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I got my first Gilchrist before anyone really knew who he was in 1987. Kind of a risk if you think about it but I was buying a long term instrument that I still have. It just sounded and felt...

I have, and still have, 4.
1) Gilchrist
2) LaPlant
3) Gilchrist
4) LaPlant

I believe keeping them is the only humane thing to do...
Homer

Gilchrist number 179. Got it new and still have it. :)

I use a shure clip on for my mandolin at church. I think it's a SM 90 ment for a sax. I just clip it on the pickguard and it really works well. Needs power.
Cheers,

Homer Savard

Never owned my own mandolin until I bought a Gilchrist in 1987. Knew what I wanted and waited a few years to find it. Since then I've aquired 2 La Plants and another Gilchrist. So far I've kept...

Personally, I like to play in the key that the other guys are playing. Before I did that, I wasn't so popular at the jams. As a banjo player I had enough to deal with already to let the small issue...

A friend of mine who is a jazz player, and a VERY good one at that, played bass in our BG band for a while. We played some traditional stuff and mostly original stuff. When Bob asked me about the...

Craig, I stand corrected! I spent a lot of time in Spring valley picking with Howard Matthews about 10 years ago. I thought someone told me Randy bought a place there but I must have heard wrong......

Last I heard, Randy had moved to AZ or at least had a place here in Spring Valley. I purchased a Gilchrist from him around '87 and a Givens in '88 for my brother. In both cases he sent me the...

Just built a house and installed a safe room. It's 5'X5' with 8" solid poured block walls and a 6" cement ceiling. Fire and water proof. Very stable temp. The door weighs about 950 lbs so it's a...

My 2 1/2 year old grandson also wants to strum on my mandolins. He will often strum on all 4 in one sitting. We only play together and he's learned to be very careful. Good thing since I have 2...

I was able to play couple of Loars before I ever purchased my first mandolin. Played a 5-string banjo and banjo/mando before that. My first purchase was a choice between a Gilchrist, Gibson F-5, or...

In an earlier post I said I buy instruments that speak to me. What I mean is that I sound the best I can playing these instruments. Price isn't as much the consideration as the tone. I own 2...

Definately tone first, playability (I mean good set up), and looks last. I'm blessed because Mr Gilchrist and Mr LaPlant made sure they look great too! I try to take very good care of my...

Big Joe,
Last time I was at Lloyd's he was playing a 12 fret he built. Said it was his personal guitar for 20 years or more. Probably the best I've heard or played.
Wish I lived closer so I could...

I currently have 2 LaPlant Mandolins. Very nice with a lot of volume and tone to match. I also have a LaPlant guitar. WOW! My son also has a LaPlant mando and guitar. Lloyd LaPlant is in Grand...

I have 3 Caltons and 1 Pegasus. I put the Pegasus into a case cover to get a couple of pockets. Colorado case cover did a great job. When I fly I carry the Pegasus because it's more comfortable to...

I think it has to do more with ME warming up. I mean getting into the sweet spot with both hands and my position. I have 4 mandos and it always takes about 15 minutes of picking for everything to...

I first heard the banjo watching the Glen Campbell Good time hour. Later I got to open for John Hartford in 1979 at the civic center in Milwaukee. He was very polite but also quiet. The last time I...

You might look at Lloyd LaPlant or one of his sons. His info is in the builders section. I went to see him, played a few instruments, talked about what I wanted and he built MY mandolin. It sounds...

I use a Pegasus when a Mandolin leaves home. The caltons are mainly for storage, I'm also concerned about the peghead space in a Calton. I always use a Calton with my banjo because it fits in most...

I got to play a set with Jethro in Wikenburg AZ a long time ago. #I think it was one of his last trips. #Don got him the gig and I got a call from Ben Sandival, who was promoting the show. #I went...

When I played out a lot I had a table that would fold up and it had wheels on the bottom. It was a portable dog grooming table. I could carry my Banjo, Guitar, Mandolin, mike and instrument stands...

Telluride 2001 9-10,000. Great time.

I paid $2250 for my Gil in 1987. Liked it then and still like it now. The purchase wasn't an investment as much as a desire to get the best mandolin I could afford. A loar was out of my budget and 2K...