Loar Picture of the Day

**Brian Aldridge** · Jan-17-2005, 7:16pm

this reminds me that the first time I laid eyes Tom and Darryl, they were sitting behind a table at a guitar show in Nashville, both playing Loars. That was in 1984 or thereabout. This is like deja vu all over again. Course, we were all a bit younger.

**Brian Aldridge** · Jan-17-2005, 7:18pm

I forgot to ask... is that cheesy grits in the green bowl?

**Bradley** · Jan-17-2005, 8:24pm

I thought that was SpongeBob in that there bowl....Pass the Bacon Will Ya?

**Michael Gowell** · Jan-17-2005, 9:30pm

Nice breakfast. #Two bottles of whiskey & no glasses? #You guys are rugged.

**danb** · Jan-18-2005, 6:30am

I think we're going to have to ask Adobe to revoke your photoshop license Darryl

**Stanley Cox** · Jan-18-2005, 10:35am

I think they were picking and drinking "Whisky Before Breakfast"

Stanley

**Darryl Wolfe** · Jan-18-2005, 12:23pm

Enough of the whiskey...74000 has a fairly substantial top...but, it is the lightest Loar weight-wise I have ever encountered.

**Darryl Wolfe** · Jan-18-2005, 12:34pm

Here's a neat little item I sold a while back. What a bummer..

**f5loar** · Jan-18-2005, 2:15pm

It looks like Loar did more than just tap tune F5s at Gibson. He also had to handwrite the price tags for them!
That's Loar's handwritting on that tag. He wrote left handed and played right handed just like me and Darryl!

**ronlane3** · Jan-18-2005, 4:26pm

Wow, I have more in common with Loar than I thought. I'm also left handed and play right handed.

**mandopete** · Jan-18-2005, 4:46pm

Only $250? What a bargain!

**Charlie Derrington** · Jan-18-2005, 4:46pm

I know you really wished you could be perfect and use the correct hand for both, like me.(My wife is a lefty and also acknowledges that I'm in control around the house, so please don't tell her I was kidding about left-handed people, she might forget that she gave me permission to be the boss)

Seriously, I'm sure Loar was like anybody working for a medium sized company. You do anything that needs to be done. Heck, if one could pop in at Gibson in 1923, you'd probably see him sweeping up at night.

BTW Aubrey is also a lefty, but plays right-handed. I think Chris does the same.

Charlie

**Darryl Wolfe** · Jan-18-2005, 7:13pm

No kidding Charlie?...
seriously...I bat, golf and write left handed..everything else (I think) is right handed....essentially anything that takes weird equipment,.. I do right handed..things like forks, pencils and bats I do left handed (except golf that only started 8 years ago)

**Darryl Wolfe** · Jan-30-2005, 12:53am

another pic for study..73992

**Darryl Wolfe** · Jan-30-2005, 12:55am

again

**Darryl Wolfe** · Jan-30-2005, 12:56am

last

**jasona** · Jan-30-2005, 12:56am

That's in pretty nice condition. Should the felt be so impressed by the bridge and strings though?

**danb** · Jan-30-2005, 5:02am

I think that the felt (silk velvet actually) is appropriately impressed (just as we are!).. remember it's been snugly holding a Loar to it's bosom for 80 years

**Jim Hilburn** · Jan-30-2005, 10:49am

The bridge impression is in a substantially padded piece of felt. I don't like to see that when the felt is tight to the top of the case with no padding. The top of that case would have to have a pretty good whack for it to hit the bridge.

**Spruce** · Jan-30-2005, 11:26am

Hmmm....
#73992 is the Davis plans mando, no?
I'd remember that side wood anywhere...

Sure doesn't look like it has the marker at the 14th fret to me....