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Looks like a thick, rounded, Dawg-shaped pick.

https://youtu.be/cPX8LCmSMbc

I thing the whole thing is somewhat suspect. The headstock looks wrong for a Loar or for 198317Wayne Henderson’s work. The point of the binding doesn’t come around enough in a manner that would...

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No, I would not buy it. It sounds like an oddball instrument.
The market for a “proper” Master Model would be much more efficient should you decide to sell.

Long ago, he told me David Harvey did his setup. I’m not sure if he still does.

This is 100% the correct answer!!! :

Keep a loose grip on the pick. It should be able to move against the string. A “death grip” will surely prevent fluid articulation in your rhythm.

Blue Chips are great in their own right, but they are not direct TS substitutes.

For a synthetic material, Ultex is your best bet. I like the Dunlop Primetones.
Just try a slightly thinner pick...

My wife once attended a girls’-night-out art class with a friend.
The event consisted of an instructor and a dozen girls sipping Chardonnay while attempting to paint Van Gogh’s Starry night with...

To me, the scalloped guitar may sound a bit more open for chording.
But the un-scalloped guitar has better clarity, definition, and over-all “punchiness”.

John Paganoni was one of the earliest builders to copy a Loar. However, he always insisted on placing his own name on the headstock.

This is his #2, built over 50 years ago.
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Spectacular!

Cropped photo from above vs. photo from Mandolin Archive

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I think is is possibly this one.

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I wonder if Autumn McDaniel, ever gets calls for Bill Monroe?

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I think that’s from having a strap looped underneath the fingerboard extension.
What else are you gonna do? That little guy doesn’t have a proper strap hanger.
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BMW vs. Lexus

Very different feel. Whichever one you prefer.

Thousands of A-style owners just let out a collective cry of anguish.

You don't know what real problems are until you have an extra Calton case.

Music is collaborative, not competitive. I think they supported each other very tastefully.

Could be an old conversion. CE Ward used to do those, rights?

This one:

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The Red Fern Loar.

http://www.mandolinarchive.com/gibson/serial/76787

Since the old thread vanished, I'll kick the new one off with photographic proof.
Me with Mike Marshall and Kaila Flexer. Oct. 2000. Set break set. I'm on Mike's Loar.
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You are correct. It was called "I played with....".

John Paganoni did not want to do anything to infringe on Gibson trademarks, and even sought permission from Gibson prior to building his first mandolins. He was the first builder to put his name on...

The '23 "Drunk Loar" has been offered at 75,000 for years. No one has paid it yet. So, the price would be somewhat less than that.