The first Lloyd Loar F5 I ever owned (a Feb.18th with a Virzi) was the cleanest Gibson mandolin I ever owned or bought... and I have owned and bought several in my increasingly longer lifetime. I...
The first Lloyd Loar F5 I ever owned (a Feb.18th with a Virzi) was the cleanest Gibson mandolin I ever owned or bought... and I have owned and bought several in my increasingly longer lifetime. I...
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...
From the Mike Marshall & Caterina Lichtenberg book, our son was home for Thanksgiving and before taking him to the plane I made him sit down with me and run through this one. I decided to add a lot...
Picked up this beautiful burgandy/Gold interior Hoffee from Vernie at Bluegrass Mandolins(he has listings in the mandolin accessories classifieds). I have also purchased a very cool brown/splatter...
I think that is awesome that they mention Mr Derrington along with Orville and Lloyd.
As Jim says above, Gibson is on the right track. It might not be the track that everyone would like, but it makes perfect sense - devote your talents and energies to a couple of flagship models and...
As an example of the above, I did a search a few minutes ago and found this on a website. Search engines are powerful tools.
I am not sure why the video lost its image with the title indicating that a new release of the 2023 Loar F5 is coming. Another about to be rolled out on another coming video is an F5G with new...
No need to make critical remarks about Gibson mandolins to justify your love for other makers. Just be glad to own and enjoy playing the ones you are proud of, as I am of my Gibson.There are so many...
hey folks
i've been busy with family.
to answer some questions.
*it is the mando in the pictures.
*there is no crack or defect, thats all reflections(actually the shop apologized for the pictures...
what color is inside?
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Sharp looking case. Like the splatter. Vernie is a great guy to deal with for sure.
Adam
Picked up a new 2021 Duff 2 point at Carters during SPBGMA and love it!
Here is a video….
https://youtu.be/52gCtyAKHHU
https://youtu.be/52gCtyAKHHU
"Congratulations! Man, that’s a gorgeous mandolin. I initially passed on a Duff “Scout” F model, which was supposedly the only one he’s built with the back unbound and some other “Econo” features, at...
Beautiful instrument. But is it really that red?
Look at the mandola in the classifieds:
https://www.mandolincafe.com/classifieds/upload/182261.jpg...
the used 2020 had been on the road less than one day when they posted that one. i would have probably picked that one if i had waited a few more hours-lol
its a beauty and has all the nice colors...
Congratulations! Man, that’s a gorgeous mandolin. I initially passed on a Duff “Scout” F model, which was supposedly the only one he’s built with the back unbound and some other “Econo” features, at...
Just some new info for the thread. I just acquired an Ricky Skaggs DMM #13. Should get it on Wednesday I will keep you guys posted.
And then they could fix the scroll shape at least back to where it was pre-flood.
https://youtu.be/qzNPojq25hI
wilsonmandolins.com
Looks great, thanks! They finally nailed it!
Congrats! Beautiful case, thx for sharing!
And Mike Black would undoubtedly be embarrassed by the wording of your comparison....
For those of you so inclined, I would ask that you keep Dennis Vance in your prayers. He is facing some medical issues that must be addressed in the near future. I do not wish to, nor do I intend to...
So, I picked up my 2018 Collings MT2-V today -and all I can say is WOW. When I first got it in 2018, I was a little disappointed as it was great for bluegrass but it a little too out there for my...