What an amazing story!
https://www.fretboardjournal.com/pod...lin-boys-pt-1/
What an amazing story!
https://www.fretboardjournal.com/pod...lin-boys-pt-1/
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
And Paris never was my kinda town
So I walked around with the Ft. Worth Blues
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.
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
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
Amazing indeed! You beat the other thread by a day
I'm jealous on two counts, one to get the Loar and the other to get to eat Greek food there!
Old Hometown, Cabin Fever String Band
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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