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    Re: Spoiled by James Tailpieces

    i had to play with the lid open on mine because i could hear it muting the tone of the mando when closed. put a standard tp on it and just deal with the string change like i've done forever. i'm not...
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    Re: Did Loar reject any instruments?

    my personal conclusions is that Gibson had A LOT of F5s already made and waiting for the sales to come in that never did. these mandolins did not sell..which is evident in the lack of post Loar...
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    Re: What do ya'll call your mandos?

    compared to modern builders, #35 is still very 'handmade' looking. these were made way before the current crop of repros. i got to play #5 at IBMA this year - it was perhaps the best mandolin i have...
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    Re: What do ya'll call your mandos?

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    "Zeus" Paganoni #35 (July 1990)
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    Re: What do ya'll call your mandos?

    Barry - looks like a very early Pag - what # is it?
    I have #35, David McLaughlin's old Pag and while i'm not an instrument namer, the day i got it i started calling it "Zeus" - i.e. throwing...
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    Re: Did Loar reject any instruments?

    i worked at Gibson in the early 90's and was one of the final quality control inspectors (fun job!). although they didnt make mandolins there at the time, i'm sure the protocols were similar. if an...
  7. Re: So what is the "real" value of a Loar in today's world?

    agree on the economy...but i have been hearing this for the last 8 years (which is hardly a blimp of time)...i could agree with the mindset things were so bad in 2008-10 that it was possible to say...
  8. Re: What explains the cost difference between high end mandolins?

    John Hamlett is right on - i would easily put his mandolins within the top tier - they are fantastic. back in 2008 when i got my Gil, he had one of his recent builds that i got to A/B - both were a...
  9. Re: What explains the cost difference between high end mandolins?

    here is the economics answer - there is no way to really quantify the sound reason or why someone is willing to spend that kind of money.

    you have to split the market into 2 sections - the shop...
  10. Re: So what is the "real" value of a Loar in today's world?

    here is my take on this fwiw:
    i don't own a Loar (i passed up my shot at one back when they were $20k!) but like most that have been around a few decades have followed the market - i do have...
  11. Re: 1987 Gilchrist model 5 F just posted at Gryphons

    Gilchrist mandolins have evolved A LOT since then - notice the really low flat arching on the tops. obviously he was using X bracing and engelmann then. the headstock taper is more loarish, his are...
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    Re: Two Master Models or One Gil?

    I can agree with most of the posters that these are very 2 different mandos...on many levels. I have played both and have owned a Gil since 2008 (original owner) - that mando went from one of the...
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    Re: The search continues...

    wow - that Weins has had 4 owners in the last year & half...crazy - i talked to a guy about it when it was in VA (he was 2nd owner i think) - then was in AL for a few months and the new ad had it in...
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    Re: Gilchrist Restoring the First Loar

    i wonder if he can somehow save the 'good half' of the top - that would be the true test of a luthiers skill. to be able to bookmatch up a new half - org finish and all. my uneducated guess is this...
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    Re: Gilchrist Restoring the First Loar

    wasn't that the Loar that was in eastern NC for decades?
  16. Re: Gilchrist Model 5 - how long to get it to open up?

    i commissioned a Gil and received it brand spanking new in July of 2008 - had a gig that very night and was itching to try it out. it was the brightest sounding mandolin i had ever heard...bright in...
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    Re: Busking in Asheville (no mandolin content)

    i use to go to asheville regularly, but over the last decade it has become an odd mix of people running from someplace else...there is definitely plenty of great roots music going on in that place.
  18. Re: "Sheridan Brown snakehead w/ A-2Z appointments ?

    when i see that kind of discoloration in a case (which doesn't seem to match the condition of the instrument) - it usually means a celluloid pick guard disintegrated in it. find it often in archtops...
  19. Re: Who is the least eclectic BG mandolin player?

    i get your reference - but 'hillbilly' music from that era drew from many popular sources of the times. if you study Monroe's early BG music, it was heavily influenced by the pop music of the day...
  20. Re: Who is the least eclectic BG mandolin player?

    the first player that comes to mind when answering the OP question is Doyle Lawson.
    mandolin players have to make a living and adjust with the times/changes just like everyone else. Doyle has stuck...
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    Re: Knowing is hearing

    that is me in a sense. esp with old martins. i was doing a recording and the guy had a stable of fine old prewar D's - i didn't want to play them and he seemed baffled as 'everyone' wanted to drool...
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    Re: Loar Value Question

    thats exactly along the lines of what i am referring to - the same LL L5's that were not selling at $30k for years are now not selling at $50k.
    ..ie - the same H5s not selling a few years ago for...
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    Re: Loar Value Question

    OK - the OP has gotten the info requested by both highly respected Loar authorities, whose opinions are valid.

    my question would be - WHY then do LL L5s hardly reach $40K? if you are pricing H5 &...
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    Re: Sam Bush-Style Rythm Chops

    i learned it by watching him do it - mostly live back in the 90's...i really don't think its something all that difficult, it is basically a drum type technique just applied to mandolin. i'm not a...
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    Re: Loar Value Question

    you know a few years ago i saw a Loar K5 on ebay. someone had converted it to a 6 string guitar (you could clearly see the old plugged tuner holes) and it was listed as an old gibson guitar. i sent...
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