A look back at an era of American Musical History when Mandolin Orchestras were "All The Rage," through the lens of my Great Grandfather's Mandolin Orchestra; "The Adams Plectrum Society", "The Gibsonians", or "The Gibson-ites." Joseph Ivers my Great Grandfather was a Mandolin Teacher and Gibson Mandolin Company Agent.
Here is an early Gibson Company Logo from a 1906 letter I recently came across. Also check out a new slide show of Gibson Mandolin Orchestra pictures and other photos scanned from the 1920 Catalog L. Look in the right side bar.
