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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lqyd9Lq2Nk

The worst thing about locking strings on at the tuner is getting the darned things off again. I prefer to simply wind them off rather than have to resort to wire cutters. If you insist on locking...

A thread is over in Bluegrass section.

A very nice video and a superb-sounding Lloyd Loar F5... well played too.

Aside from the player obviously being good I think this mandolin sounds spectacular. I have no financial interest whatsoever, just wanted to share what seems to be a stellar mandolin. Dave Harvey and...

Today is the anniversary of the smashing on Monroe's mandolin, certainly not a pretty day or cause for celebration. A reminder we have the only video interview with Charlie Derrington about the...

In his own words: "I'm doin' okay. Everything's fine. Just gotta stay quarantined a little while... longer".

Hendrik

The link that Scott provided to Facebook states that he is recovering at home.

Here it is again: https://www.facebook.com/sandra.day.146/posts/10159318916691424

If you haven't seen this site it's worthwhile to take a trip over to it. I was looking for some original pricing information this morning and this popped up. It's a nice resource.
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My all black 75th Anniversary F-10 just left me today to a new home so I'm getting something very interesting in the trade! Mmmmmmmmmmmm

Hendrik - that is great, clarifying info - thank you so much. So burl is a characteristic of wood, not an actual type of wood? Seems that the staining tradition has changed over the years - don't see...

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Happy birthday to the “First Fern”. Wonderful sound, great soul, maybe the only Fern which never had a Virzi installed. Continues to play tunes for folks and jams here and there....

Thought people may enjoy this. What a player.

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

Bob Dylan, interviewed by Douglas Brinkley, NYT, June 12, 2020:

"Bluegrass music is mysterious and deep rooted and you almost have to be born playing it. Just because you are a great singer, or a...

Not exactly to OP but...
I don't know privileges but they certainly build to specs that their CNC staff loaded into machines. I'm not talking about sound as I haven't played recent Gibson (post...

It should be noted that since the Gibson F5 was introduced in 1922 it has always been a "custom" ordered model. A dealer would have to order one based on someone putting a deposit down at the...

I noticed that myself before Henry "Henrik" mentioned it! But didn't want to ruffle feathers. That one is more than likely a late 1929-early 30's F-5, you can see the post through the fern leaves as...

Hendrik, all the picture really shows is that it's a Fern F5, and not a flower pot type. It's true that there are "unsigned Loar" Fern F5's from 1925, and a few more later as you suggest. So this...

I used to own this particular mandolin... I bought it from Mitch Simpson and then sold it. It was a great mandolin to be sure, but I've played and owned other Feb 18s that I liked better.

My...

I have refretted at least half a dozen L & H carved mandolins, with serial numbers ranging from 2 digits all the way into the 2000's. All of them had standard "T" frets. I see that this is an old...

You know, you’re right Hendrix. It’s impossible to tell by direct observation because of the binding. I have been told by several luthiers that the frets on these are bar frets, so just accepted that...

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That's ivory with dovetails ... (illegal these days)

i made an edit of the best bluegrass album


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7p3fOB1AeDE

Hendrik, I would need to confirm, but probably 2015. My communications on the repairs was 2016. Discovered after 3 or 4 instruments were out with tuners on them. So I checked all the rest I had and...