Another terrific Wintergrass and the Fretboard Journal Vintage Instrument workshop/tasting. It is always such great fun and this year Tim O'Brien, Eli West, Nina Gerber and Chris Eldridge did a...
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Another terrific Wintergrass and the Fretboard Journal Vintage Instrument workshop/tasting. It is always such great fun and this year Tim O'Brien, Eli West, Nina Gerber and Chris Eldridge did a...
Just a reminder to come on out to Wintergrass next week if you can. I am really looking forward to a great line up this year, and it looks like we will have at least 3 maybe 4 Loar signed mandolin...
The workshop schedules are now posted on the Wintergrass 2024 site (https://wintergrass.com/) and again this year we are doing a Fretboard Journal Vintage Instrument workshop session. Wintergrass is...
It certainly could be a Kay and/or had tuners changed, but I have never seen those tuner covers on anything but a Regal made instrument
Mark
Fretboard Journal posted the video today from this Wintergrass workshop. A link is here:
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To correct the above post by Josh, sadly, John West's 1924 F-5 Lloyd Loar "Scratchy" has not yet been recovered. It was Phil Williams July 9, 1923 F-5 Loar that was on stage this last week at...
Thanks as always to Wintergrass for hosting us for this event each year and to all of the folks who help make it happen. We always end up having more instruments than we have time to get to at in...
Posted this on the Cafe notices as well but wanted it to be posted here too:
In Tacoma, Washington, someone has broken in and stolen John West's Lloyd Loar F-5 known to the mandolin community as...
A brief update - the Wintergrass Vintage Musical Instrument Museum event is set for Friday and Saturday from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm at the Westin Hotel in the Lake Quinault Room in the lobby area next to...
Weber makes an H-5 style mandola and has a case for it but apparently the cases are not easily found on the market by themselves. Elderly was looking into getting one for me a while back but I ended...
This mandolin sounded great in the Wintergrass Fretboard Journal Vintage instrument Workshop we did last year. Greg was kind enough to let us use it for this session and Sharon Gilchrist and Joe K...
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The list of vendors and builders should be posted soon - but I understand that this year at Wintergrass, the Builder’s Room will be at the far end of the Evergreen Hallway and these folks...
The workshop schedules are now posted on the Wintergrass 2023 site (https://wintergrass.com/) and we are once again doing a Fretboard Journal Vintage Instrument workshop session. For those who have...
Mick - I added a photo of the Regal label above. The whole Chicago intertwined group of manufacturers is a very interesting story indeed. Catalog sales were the way of the world and so many...
I also agree with Bob and Jim above that is it almost certain most of the L & H and Washburn carved mandolins were built in the Lyon & Healy factory before the sale of that division. Even though...
Are you looking for a pin bridge style like this one ? This is from about 1937
Mark
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I agree the Fern is special. Jason did some video of Dawg playing and talking about his Fern the same day he did this video of Crusher so hopefully we will see that additional video out sometime...
Hoffee will modify it for a modest cost if you pay shipping both ways or are close enough to take it there
A big thank you to everyone who helped make the Fretboard Journal Wintergrass Vintage Instrument Workshop a fun and successful event again this year. It is always a collaborative effort to have...
As Scott has posted, Wintergrass is happening as an in-person event his year once again and we are doing a Fretboard Journal vintage instrument session. Wintergrass is a fantastic event, all indoors...
A nice Loar H-5
https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/david-grisman-performs-on-vladimir-gibson-loar-h-5-mandola-fretboard-journal/
Mark
Does this one have a label or numbers stamped inside ? I do not recall seeing a sunburst finish option in the Lyon & Healy or Tonk Bros catalogs but of course, they did such finishes on other...
Many, many thanks. To me, this is always a very important part of a record........
Mark
Does anyone know how one can get the liner notes if you have downloaded the album ? Really good album by the way. ....
tmsweeney
I see your tag line quote of "Mean Old Timer, He's got grey hair....." is that a song ? and if so, where can one find it.
Many thanks
Mark