford, 2001; Photos by FF
Wasn't it just like ol' Bob Givens to want to go one better? He was one of the
first individual luthiers to make replicas of the famous Gibson F-5 back in
the early 1960s. After many years, he finally started assigning model designations
to his standard instruments: F-6, A-6, A-3. Before his untimely death nearly
a decade ago, he'd produced nearly 700 hand crafted mandolins, and given a number
of other luthiers instruction and inspiration.