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Great article. Roger is always an excellent writer and fountain of information!

John, Thank you for this great recording! The sample sounds great and I appreciate the link to your arrangements.

Brilliant! The second variation has long been a favorite of mine to play on harpsichord and it's funny now to think about how many times I've played it's melody on mandolin whilst "noodling" around....

Garrison Keillor has posted a great tribute to Peter on his website. Lots of stories of the Prairie Home Companion days, video clips, and good photos of Peter. Check it out here: ...

Peter's mandolin playing was foundational for me when I was learning mandolin. His later soundtrack music for Ken Burns and others remains atop my listening/playing along list.

A fond...

Hi Sergio,

I was back rereading my favorite article "The F-5L Mandolin - A turning point in the history of Gibson's acoustic string instruments" by Roger Siminoff, and came across your post about...

Great post. Thanks!

Just curious about what strings are your current favorites. I'm using the D'Addario Flatwounds EFW 74 on my early Gibsons. I like the feel and the tone is great for the old oval-hole instruments. ...

Agreed. I need a set for my '27 H4. The second D string tuner is nearly impossible to turn at pitch. Feels like you're going to twist the button off. No one seems to be able to solve that one...

Off we go...

1909 Gibson 3-point F4 Mandolin (torch & wire)
1914 Gibson K1 Mandocello
1915 Gibson H2 Mandola
1919 Gibson F4 Mandolin
1924 Gibson A2Z Mandolin
1927 Gibson H4 Mandola
1980...

Thank you, Daryl. This is really great information and I enjoyed learning more about the way the numbers are calculated. This makes the most sense to me as well in terms of quantities produced. It...

Thanks to each of you for your replies. I loved reading your information and learning new things! My love of the H-4 goes back to the early 90's when I was learning mandolin. (i'm a converted...

First time posting...

Just wondering if anyone knows a the number for how many H4's Gibson produced? From the Mandolin Archive, it seems like the first one appeared around 1910 and maybe ended...