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From this article, Tom Rozum has Mike Seeger's 1922 F5:

https://bluegrasstoday.com/california-report-tom-rozum-laurie-lewis-right-hand-man/

"The other important mando to me was my 1924 F5; I...

It was sad news when I heard this the other day. John was always very welcoming at jams when I was first learning mandolin in the Bay Area 20 years ago, and more recently, when I'd see him at Weiser...

All that, and the pepperoni pizza across the street....

Another reason to get proper instrument insurance. I carry a policy with Heritage, and shipping is covered. I've had one claim with them so far (not shipping related), and the service was without...

As expected, sounds great, Don!

Adam, if you have it at work, I'll be on I dock from 4-5:30! Come do a show and tell....

I use either FCGDA, FCGD, or GDAE....I prefer the guitar range of notes, with the transferable mandolin chords/scales.

I gig more on tenor guitar than mandolin (country/western/swing), but mandolin is always my first love. Given the price, it's easier to find "deals" on tenor guitars and end up with a collection :)

They are all mine, and all built by Paul Lestock of Arrow Guitars/Mandolins.

The widest one is an arch-top, the other ebony fretboard is a flat-top, and the maple fretboard is a solid body...

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Baron, that sounds great....both the guitar and the playing!

The guitar on the left is an Arrow Arch Top Tenor (5-string) that I really like. I play it more often acoustically, though it does have a floating Kent Armstrong pickup...Though these days if I'm...

I'd call Blue Heron cases and see what they can do. They've made some custom cases for me in the past. https://www.blueheroncases.com/

Sounds really great...nice work!

I know Terry's been talking about selling his Monteleone for a while...I'm sorry he had to let it go so quickly under these circumstances. I played it recently and think the tone is great...a bit on...

They're great! Tone, setup, build, etc, are all top notch. I've had two Kimble's in the past, and both were very responsive instruments.

Each of those are tuned FCGDA....Sounds like an archtop with focus and snap...I had the top carved with a slightly flatter arch in order get a little more sustain/tone.

In general, I'm a fan of Paul's tenor guitars...here's my "quiver":

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Paul Lestock made me a 5-string electric tenor as a custom build, based on a Gretsch Duo-Jet body and Bigsby inspired finish:

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The splotches on the one without the pickguard are from a...

Mighty fine, Jordan!

I just spoke with my friend Brooks Otis who played banjo with the Hart Valley Drifters and remembers Worth Handley from those days. He recalls that Worth was given the Gibson F5 from a neighbor for...

I've got a small collection of 1930's era tenor guitars, and I haven't paid more than $1200 for any of them...that includes Gibson, Epiphone, National, and Dobro branded instruments. They're all...

A quiver of Arrows! All made by Paul Lestock of Arrow Guitar and Mandolins.

Here's the sister guitar to the previous...

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My Arrow 5-string electric tenor was broadly based on the Gretsch Duo-Jet design (with a little Bigsby inspiration, too):

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