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I probably should go ahead and remove the pickguard, repair the crack, and make a new one. However, I think I'll just leave things the way that they are for now. I've set the mandolin up and it...

I recently purchased a 1971 Martin A model mando from a vintage guitar shop. I had spied the instrument a number of months months ago, but the dealer was not yet ready to entertain offers. Last week...

I went to ther SPYGMA event in Nashville today. Lots of expensive handmade instruments of all persuasions. I played some $12,000 mandos that appeared to be languishing on the display tables with...

I went ahead and bought an Eastman MD-905 SB I had been mulling over for several weeks. It's unique features include curly maple binding, Adirondack spruce top, and varnish finish. The maple has...

I wouldn't hestitate for a second to recommend the LM-400. Would you rather have an exceptional A model or a mundane F model? Only a bad case of scroll envy would have me choose the 520.

I had an MD 514 that developed one lacquer check in the top finish and and Eastman 804 archtop guitar which had numerous lacquer checks when I got the instrument. This is certainly not the norm for...

I had reserved an Eastman MD-905 SB. This instrument features an adi top and the varnish finish. I have been playing a The Loar LM-600 for three years which has served me well. It looks and plays...

I learned to play on a 1936 Gibson L-7 (flower in a box inlay) which looked, felt, and smelled great. I just loved to whiff that aroma of that guitar. But tonally it was very stiff, harsh, and...

I really haven't done anything to my LM-600VS since I got it from Steve other than level and polish the frets slightly and change strings a couple of times. I bought the instrument because I thought...

It would seem that the 500 would be a lesser instrument than the 520, but it's the other way around.

I think I'm gonna try it on my LM-600 and see what effect it might have. That mandolin could use a little sonic boost.

The LM-500s are a little less throaty than the LM-400, because they have tone bars and the 400s don't. The tone bars appear to be lower on the 500s than on my personal LM-600, however. I really...

I had the opportunity to set up a number of these today. They are now made in the same factory as the rest of The Loar mandolins, quite a departure from the earlier LM--500s which were made in a...

My personal hilarious moment occurred in a concert at an old theatre in McCaysville, Ga some years back. During our stage entrance the guitar player tripped on the top step leading onto the stage...

I've had several and they sure do what needs to be done in old time and celtic music. I walked into a used guitar shop in Knoxville the other day, and sure enough, there one hung on the wall. It...

I've owned a Gibson F-2, several A models from the teens, several Sumi Kentuckys from the 80s, an Old Wave and a Flatiron A-5 and F-5 Artist. I now play a LM-600 and MD504. I'm primarily a...

I just got one from Steve myself. I previously owned a 514 which I gave to my daughter for Christmas several years ago. The 504 seems louder and more lievely than the 514. I also own an LM-600...

Back in my college days I was about to give up guitar playing because I thought I needed to sell my guitar to buy a new set of bicycle wheels. I was on a bike racing team at the time. I went to a...

I set up several 520s during the last few days that were exceptionally pretty instruments. They had wonderfully curly back and sides and very nice staining. Several buyers are going to be...

The latest editions have a smaller neck, especially the A models. After setting up The Loars all day long at the warehouse, it's nice to have one of the big beefy ones to come home to. Although my...

The song also has kind of an "old time" vibe to it. Many of the trendy players these days seem to be reaching into the old time bag of tricks for new sounds. Old time is just cool music, much...

I feel I need to clarify my initial comments I made on my initial post. It might be construed from my comments about our set up procedure at TML warehouse that we don't strive for optimal set up...

I'd say the finish is a durable as it needs to be.

I admit up front that I work for The Music Link setting up acoustic instruments at the Knoxville facility. I'm going to describe some new products that arrived this week and try not to give any...

I've got an 09 LM-600 which has a bigger neck profile than a 10 model which got to stay at the house over the weekend. The 09 has a louder, more robust tone, and the 10 a quieter but sweeter tone. ...