1924 Fern

[woodwizard]

Some of you might have already seen this. Pretty cool ... ANTIQUES ROADSHOW

http://video.pbs.org/video/2183115246/

[talladam]

I'm sure many of the folks here have seen this, but it was a first for me. Awesome! He seemed like he was trying to contain his excitement. Instead of saying "HOLY CRAP LOOK WHAT YOU HAVE!!!!!" , he had to try to be proffesional

[woodwizard]

You're right!
It would be hard to contain yourself for sure. I have dreams of finding one of these in a closet

[spufman]

Hadn't seen it, thanks, what fun!

[atbuckner21]

Thanks so much for sharing this

[MikeEdgerton]

A discussion from earlier today that contains the discussion from 2012 when it first aired can be found here. Great back story to this mandolin.

[woodwizard]

Thanks for all the other links about this. Very fun read. I am surprised we haven't heard anything about this mandolin in the last couple of years

[Londy]

Wow! That is sweet. What a find. Thanks for sharing.

[f5loar]

Anybody know if the family has sold it yet? Remember the guy had already seen it and gotten a pro vintage guy to give the estimate before they sat down to tape it. So his WOW factor was much calmer by the time they videoed it. at that time I think he was low on price due to knowing if a dealer at the show was approached to buy it at the price knowing they would come down from that figure in order for them to make a bigger profit.

[rubydubyr]

I am wondering what happened with the person/people who filed the false insurance claim, I am assuming the insurance company pressed charges?

[AlanN]

Probably picking on a The Loar now...

[Mark Christensen]

A friend of mine went to a Farm auction in SW Minnesota not to long ago and ended up bidding $40.00 for a really nice condition old Gibson pumpkin top. He was the only bidder and took it home. Not a Loar but a great find for forty bucks! It can still happen, any body with a similar find?

[woodwizard]

It's been several decades but I once bought a 1947 Gibson L7 archtop for 20 bucks in a yard sale

[Elliot Luber]

I just double checked my closets. No luck.