Anyone know how long he signed Gibsons?
Anyone know how long he signed Gibsons?
TJohnson
Good question .... I have an 88' and a 90'.. currently there is an ad on Ebay for a 96' F5V said to have his signature....I look forward to knowing this bit of Gibson history... R/
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I thought the 95's & 96's were signed bu Balian and Weber, maybe not.
TJohnson
There's a thread around here with some dates but I can't seem to find it. This one was humorous though.
I have a '91 A-5G with his signature and I thought this was about the time he left Gibson.
TJohnson
...and I have a Carlson-signed A-5G dated May 22 1992.
Gibson A-5G
Furch MF23
Fylde Octavius
Errington electric
I *had* a Flatiron F-5 Artist, signed by Carlson in October, 1985 (85100106)
I have a 1987 Flatiron F-5 Artist that I bought new in May of 87. I had Steve Carlson sign the label on the usual line, and I had Dennis Balian sign the same label on the lower edge. I had Dennis sign it because we grew up together in West Chester PA and he was a good friend of my brother (also named) Steve. Dennis was an incredible skier which is one of the reasons he moved from Pennsylvania to Montana. My Artist is in near mint and sounds great.
my 84 A5-1 Flatiron is signed by Steve Carlson. I think there are a few 83s with his signature. I'm not aware of signed pancakes.
f-d
ˇpapá gordo ain’t no madre flaca!
'20 A3, '30 L-1, '97 914, 2012 Cohen A5, 2012 Muth A5, '14 OM28A
I left Gibson at the end of 1993. Hope that helps.
Steve Carlson
Wow. Your work has many admirers here. Thank you for your innovative approaches to making mandolins.
Josh
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2014 Martin D-28 Authentic 1937
1964 Gibson LG-0
2022 Sigma SDR-45VS
What serial #? '91 was a great year for me. Myself, Bruce, and the core crew were able to take mandos back to the red shop, out of the guitar plant, and get back to business. A-5 and F-5G's always some of my favorites. Love the color and overall look. I'm surprised not to see more (or any) A-5L's pictured in these pages. My favorite pics here are of the H-5 mandola.
Best,
Steve
ˇpapá gordo ain’t no madre flaca!
'20 A3, '30 L-1, '97 914, 2012 Cohen A5, 2012 Muth A5, '14 OM28A
Here is your January 13th 1992 F5 Classic with Virzi.
Taken literally that means you only made one H-5? I know I've e seen pics of several from that time period -- but perhaps only one was signed by yourself? Or perhaps I'm reading it too literally?
In any case they are beautiful instruments for certain. Were they built to the Loar H-5 plans or did you have to measure a 20's H-5 and develop your own plans?
Bernie
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Due to current budgetary restrictions the light at the end of the tunnel has been turned off -- sorry about the inconvenience.
Funny thing . . . I was just talking to Ren yesterday about Virzi's. I could be wrong but yours may be the only one out there. We might have made two, but I don't think so.
When I look at these pictures, especially the back grain, book-matching and color, it's like being there for me.
'83-84 were also memorable years (I guess they all were). Flatiron moved from making 16 'flats' a week to 10 flats and 6 carve tops/weekly.
Best,
Steve
Too literal. We made more than one H-5 Mola for sure. Not related to early H-5 really at all. Scale length was the driving force.
Steve
How about a pic of Mr Carlson . so I can see who made my mandolin ?
Love my 84 Jr. Steve. Bought it new and have played it since, never had any issues with it ever.
Bill
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