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Bill Monroe's 1923 Gibson F-5 mandolin.

Credit: Courtesy of the Country Music Hall of Fame
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Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, Nashville. Bill Monroe's 1923 Gibson F-5 mandolin. The father of bluegrass music, Bill Monroe. The late Bill McLean plays Carter's guitar, 2004. Country music/bluegrass performer Ricky Skaggs
Bill Monroe's 1923 Gibson F-5 mandolin., Courtesy of the Country Music Hall of Fame