What do you know about this Kimble mandolin?

[lenf12]

It is absolutely gorgeous in it's own right but as an homage to Butch's 1925 unsigned Loar fern, It is just a knockout!!! Anybody played it?

Link to the ad and do go to on to Carter's Vintage website.

http://www.mandolincafe.com/ads/92143#92143

I have no financial interest in this mandolin but I do have fond memories of Butch's beloved F-5 when he played with the Providence Mandolin Orchestra. That was a night to remember since he played the unsigned Loar, a Gilchrist Model 3 (classical model iirc) and my '96 Gibson F-5G (Weber signed) to play "My Last Days On Earth". What a beautiful and perhaps prophetic performance.

Len B.
Clearwater, FL

[Dave Hanson]

so good you posted it twice.

Dave H

[Ivan Kelsall]

Hi Len - I wish !!. Kimble mandolins have a great reputation of their own,whether they're 'based on' anybody's mandolin or not. A friend of mine over here in the UK,fellow Cafe member Ray(T) has 2 Kimbles,i really must get around to stealing (errr - playing !) them sometime,
Ivan

[Ray(T)]

Any time Ivan!

[lenf12]

so good you posted it twice. Dave H

So I did. When I tried to post originally, this site logged me out. Good thing I did a quick copy of the post. I didn't realize it was a double post. Oh well...

Will Kimble did reply to my other post, an interesting read as you are likely aware.

Len B.
Clearwater, FL