A couple of weeks ago Andy Statman made the move and purchased a Lloyd Loar F5 from Larry Wexer (wexerguitars.com) in New York City. His father purchased a Loar for him when he was a teenager, but Andy sold it not long after to travel to Europe and soak up the musical cultures of that region and the Middle East. So now, over 50 years later, Andy owns a Loar F5 once again!
This particular instrument is serial #73680 with the label signed by Lloyd Loar on June 13th, 1923. It was formerly owned by the famous NYC musician Eric Weissberg (Deliverance) and while it has been played over the years, it remains in excellent, original condition. Andy is completely gushing over his new "child" and has already started waking it up as only Andy can! I can only imagine what it will sound like a year from now.
This "announcement" has been approved by Mandolin Andy himself...
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