Last October we rounded up a remarkable group of stories we knew were needing to be told and published them in a feature entitled
Sometimes the Case Tells the Story. Though we'd like to take credit for the title, those words were written by David Grisman as part of his story.
We knew there were many more interesting stories other mandolin players would share, and after a few calls for a sequel, we're proud to present another round of classic tales involving the cases in which we carry instruments and about those who carried them before us.
Not originally intended, this group of stories all had a Bill Monroe or Lloyd Loar twist, and approaching the 100 year anniversary of the February 18, 1924 batch of signed Loar mandolins, nothing could be more fitting. Got a
...