May I humbly remark that, when using other languages for comparison, one should be careful not to confuse grammatical and natural gender; they are not necessarily identical. A number of grammatically...
Type: Posts; User: Hendrik Ahrend
May I humbly remark that, when using other languages for comparison, one should be careful not to confuse grammatical and natural gender; they are not necessarily identical. A number of grammatically...
Jeff, remember that there is a good chance that the dust is comparatively new. ;) Dirt, dust and goop are certainly not part of the original Gibson/Loar concept. Do they belong more in the "aging" or...
I agree 100%. Other obvious examples are: Short left-over F4/F2 neck blanks were used on f-hole mandolins in the 1930s on models F7, F10 and F12 (which moved the bridge further towards the tail piece...
There was a black one (I believe from 1924) for sale in Germany around 2021; no idea where it went. Here's Mike Marshall having fun:
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Well, it's probably more like $60,000, since it's been refinished and renecked, but then again...;)
# 75319; would you believe it's a Gilchrist refinish and fingerboard?
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Old thread revived. Anyhow, has any of you ever played one of those (at least two) Koa F5s from around 2013?
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What Doug said
Certainty costs $$ – and the customer pays for it.
"I don't think there's anything wrong with the action..."
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The action would be definitely too high for my taste. The bridge base is so high, that I'd remove some considerable amount of wood from the bottom of the base, that is reshape it – provided there are...
Dunlop Primetone?
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Another real Master Model with Fern inlay:https://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/threads/108651-Gibson-2002-F-Derrington-Fern-or-master-model
Apparently, only very few "real" Master Model were Ferns. At least one – prototype III – from 2001, probably the one you have in mind, received its Fern inlay later along with a new neck due to...
You are describing a model called the "F5 Fern". It is a Master Model, since it says so on the label, but not a "real" "F5 Master Model" with the serial number starting with "V-....". Your Fern...
If I understand correctly – and of course, I may have missed something – Grisman's claim of his Fern being a 1925 is just that, a mere claim. (The serial number points to a 1927 shipping date,...
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Grisman says it's a 1925, according to Joe Spann's research on FONs, it's a 1926 (while there were no F5s made in 1925). IMHO Spann's is the only serious research, while all other claims on...
Same impression?
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Adrian, doesn't that slight bass side curvature look pretty much like on #75318?
I stand corrected, thanks!
Adrian, you know well what happened, the Florida is original, the scooping ain't. ;)
First thing I'd do is turn the whole bridge to its original position, as the "PAT..." stamp should face the tail piece. And there is no set-back for the e-strings, which should be the shortest of the...
As far as I remember (being on vacation without Spann‘s Guide handy), and according to the mandolin archive and Spann‘s findings on FONs, there were no F5s made in 1927 (nor in 1925 BTW). A few were...
FYI, ebony and other tropical woods:https://www.edelholzshop.de/us/tonewood/fretboards-necks/