View Full Version : Vintage '26 Fern
Darryl Wolfe
May-10-2004, 9:30am
Just a quick note to let everyone know that a very very nice early fern will be available soon. This is one of the cream of the crop 84xxx ones like Bobby Osbornes. Essentially the best period for true post Loar Ferns and the style that Gibson had in mind when they so faithfully introduced the new "Ferns" This instrument has the gold Loar style hardware and the Loar period fern inlay with white binding and the Maroon/wine to gold signature finish. The price will be around $70k
Serious interest only can be sent to:
darryl.wolfe@parsons.com
and I'll forward it to the owner. I'll let him make the official post in the classifieds.
Darryl Wolfe
May-10-2004, 10:25am
23 Loar on left '26 Fern on right
Tom C
May-10-2004, 10:31am
I'll take 2 please.
f5loar
May-12-2004, 12:20am
That's not just a '23 Loar on the left, that's one them there rare Monroe batch reversed binding July 9th '23 Loars.
Darryl Wolfe
May-12-2004, 6:03am
No it isn't Tommy..it's Jim Smith's Feb 23. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif
The Fern sold in one hour after the word was spread. The selling price was more than the figure I mentioned due to the demand for these little puppies. Congratulations to Gary Brown on raising the funds needed to upgrade to a nice Feb '23 Loar and also to the Seattle crew on the acquisition of a very fine Fern
f5loar
May-12-2004, 11:06am
bad photo!
f5loar: I resent your comment. I took the photo. f5journal is correct. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif
levin4now
May-15-2004, 5:26am
Tom C. Good call. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif