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    They say Fortune Favors the Bold;

    No one deserves it more.......
    But Amsterdam was always good for grieving
    And London never fails to leave me blue
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    So I walked around with the Ft. Worth Blues

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fretbear View Post
    They say Fortune Favors the Bold;
    Very appropos!

    I meant to include the description here:

    How far would you go for a great deal on the instrument of your dreams?

    How about a 5,500 mile trip halfway around the world in the middle of a pandemic?

    On this week’s podcast, we meet C.J. Lewandowski, mandolinist and lead singer for the Po’ Ramblin’ Boys. C.J. just flew to Greece to buy a Lloyd Loar-signed Gibson F-5 mandolin, dated July 9, 1923, just like Bill Monroe’s.

    He recounts the leap of faith he took to obtain it, the complexities of buying an instrument overseas, the condition of the mandolin when he finally obtained it (which had likely never played bluegrass prior to his ownership), and what’s next.

    It’s the ultimate guitar, err, mandolin safari tale… all the way to Athens, Greece and back.

    The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys have a great new album coming out March 25, 2022 called Never Slow Down on Smithsonian Folkways. We’ll hear more about that on a future FJ Podcast episode.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jay View Post
    Very appropos!

    I meant to include the description here:
    The title (Instead of "The Greek Loar") made it sound like it was about the best Bowlback builder ever!
    I sent the link to Jerry Rosa, who's Uncle Don Brown's Mandolin (and Hat!) C.J. mentions.
    But Amsterdam was always good for grieving
    And London never fails to leave me blue
    And Paris never was my kinda town
    So I walked around with the Ft. Worth Blues

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    But Amsterdam was always good for grieving
    And London never fails to leave me blue
    And Paris never was my kinda town
    So I walked around with the Ft. Worth Blues

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    Default Re: FJ Podcast - The Greek Lloyd Loar

    Amazing indeed! You beat the other thread by a day

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    Default Re: FJ Podcast - The Greek Lloyd Loar

    I'm jealous on two counts, one to get the Loar and the other to get to eat Greek food there!
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    None of my business what CJ paid, but if asking prices were given on three FB posts, could someone reply with what those were?
    I have no interest in owning a Loan but as a player do like to follow instrument trends...
    I see six for sale at Carter in the $120-150k range, which in today's dollar is around half the years-ago peak if my understanding is correct.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MandoAblyss View Post
    None of my business what CJ paid, but if asking prices were given on three FB posts, could someone reply with what those were?
    The asking price on the latest post from November was 65k. See the FB group, "All Things Mandolin" for more info.

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