Yes, I know, this song has been done, redone, used, and abused, and I should have left it alone. However, I decided maybe there was a little room left in the world for a solo mandolin instrumental....
Yes, I know, this song has been done, redone, used, and abused, and I should have left it alone. However, I decided maybe there was a little room left in the world for a solo mandolin instrumental....
I thought the Loar era L-5's were varnished (but never checked about that). They say it's lacquer. Were the guitars laquered back then?
This is a fantastic analysis of a recently discovered L-5 which turned out to be the oldest known example! It was signed on February 28th 1923 and was in remarkable shape- just a 1940s tailpiece and...
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Happy Birthday David . . . Thank you for simply EVERYTHING . . . I'm Perpetually Grateful . . . Many many more!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T442eyDbOzE
March 23, 1945, David Grisman born on this date in Hackensack, New Jersey.
https://www.mandolincafe.com/images/thisday/davidgrisman.jpg
This is a randomly selected event for today's date. For a...
Hi everyone, my Name is Sam Guidry and I am the owner and creator of Caseadillo Case covers and I thought I would stop by to tell our story and introduce us to the mandolin community.
My primary...
Think of the time you save not drooling over guitars you’re not going to buy…
Take a stroll outside in the sunshine, smell the flowers, greet small woodland creatures…
: )
Kirk
I'm seeing Sasquatch.
Have mentioned this numerous times - my favorites are probably the Fern Dick Kimmel owned (which I believe is now in Germany) and the Lloyd LaPlant that was played by Bob Douglas. (Although every one...
We're going to recommend that domain is likely a very unsafe place to do business. Doesn't take too long with some web searches to find a lot of people that agree with that assessment. YMMV.
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There’s a Nugget F5 that resides in Lawrence, Kansas that is amazing in all regards.
Loar #73725... sigh...
I'm not totally sure how playable this one is. It looks like it's seen more than its share of moisture over a long period of time. As far as original goes, I don't have a problem with changed parts....
Yeah, well. I didn't stop buying and selling because I was getting beat at the end and I certainly wish I was more familiar with this technology stuff. It simply escapes me. :cool:
Greg Rich posted it a while back.
You have to understand how the Gibson Custom shop worked in the days of Jim Triggs and Greg Rich.
The air volume and body cavity resonance on most mandocellos works well for an octave mandolin; I make most of mine with larger bodies. The scale length will likely be a bit long, so you can use a...
I’ve put together a Monteleone Mandolin Registry at
https://monteleonemandolin.com/
If you’d like to send me vital stats (year, serial number, unique appointments, etc.) and some photos, I’ll...
It took a good long while and more wheeling and dealing (and spousal apologizing) than I've ever done, but I've managed to put together a full Lyon & Healy Quartet.
All are player grade - the...
I could not be happier with mine...the tone, craftsmanship, finish, playability, beauty, historic case, etc. are all outstanding. It's a 100% American-made original heirloom with David Harvey's...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaPgDcXO3io
how i would answer the question, if you like the tone of the Dave Harvey builds(i do) and you play the flat fretboards with the small frets with no issue, you will not be disappointed.
i've had a...
I agree . . . I just saw this 1929 being talked about over on a FB group. This top is exactly what I like to see & one of the most beautiful I've ever seen. He said it was completely original.
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Too red.....
I believe these Master Models will prove to be very, very good instruments. They will not be 1923 Lloyd Loar F5s however, so don't go in expecting that.
Hopefully they will dial in their Cremona...