A little-known event at IBMA last week, judging by the low turnout, was an interview featuring Ray Martin and Lance LeRoy discussing the life and times of Jimmy Martin....
Facinating stuff...
Ray brought along his dad's F4, and I got to check it out quite a bit....
Serial number 50877...
There's a lot of mojo in that instrument, as apparently it's the mandolin that is on every Jimmy Martin recording...
I'm listening to Jimmy right now as I write this, and the recordings just reek of that F4....
Anyway, I'll post a few pics here....
Wish I had a better camera, but these will have to do for now...
Love to get that instrument in the Archives, Dan.
IMHO, it's right up there with Bill's as far as it's historical significance...
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