Thanks for sharing!
*2002 Collings MT2
*2016 Gibson F5 Custom
*Martin D18
*Deering Sierra
Thanks for your input. His father bought it for him when he was around 14, so he has been the owner for about 75 years. He tried to teach the mandolin to me and my brother but I went to college playing the double bass and my brother ended up playing the piano. The cool thing is we were able to gig with him for many years. Here is a picture of him and his F-5 with an old band around 1975. The other musicians are descendants from the great violin maker, Guarnerius from 17th century Cremona, Italy. Ann George and her son, Chip.
That is so cool, he got it from his Father! In the both photo of the orchestra, and the trio, he is holding an F4, it being a mandolin with an oval sound hole. Those photos are not with his F5. Do you have the F4 as well?
Eli said he wouldn't let bluegrass players play it because the time he did someone scratched it.
IMHO Bluegrass players have damaged the great majority of Loar F5's out there. Sorry, just sayin'.
All Bluegrass players? Just askin'.
I think he was very protective of the instrument, as you can tell from its condition. He just had a way with words.
They weren't "Loars" back in the day ......... just the best mandolins available.
..... f5joe
A little stark from the flash, and I forgot to say "Cheese!" but here's Eli at the Wynkoop in Denver at a Denver Mandolin Orchestra performance in the early 2000's.
I don't know if it's been mentioned yet, but the Nov. 2015 "Mandolin Journal" has a nice profile on Ely Karasik. I did not know him, though I now attend the Classical Mandolin Conventions and was moved by the memorial piece on him.
I remember seeing the Loar has Schaller replacements on it. You can see the long forward buttons.
You guys are borderline on snobbery. Ken ...... watch out!
..... f5joe
Joe knows what I was talking about, we've been friends a long time. Jeff... I guess that is what I was hinting at in a less direct manner!
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