3 point f2 by lawrence k. brown

**Squire** · Aug-26-2008, 8:41am

This is a brand new 3 Point F2 by Lawrence "Larry" K. Brown
It is antiqued to look 100+ years old!

**Squire** · Aug-26-2008, 8:42am

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**Squire** · Aug-26-2008, 8:43am

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**Squire** · Aug-26-2008, 8:45am

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**Squire** · Aug-26-2008, 8:48am

LKB #James Tailpiece

**Squire** · Aug-26-2008, 8:49am

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**Squire** · Aug-26-2008, 8:50am

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**Keith Erickson** · Aug-26-2008, 9:08am

Squire,

She's a beauty!!! Cheers

Is that color pumpkin?

It's perfect!!!

**sgarrity** · Aug-26-2008, 9:19am

He sure is nailing the vintage look! How does it sound?

**Jonmiller** · Aug-26-2008, 9:25am

WOW!!!!!! How's it play?

**Squire** · Aug-26-2008, 9:31am

It's a Pumpkin Top and it plays like butter. The sound is amazing! #Thanks for the kind words. #Larry is a truly amazing luthier. #lkbrownviolins.com

**Fretbear** · Aug-26-2008, 9:45am

Gorgeous...

**Michael Gowell** · Aug-26-2008, 1:08pm

Very nice. #I really like the minimalist look of F-2's. #One suggestion for the builder - gold tuners & tailpiece don't seem consistent with the F-2 aesthetic.

**ralphjulian** · Aug-29-2008, 12:06pm

Here are photos of my new Larry Brown F2 3 Point. Larry called me the other day and said I needed to come up to his shop before he shipped out four new mandolins and check them out. They all played great and sounded great, but sounded one was better than the rest. It was a real cannon. My wife and daughter came with me also and they also said it sounded better, different, than the others. I called Larry back several days later and he said it was gone, I was sad but happy some lucky stiff got the pick of the litter. Well on August 15th, our wedding anniversary, I was the lucky stiff and I received the F2 3 Point cannon her. Red spruce top, birds eye/quilted maple back,12" radius, .080" frets.

**steve V. johnson** · Aug-29-2008, 1:54pm

Ralph, what a lovely anniversary present! Congratulations and I'll bet you never forget your anniversary date! lol!!

I really enjoy the "antiqued" but not quite 'distressed' look of Squire's Brown mandolin, too. Absolutely lovely, both of 'em.
It may be a fine distinction (after reading a lot of the discussions here about distressing...), but this one looks quite right
to me, "antiqued".

I'm very glad that I don't have to make a choice between the two, Squire's antiqued one or Ralph's... woo...

Thanks!

stv

**billkilpatrick** · Aug-29-2008, 2:05pm

agreed ... gorgeous.

thought you might like to see what points look like on a charango - charangon, actually or "big charango" - (image from boliviamall.com):

**Gutbucket** · Aug-29-2008, 3:20pm

I've seen Mr. Brown's mandolins in the classifieds. Very nice work and great price. Dang-it, though. Now the cat's out of the bag!

**northfolk** · Aug-29-2008, 4:01pm

Here is another opportunity for me to show off my LK Brown F2 3-point; distressed blackface, nickel hardware, pumpkin back and sides. I wanted ivoroid tuners, but they are not available from Grover, so I used black. Amazing sound, excellent workmanship, a GREAT mandolin.