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'39 is only a few years from "Hoss" and you know what they say about "Hoss"? It's a HOSS or at least it is in the hands of it's Master. 1939 is a rare year for the F5. Only a few made that year. ...

I'm not convined those are all "Loars" on that sofa.

I recall 1966 or there abouts is when Tut first found the A5 and was showing it around. I saw it back in '66 at the Union Grove Fiddler's Convention and so did Darryl Wolfe. We both took photos of...

I have stuck with the 40 in different sizes. Works on guitar and mandolin for me. I like the triangles for the guitar and teardrops for the mandolin. the 40 is close to the 1.00mm I had been use...

I got the PM. It would not show up in your sent email box. It goes through the cafe's system not yours. You get notified of it when you log back onto the cafe forum. I answered it. I will have...

Lisa Jane was Sally Goodin's and Katie Hill's first cousin once removed or so the legend goes. She started out little and then got big!

I've heard stories of a 2nd Loar A5 and this is the best story I've heard concerning it. But like the Snowman tales, still no photos or whereabouts of it.

I got a 67.4% increase in loudness with my TD40 Bluechip. I found any more than a 40 (1.0mm) decreases volume while changing the tone. If you are up against a Mastertone and a Bone you need all you...

The difference in price of a signed Loar F5 vs. a mid to late 20's Fern can be traced back to a barbershop in Jacksonville, FL on a warm day in January of 1945. To really understand the difference...

Me too! And I'll pay for my own gambling time.

I just got wind on facebook that there is a new pick being handmade in Monroe, NC in custom sizes and thickness for $10 that is going to make the BlueChip obsolete. Can't figure out why no one here...

Don't forget possible drug induced workers of the early 70's. Things like LSD, PTC, STP would cause such effects. As much as we here talk about how bad those Gibson mandolins were in the 70's not...

That is a '42 A50 cause I says it is! I had to dig out my stash of '42 A50's to do some comparsion. None of mine have the FON. They all have a bound fingerboard and this one should too which means...

But I bet those bell bottoms were 100% polyster and those silk looking, silk feeling shirts I know were 100% polysters. In those days went Tony broke out in a sweat it was not from the hot guitar...

What, did you find your 100% polyster suit a bit hot in the summer? Best shows on TV was Brady Bunch and Partridge Family so that pretty much sums up the early 70's. I knew when they took the...

A real honest to goodness made in Kalamazoo, MI all original 1972 Gibson F5.

the problem I have here in rating different mandolins as good or bad is I hate to say someone spent a lot of time, skill and effort to build a good mandolin and it's really not a good mandolin. I...

It's about time someone in the Eddy camp woke up and realized it was wayyyyyyyyy too over priced at $60,000.00. It might sell now with the reduced price. ;)

It's indeed a real deal made in Kalamazoo, MI in the exact same factory they made the famous 20's Lloyd Loar F5s. This is an early 1972 F5. Many of the early 70's F5s did have nice figured maple,...

Again thanks to Danny for bringing the mando repair world up to date at what Gibson is doing today and not in the past. I only mentioned Gibson as another source for repair since so many of the good...

F hole models do not have the FON up on the neck block. They are stamped on the back and can be seen by looking through the lower (E side) F hole. Could be very faint and faded or it might not be...

this one should only be bought as a keeper and not an investment for resale in short term. If it is the mandolin you have been searching for than don't consider it for a resale. Keep until you die...

Danny, So good to hear you put in your 2 cents on this repair matter. This is what I knew about the repairs Gibson is currently doing and you just have to overlook the past. Lots of strange repairs...

Sure there was and is a bad reputation from previous Gibson repairs of the past. But since Charlie Derrington came on board and up until now things did get better at Gibson. First off they learned...

Being that the 900 is in the models of Kentucky's best line of mandolins and the 805 is not, it should be a no brainer. Made in different factories I heard. The best workers are at the...